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 a333A hot cup of integrals please
join:2007-06-12
Rego Park, NY
 ·Cingular Wireless
| reply to espaeth
Re: FAP IPTV is just one of cable/satellite's problems. Do you HONESTLY think that IP-based content delivery will always remain at bay? You might as well have said iTunes would never work back in 2003 when it first was introduced.
As to the 1% idea, I don't think you understand my point. Once Comcast shaves off the "top 1%" aka "abusers", they'll repeat the cycle with the next "top 1%". This has nothing to do with the ratio of subs they add, as it doesn't change the fact that, a few years into the future, you no longer will have to be a BBR user to download gigagobs of data. Why do you think Comcast touts speed as its advantage? Why do you think most cablecos and Verizon FiOS offer 30 Mbit speeds, with FiOS even offering SYMMETRIC 20 Mbit speeds TODAY? (besides a 50/20 Mbit package)
They ALL know that IP-based content is the future. You can't go against the tide, but rather have to adjust to your customers' changing needs. The days of the occasional file download are gone. Streaming media's the rage now, so poke your head out the portfolio and smell the coffee beans, buddy. | |
 espaethDigital PlumberPremium,MVM
join:2001-04-21
Minneapolis, MN
kudos:2
·Clear Wireless
| said by a333:IPTV is just one of cable/satellite's problems. Do you HONESTLY think that IP-based content delivery will always remain at bay? For the foreseeable future, absolutely. Assuming a modest 1mbps stream for IPTV, that means that to broadcast a show like American Idol would require 37,000,000mbps (37 TERAbit!) of bandwidth at the headend. That's only for a single show!
Unicast IP streams will never scale to replace standard broadcast/satellite/cable TV. | |
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