Written by Kurt Scherf, Vice President and Principal Analyst, Parks Associates
Another question to ponder and could be more relevant to the U.S. market than other international markets. You see the systems integrators and traditional video delivery companies (SeaChange, ARRIS, Harris, Cisco, Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia Siemens, Technicolor, Clearleap, ActiveVideo Networks) trying to define their multi-device strategies, at the same time you have thePlatform, Ooyala, Kyte, and others coming at it from the traditional online video space. So, what's going to be the final answer? Adaptive streaming and proprietary DRMs, or traditional video delivery? You can see where Google is heading, with its purchase of Widevine and this week of SageTV - they're going to try to integrate a linear video experience to all devices. Can the pay-TV operators play the same game?
Written by Richard Neumann, President, TriLumina,
What will happen to the market space when the end user has the ability to transfer data at 10Gbps and higher to any device? Intel/Apple launched Thunderbolt early this year, but it leaves the user connected via a cable. If this were wireless it would allow users freedom to download or upload large files to almost any device in seconds.
Written by Scott Smyers, Principal, Sunrise Digital Strategies
Yes, wireless indeed. it turns out that 802.11ad with its 60Ghz radio brings 8Gbps+ IP networking to in-room communication. It's not multi-room, but it is wireless and the range is better than Bluetooth, in principle. Ping me if you're interested in 802.11ad. I know a company that is expert in that space, and they haven't even been bought yet!
