DeepVid

Video and images now make up 85% of internet traffic, and today's compression technology—barely changed since the 1970s—cannot shrink file sizes fast enough to keep up. This matters because data generation and bandwidth demand are growing exponentially. Without a fundamental change in how media is compressed, the internet risks a bandwidth bottleneck collapse that could slow connections, raise costs, and deepen the digital divide between urban and rural areas. Deep Render has developed a compression technology that outperforms current methods. If commercialised, it could effectively multiply global bandwidth supply, removing the need to build larger physical infrastructure to meet data demand. That would reduce both the economic cost and environmental impact of expanding networks, and could help resolve long-standing debates around net neutrality by easing traffic congestion. The project now focuses on optimising and validating this already-proven technology for real-world use. Success would mean faster, more equitable internet access without requiring new cables or data centres—a quiet but critical upgrade to the infrastructure that keeps modern society running.