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I was wondering: what do you guys think will be big things in a few years time that will require a big bandwidth that's not yet available at the moment? Some years ago, this would probably have been watching movies online. So what will it be in the next few years? Any ideas?
I think people will stop storing their data locally. This will not mean bigger transfer than video, but the number of transfer could be huge. It is doable with the bandwidth we already have, but it will become ubiquitous only when locally or remotely stored will almost feel the same.
Also HD video would lot more bandwidth, so i am thinking that will be huge too.
I think people will stop storing their data locally. This will not mean bigger transfer than video, but the number of transfer could be huge. It is doable with the bandwidth we already have, but it will become ubiquitous only when locally or remotely stored will almost feel the same.
To go with this, we need to see a large drop in latency. I think the biggest obstacle will be overcoming the total write/read throughput and speed when placing data over the broader internet versus a local hard drive or SAN/NAS.
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To go with this, we need to see a large drop in latency. I think the biggest obstacle will be overcoming the total write/read throughput and speed when placing data over the broader internet versus a local hard drive or SAN/NAS.
There is one constant we can't beat -- the speed of light. Unless servers are physically closer to the people using them, latency will always be an issue.
"If you were a beam of light, then your trip [around the world] would take only 1/10 of a second."
http://www.bigsiteofamazingfacts.com/how-long-does-it-take-t...
I would say Games would be huge, where we play without actually installing 8 or 10GB worth of data. Maybe just playing level by level, where it downloads files needed for that level. Also HD video would lot more bandwidth, so i am thinking that will be huge too.