Source: http://www.btplc.com/news/articles/showarticle.cfm?articleid=%7Bd2589309-e005-4f3c-b357-7b591245a74e%7D
17 Sept 2008
Short Summary: BT Vision has entered an agreement with NBC Universal International Television Distribution for a broad selection of feature films to appear on BT Vision’s new Hi-Def on demand movie service in the UK.
Intercast Feedback:
22 Oct 2008
Author: Adam Ehrlich, Intercast Networks Marcom
This agreement provides an excellent example of increasing market trends for high-quality (Hi-Def) on demand video content. As market demand for this type of service continues to rise, the internet broadband networks via which the videos are delivered, will become even more congested than they already are - as the internet was not built to handle the large scale distribution of bandwidth heavy files.
Intercast Networks' M2S solution is capable of the scalable delivery of high-quality (Hi-Def) video files directly to users' STBs. As the video content is intelligently distributed via Multicast delivery technology, network congestion issues are efficiently solved. Moreover, as videos are consumed from users' storage, there are no download time issues and quality of experience is guaranteed.
Showing posts with label multicast. Show all posts
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Google's Vint Cerf, 'Father of the Internet': "Online Video Will Be Distributed in Download Mode"
Source: href="http://www.beet.tv/2008/06/googles-vint-ce.html
24 Jun 2008
Short Summary:
Vint Cerf, a computer scientist who is most often called the "father of the Internet," says that the popularity and demand for online video will mean that the distribution will eventually be done "in download mode," not streaming, which is pervasive today.
Intercast Feedback:
24 Jun 2008
Author: Noam Bardin, Intercast Networks CEO
Vint is basically arguing for video being pre-delivered to cheap storage with multicasting as the scalable delivery protocol - a perfect description of our Multicast-to-Storage (M2S) application.
24 Jun 2008
Short Summary:
Vint Cerf, a computer scientist who is most often called the "father of the Internet," says that the popularity and demand for online video will mean that the distribution will eventually be done "in download mode," not streaming, which is pervasive today.
Intercast Feedback:
24 Jun 2008
Author: Noam Bardin, Intercast Networks CEO
Vint is basically arguing for video being pre-delivered to cheap storage with multicasting as the scalable delivery protocol - a perfect description of our Multicast-to-Storage (M2S) application.
Monday, July 7, 2008
File-sharers want to have your cake and eat it too
Source: href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jun/19/digitalvideo.internet
19 Jun 2008
Short Summary:
Peer-to-peer file sharers think it's perfectly OK to grab three quarters of the communal internet bandwidth. Indeed, some are defiant about it. Their internet service provider has foolishly sold them an "unlimited" connection so they are entitled to download 5GB a day, or more, at any time. The fact that today's internet is incapable of coping with their demands is beside the point: ISPs should simply provide more bandwidth.
Intercast Feedback:
19 Jun 2008
Author: Noam Bardin, Intercast Networks CEO
The need to migrate from the unicast internet to the multicast internet to support the evolution of the web from a communication network to an entertainment network. Another excellent article on the limitations of the unicast internet and a proposal to limit demand for online video delivery technologically (i.e. since it is expensive to deliver what people want, lets limit what they get...). At Intercast Networks, we believe that the source of the problem is the unicast basis of the internet (point-to-point delivery) which is great for communication and lightweight content but not optimal for video and heavy lifting of large files delivered to many users. The next evolution of the internet will have to be the migration from the unicast Internet to a multicast Internet (point-to-multipoint) which can replicate the economic structure of the broadcast world and is the underlying infrastructure of IPTV deployments while still supporting the innovation of the world wide web.
19 Jun 2008
Short Summary:
Peer-to-peer file sharers think it's perfectly OK to grab three quarters of the communal internet bandwidth. Indeed, some are defiant about it. Their internet service provider has foolishly sold them an "unlimited" connection so they are entitled to download 5GB a day, or more, at any time. The fact that today's internet is incapable of coping with their demands is beside the point: ISPs should simply provide more bandwidth.
