Data continues to ship inefficiently by truck/plane
FedEx
Long delays (2 weeks), degraded collaboration, US
scientists continue to lose leadership
Increased costs (manpower costs, lack of automation)
Inadequate reliability or performance for new
applications, (e.g. Grid fails to reach its potential)
New capabilities do not emerge in US:
remote instrument control, real-time video, media
distribution…
US science loses leadership to Japan, Europe, Canada