Difference between revisions of "Speed of Broadband"
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==Paradigms:== | ==Paradigms:== | ||
Change in the way we tolerate (download) delays, expectation for instant access to information | |||
Change in the perception of ownership of files (why downloading/ saving when you can access infomation any time) | |||
==Experts:== | ==Experts:== | ||
Revision as of 12:56, 17 May 2006
Description:
Technically, speed of broadband is measured in terms of data per second. nevertheless, from a user perspective, the speed of broadband is the speed at which they are able to download critical information, such as e-mails, movies or music files.
Enablers:
- Improvement data carriage medium: cable & wireless
- Improvement compressing technologies
- Growth of the new economy (dot.com industries + shift of existing industry to online services)
- Growth of VOIP and further shifts in communication methods from tradtional to digital (i.e. fax replaced by e-mail, TV replaced by WEBTV)
- Growth of online industry platforms
- Mobility: increase usage of broadband functions outside of home/office
Inhibitors:
- Mobility: increase ad-hoc and basic usage
- 2nd Dot.com crash
- Cost of marginal efficiency
- Switching cost for users
- Exit Barriers (inhibits Telecom industry to switch from one technology to the other)
- Real world limitation (output becomes slower than throughput)
Paradigms:
Change in the way we tolerate (download) delays, expectation for instant access to information
Change in the perception of ownership of files (why downloading/ saving when you can access infomation any time)