Title :
I want my IPTV: Internet Protocol television predicted a winner
Author :
Alfonsi, Benjamin
Abstract :
Among the technology winners IEEE Spectrum magazine recently predicted to surge in 2005 is Internet Protocol television. IPTV delivers a relatively low-speed broadband TV connection (2.2 megabits per second) through telephone wires. By using a legacy copper network instead of a more costly optical-fiber upgrade, IPTV delivers a multiplicity of programming choices that´s expected to enable telephone carriers to one day give cable providers a run for their money.
Keywords :
Internet; broadband networks; digital television; television networks; transport protocols; IPTV; Internet Protocol television; broadband TV connection; cable TV; copper network; telephone carriers; Cable TV; Communication cables; Copper; Economic forecasting; Environmental economics; IPTV; Internet telephony; Optical fiber networks; Surges; Wires; IPTV; Internet Protocol Television;
Journal_Title :
Distributed Systems Online, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MDSO.2005.10
