DocumentCode
1350781
Title
Guest editorial
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.
Volume
23
Issue
6
fYear
2009
Firstpage
6
Lastpage
7
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Network, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0890-8044
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MNET.2009.5350346
Filename
5350346
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