Can satellites face trends? The case of Web 2.0

Satellite communication is one of the key technologies for the future Internet development, which nowadays is experiencing a new trend in its usage, especially in the field of Web. However the joint utilization of satellites and ldquotrendyrdquo solutions, e.g., Web 2.0 and software as a service (SaaS), poses some issues. In this perspective, the contribution of this work is twofold: i) to analyze and introduce new usage patterns imposed by the Web 2.0 phenomena and ii) to study the impact of satellite links in such environments. In addition, an analysis of the main behaviors (both of Web browsers and traffic) in the scenario where satellites and Web 2.0 applications are mixed is also provided.