NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: JEFF CARUSO ON HIGH SPEED LANS 11/30/04 Today's focus: Gigabit Ethernet video routers have bright future
Dear [EMAIL PROTECTED], In this issue: * Research firm spells out potential for Gigabit Ethernet video ��routers * Links related to High Speed LANs * Featured reader resource _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored By BMC Software Linking IT Priorities to Business Objectives, an IDC whitepaper. Get insights from IDC on aligning business goals and IT priorities. IDC offers practical, actionable information on how Business Service Management can help you reduce operating costs, improve service levels, respond faster to business needs and protect delivery of business-critical. Click here to download this whitepaper now. http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=88749 _______________________________________________________________ COMPREHENSIVE LANS RESOURCE Go to NW Fusion's Research Center for detailed information on LANs. Find the latest breaking news, case studies, white papers, commentary, reviews and more. Topics on why you would want to keep traffic on a local segment, cheaper 10G and more are all found in the Research Center. Click here: http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=89270 _______________________________________________________________ Today's focus: Gigabit Ethernet video routers have bright future By Jeff Caruso Today I'd like to highlight a LAN technology that's not destined for your LAN - but rather, your cable TV provider's network. Gigabit Ethernet video routers do what their name implies: route video using Gigabit Ethernet. Research firm In-Stat/MDR this week released a report that details just how much potential the market for these devices has. According to In-Stat, this market is at about $63 million today worldwide, but it is set to explode to $930 million by 2008. Just one more piece of evidence that Ethernet is indeed taking over the world. Video routers are now adopting better audio and video compression methods, the firm says. As they evolve, we should see cable TV providers offering a range of services - beyond today's video, voice and high-speed Internet access. We'll also see more HDTV, local ad insertion, games on demand, and other services. Cable networks have a finite amount of bandwidth available to them, and Gigabit Ethernet video routers could help providers squeeze more onto those networks - more HDTV, for instance, which takes up a lot of bandwidth. Interestingly, In-Stat also points out that Gigabit Ethernet video routers make it easier for service providers to segment large systems into distinct "zones," and each zone can receive customized video programming. They also "greatly improve the business case" for video on demand, which is one of those technologies that gets much hype but moves ahead very slowly. Obviously, In-Stat is very bullish on Gigabit Ethernet being used for video transport, and you can guess why. With the success the technology has seen in so many other arenas, it's hard not to be optimistic. RELATED EDITORIAL LINKS More information on the In-Stat report http://www.instat.com/catalog/Ccatalogue.asp?ID=39#IN0401261MB Law could sway Philly Wi-Fi rollout Network World, 11/29/04 http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/112904philly.html _______________________________________________________________ To contact: Jeff Caruso Jeff Caruso is managing editor of online news for Network World. He oversees daily online news posting and newsletter editing, and writes the NetFlash daily news summary, the High-Speed LANs newsletter and the Voices of Networking newsletter. Contact him at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored By BMC Software Linking IT Priorities to Business Objectives, an IDC whitepaper. Get insights from IDC on aligning business goals and IT priorities. 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