People will buy more content on a download basis if they can port it to a TV for viewing. And because moving video content or voice around a network is quite a bit more complex than simple non-real-time data files, more value and revenue will be created in the system integrator and value-added distributor parts of the value chain. So traditional data networking, LAN specialists and high-end audio-video installers will wind up doing consumer home network installations. Up to a point, so will cable and telco installers.
Monday, December 4, 2006
Why In-Home Networking Will Grow
People will buy more content on a download basis if they can port it to a TV for viewing. And because moving video content or voice around a network is quite a bit more complex than simple non-real-time data files, more value and revenue will be created in the system integrator and value-added distributor parts of the value chain. So traditional data networking, LAN specialists and high-end audio-video installers will wind up doing consumer home network installations. Up to a point, so will cable and telco installers.
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
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