Author :
Esguevillas, Antonio Sanchez ; Carro, Belen ; Wei, Bin ; Feng, Wenjie
Author_Institution :
anEditorial Board member of IEEE Communications Magazine and IEEE Network, founder and Chairman of the IEEE Technology Management Council Chapter Spain.
Abstract :
Emerging technologies bring very high-speed connectivity for residential users through both fixed and mobile access: fiber to the home/curb/... (FTTx), Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) 3.0, WiMAX, Long Term Evolution (LTE), satellite. Typical speeds are reaching 100 Mb/s, even 1 Gb/s. Furthermore, symmetrical channels are offered (as opposed to asymmetrical digital subscriber line [ADSL]). Already in 2008 (source: FTTH Council) almost 3 million consumers used direct fiber optic connections in the United States, more than 10 million in Japan, and about 15 million worldwide. This enhanced capacity certainly removes the barriers and constraints of limited broadband offers, paving the way to future digital services for the home.
Keywords :
IPTV; Joining processes; Multimedia communication; Multimedia systems; Network interfaces; Next generation networking; Scalability; Streaming media; Video coding; Wireless sensor networks;
Journal_Title :
Network, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MNET.2009.5350346
