[The Need for Speed, or How Fat Pipes Will Change the World]
There's been some discussion here about the "killer app(lication)" that will drive consumers to buy a high-bandwidth solution to their home. Several folks have said it's Internet accesss that will drive the demand. Personally, I think that's a bit narrow minded, but to be expected from geeks like us.
Think "video on demand". Think "audio on demand". Try to imagine what it must have felt like when radio and then television first became widely available. IMHO, the ability to deliver fat pipes to the home will be every bit as profound a change as radio and television.
The following showed up on Yahoo today. I don't know if it will work, or not, or if it's any good, or not. It is however, an indication of where things might be headed.
A week or so ago, I posted something about MSFT technology which allowed for video serving, billing, and the like. It's easy to see how many of the pieces of MSFT's strategy fit together.
Once, Bill Gates wondered what the world would be like with "unlimited" bandwidth, and planned accordingly. These are the results...
@Home Network to Deliver The Microsoft Network Via High-Speed Cable Infrastructure
MSN Content and Services Will Be Made Available to @Home Users
"REDWOOD CITY, Calif., and REDMOND, Wash., May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- @Home Network and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT) today announced that
MSN(TM), The Microsoft Network is the first Internet online Premium Service to be marketed to @Home subscribers. MSN will take advantage of @Home's broadband capabilities to deliver enhanced multimedia content and interactive services at speeds far greater than traditional dial-up modems and ISDN. "
FULL ARTICLE AT:
biz.yahoo.com
Steve |