Intercast Feedback:
19 Jun 2008
Author: Noam Bardin, Intercast Networks CEO
The need to migrate from the unicast internet to the multicast internet to support the evolution of the web from a communication network to an entertainment network. Another excellent article on the limitations of the unicast internet and a proposal to limit demand for online video delivery technologically (i.e. since it is expensive to deliver what people want, lets limit what they get...). At Intercast Networks, we believe that the source of the problem is the unicast basis of the internet (point-to-point delivery) which is great for communication and lightweight content but not optimal for video and heavy lifting of large files delivered to many users. The next evolution of the internet will have to be the migration from the unicast Internet to a multicast Internet (point-to-multipoint) which can replicate the economic structure of the broadcast world and is the underlying infrastructure of IPTV deployments while still supporting the innovation of the world wide web.
Charging by the Byte to Curb Internet Traffic
Source: href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/15/technology/15cable.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin
15 June 2008
Short Summary:
For years, both kinds of Web surfers have paid the same price for access. But now three of the country's largest Internet service providers are threatening to clamp down on their most active subscribers by placing monthly limits on their online activity.
Intercast Feedback:
15 June 2008
Author: Noam Bardin, Intercast Networks CEO
A good summary of the plans of America's top 3 ISP's (AT&T, Time Warner Cable, Comcast) to limit internet usage in an attempt to curb usage of the heaviest users, but (as Cisco put it): "today's 'bandwidth hog' is tomorrow's average user." What do you do when your average user wants to consume so much bandwidth? Instead of limiting demand, new technology needs to be adopted to enable the throughput of content (primarily video) that consumers want. Multicast-to-Storage can meet this demand without breaking the ISP's bottom line.
15 June 2008
Short Summary:
For years, both kinds of Web surfers have paid the same price for access. But now three of the country's largest Internet service providers are threatening to clamp down on their most active subscribers by placing monthly limits on their online activity.
Intercast Feedback:
15 June 2008
Author: Noam Bardin, Intercast Networks CEO
A good summary of the plans of America's top 3 ISP's (AT&T, Time Warner Cable, Comcast) to limit internet usage in an attempt to curb usage of the heaviest users, but (as Cisco put it): "today's 'bandwidth hog' is tomorrow's average user." What do you do when your average user wants to consume so much bandwidth? Instead of limiting demand, new technology needs to be adopted to enable the throughput of content (primarily video) that consumers want. Multicast-to-Storage can meet this demand without breaking the ISP's bottom line.
Could BBC1 streaming kill the Internet in the UK?
Source: href="http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/3582-could-bbc1-streaming-kill-the-internet-in-the-uk.html
5 Jun 2008
Short Summary:
The rows over how broadband providers will cope with the increasing amount of video traffic we are all consuming continues today with the news that the BBC is to make BBC1 available as a live stream at some point in the next few months. Can multicast be the remedy to cope with the spiraling bandwidth requirements?
Intercast Feedback:
5 Jun 2008
Author: Noam Bardin, Intercast Networks CEO
What is clear from this article is that Multicast needs to be rolled out to the edge for video to scale on the internet. The adoption of multicast on the one hand, and the use of Multicast-to-Storage on the other, will enable the delivery of video without breaking the ISPs business model. The streaming of live TV seems like solving the problem of the past - the early adopters who use their PC for video are part of the digital generation for whom appointment TV and linear TV are irrelevant, just as a young consumer with a cell phone has no need for a land line at home, so does the new TV consumer have no need for linear TV (Sports and news excluded).
5 Jun 2008
Short Summary:
The rows over how broadband providers will cope with the increasing amount of video traffic we are all consuming continues today with the news that the BBC is to make BBC1 available as a live stream at some point in the next few months. Can multicast be the remedy to cope with the spiraling bandwidth requirements?
Intercast Feedback:
5 Jun 2008
Author: Noam Bardin, Intercast Networks CEO
What is clear from this article is that Multicast needs to be rolled out to the edge for video to scale on the internet. The adoption of multicast on the one hand, and the use of Multicast-to-Storage on the other, will enable the delivery of video without breaking the ISPs business model. The streaming of live TV seems like solving the problem of the past - the early adopters who use their PC for video are part of the digital generation for whom appointment TV and linear TV are irrelevant, just as a young consumer with a cell phone has no need for a land line at home, so does the new TV consumer have no need for linear TV (Sports and news excluded).
