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The Future of High Speed Internet
The 56K modem is on its way out. Today it's DSL or Cable high speed access. What does the future hold? How about...
Video on demand:
In the beginning,
broadband users will find that they can view better video clips. Eventually, those clips will be collected into video-on-demand
services. The killer applications will be those services that offer feature-length
movies or TV shows on a pay-per-view basis. With current broadband connections, movies on demand aren't feasible, but
observers agree that technological improvements virtually guarantee that it's only a matter of time.
Voice and video telephony:
Cable television companies are
already offering long-distance telephone services over the Internet for cable modem users in specific areas. Voice service
is easily augmented with video to create true videoconferencing using the Internet.
Billing, banking, and shopping:
Whoever offers your broadband service will appreciate the ability to bill you online. Increasingly,
they will offer other vendors, such as credit card companies, the same ability. Media-rich shopping and banking will follow
suit, making today's e-commerce sites look clunky in comparison.
Software:
Downloading or purchasing software online will
become much easier, but broadband offers the possibility of renting software on a per-use basis, potentially changing the
way all software is bought and used. A word processor, for instance, could become enabled
within a browser, whose user might be billed by the minute. Additionally, Internet content,
such as websites, will feature increased functionality that might include tiny chunks of software that will
download quickly and transparently.
Summary:
Eventually, the lines between all these products and services might be blurred, giving rise to websites that offer content
that is endowed with telecom-like or software application-like functionality. It remains to be seen
how all these new capabilities will manifest themselves in the broadband future.
But with broadband availability to become nearly universal within five years, tomorrow's Web certainly won't look much
like today's.
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