rradina
join:2000-08-08
Chesterfield, MO | Will technology catch up with bandwidth? What happens when technology finally provides enough bandwidth and provides it so cheaply that streaming video is no more of a burden than, say, streaming audio is today?
P2P and HTTP/FTP downloads will always use as much bandwidth as the client can pull but in 10 years when 100Mbps connections become entry level and ISPS are offering 500Mbps connections, a 30 minute MP4 HD sitcom will only take three minutes to download. Combine this with terabyte flash drives and won't IPDVR/IPVOD eliminate classic cable video, broadcast video and DVD and BlueRay discs? |
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 funchordsHelloPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-11
Yarmouth Port, MA
kudos:5 | The demand will increase and, if we can put network vendors back to work on speed rather than "features" (DPI), the network will improve with it.
By then we'll be transporting ourselves (or perhaps 3D holograms of ourselves) across the Internet.
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rradina
join:2000-08-08
Chesterfield, MO | Given today's rate of improvement, it seems safe to assume these speeds will be likely in 10 years. We won't be transporting ourselves or 3D holograms by then. |
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funchordsHelloPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-11
Yarmouth Port, MA
kudos:5 | sad and true. |
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