Most UK Residents Time-Shift TV Content
Source: href="http://www.marketingvox.com/most-uk-residents-time-shift-tv-content-038925/
2 Jun 2008
Short Summary:
Over half of UK residents (57 percent) watch at least one hour of on-demand TV or recorded TV each week. Of the 57 percent who time-shift content, about one-third watch at least three hours of on-demand TV per week. About half of online UK residents (48 percent) have watched video or TV on the internet, with the vast majority using internet-based TV services for on-demand viewing (70 percent).
Intercast Feedback:
3 Jun 2008
Author: Noam Bardin, Intercast Networks CEO
As the migration from linear, broadcast TV to on-demand TV accelerates, the pressure on the networks will accelerate. Both on the Internet side and the TV side, the number of unicast streams (Internet streaming and VOD/NPVR streaming) will grow substantially, and with them the cost. Operators must adopt a new approach to content delivery to scale the delivery of content while leveraging the proven user experience of the PVR and the dropping cost of storage.
2 Jun 2008
Short Summary:
Over half of UK residents (57 percent) watch at least one hour of on-demand TV or recorded TV each week. Of the 57 percent who time-shift content, about one-third watch at least three hours of on-demand TV per week. About half of online UK residents (48 percent) have watched video or TV on the internet, with the vast majority using internet-based TV services for on-demand viewing (70 percent).
Intercast Feedback:
3 Jun 2008
Author: Noam Bardin, Intercast Networks CEO
As the migration from linear, broadcast TV to on-demand TV accelerates, the pressure on the networks will accelerate. Both on the Internet side and the TV side, the number of unicast streams (Internet streaming and VOD/NPVR streaming) will grow substantially, and with them the cost. Operators must adopt a new approach to content delivery to scale the delivery of content while leveraging the proven user experience of the PVR and the dropping cost of storage.
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Time Warner tries out metered Internet access
Source: href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24936796/
Short Summary:
As internet video moves mainstream, ISP's are trying to find ways to deal with the bandwidth costs. Time Warner Cable is attempting to limit usage through pricing. This penalizes users for consuming internet video, imagine a movie download costing $2-4 and then paying $1-2 for the bandwidth... On the flip side, ISP's have no choice but to do something different as the bandwidth costs (with no associated revenue) from internet video skyrocket.
Intercast Feedback:
3 Jun 2008
Author: Noam Bardin, Intercast Networks CEO
By adopting Multicast-to-Storage (M2S) technology, consumers can easily be incentivized to consume video content through M2S enabled services as Multicast does not count against their download caps. In a recent trial conducted by Intercast and several leading universities we proved that our technological approach can scale and that consumers, when operating under download caps such as on university campuses, are aware of the limitations and value the lack of rate limiting M2S provides. ISP's adopting M2S can increase the quantity of content delivered on their networks at a fraction of the cost, providing consumers with a high value and differentiated service.
Short Summary:
As internet video moves mainstream, ISP's are trying to find ways to deal with the bandwidth costs. Time Warner Cable is attempting to limit usage through pricing. This penalizes users for consuming internet video, imagine a movie download costing $2-4 and then paying $1-2 for the bandwidth... On the flip side, ISP's have no choice but to do something different as the bandwidth costs (with no associated revenue) from internet video skyrocket.
Intercast Feedback:
3 Jun 2008
Author: Noam Bardin, Intercast Networks CEO
By adopting Multicast-to-Storage (M2S) technology, consumers can easily be incentivized to consume video content through M2S enabled services as Multicast does not count against their download caps. In a recent trial conducted by Intercast and several leading universities we proved that our technological approach can scale and that consumers, when operating under download caps such as on university campuses, are aware of the limitations and value the lack of rate limiting M2S provides. ISP's adopting M2S can increase the quantity of content delivered on their networks at a fraction of the cost, providing consumers with a high value and differentiated service.
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