marcel reichart calls thomas künstner (TK) on stage, who will moderate this panel
by jk at 1/26/2010 11:20:35 AM
TK: we're seeing a tipping point in the market
by jk at 1/26/2010 11:21:12 AM
TK: web video is real
by jk at 1/26/2010 11:21:30 AM
TK is sharing some market insights to shape the discussions afterwards
by jk at 1/26/2010 11:22:25 AM
2009 was a really defining year for broadband
by is at 1/26/2010 11:22:27 AM
by Florian Krakau at 1/26/2010 11:22:53 AM
Technology is not as interesting in this area as the information of how the users is making it work for themselves
by is at 1/26/2010 11:23:30 AM
TK: the eyeballs are there, but what about the dollars?
by jk at 1/26/2010 11:24:33 AM
how much demand is there for new broadband technologies?
by is at 1/26/2010 11:27:32 AM
on stage: thomas curan (TC), software-cto at deutsche telekom
by jk at 1/26/2010 11:27:55 AM
paul sagan (PS) of akami
by jk at 1/26/2010 11:28:05 AM
richard kang (RK) from mtv networks/viacom
by jk at 1/26/2010 11:28:45 AM
ariel yarnitsky (AY) from speedbit
by jk at 1/26/2010 11:29:18 AM
by Florian Krakau at 1/26/2010 11:29:36 AM
Speedbit is trying resolve video buffering issues
by is at 1/26/2010 11:30:41 AM
by jk at 1/26/2010 11:31:22 AM
PS: we are all convinced that we've reached the tipping point for HD
by jk at 1/26/2010 11:32:46 AM
akamai is delivering 20% of the total web traffic
by is at 1/26/2010 11:32:55 AM
PS: the first big blocker was the last internet mile
by jk at 1/26/2010 11:33:40 AM
we've gone pretty fast from a dial-up connection to a broadband connection that can deliver tv quality video
by is at 1/26/2010 11:33:45 AM
the blockers for tv quality video are gone right now
by is at 1/26/2010 11:34:27 AM
broadband will keep doubling and doubling (Moore's Law ... see Salim Ismail's interlude for more on that issue ...)
by is at 1/26/2010 11:35:18 AM
the bottleneck for internet products is not the last mile or the first mile, but the middle mile
by is at 1/26/2010 11:35:51 AM
the cost problem is disappearing also
by is at 1/26/2010 11:36:01 AM
RK: it's more like tsunami, the way consumers jump on video entertainment online
by jk at 1/26/2010 11:39:39 AM
RK: a lot of bigger business model issues are hindering the developement
by jk at 1/26/2010 11:40:22 AM
RK: we do need to get paid
by jk at 1/26/2010 11:41:06 AM
TC: we do the heavy lifting for ip-tv
by jk at 1/26/2010 11:43:31 AM
TC: we are obviously doing the heavy lifting
by is at 1/26/2010 11:43:40 AM
TC: it all comes down to the experience of the customer
by is at 1/26/2010 11:44:18 AM
TC: we're essentialy in all relevant IP markets
by is at 1/26/2010 11:45:31 AM
an HD video is about 10 times the size as the same video in SD
by is at 1/26/2010 11:48:03 AM
AY: the network wasn't built to deliver hd video quality
by is at 1/26/2010 11:48:45 AM
AY: speedbit has a free and a subscription model. you can accelerate sd video delivery for free, but if you want to accelerate hd video quality delivery you have to pay for that
by is at 1/26/2010 11:50:21 AM
question from the audience: will we see some exceptional partnerships to solve the broadband issues we have today?
by is at 1/26/2010 11:51:02 AM
TC: partnerships across different industries can help, but it is important to control the inefficiency
by is at 1/26/2010 11:52:02 AM
PS: if we're honest about media before the internet we all profited unfairly
by jk at 1/26/2010 11:54:11 AM
PS: the more we go into the web, the more the unfair profit is taken out
by jk at 1/26/2010 11:54:50 AM
PS: on the other side there is huge value creation
by jk at 1/26/2010 11:55:36 AM
PS: consumers are willing to pay for music as we've seen
by jk at 1/26/2010 11:55:53 AM
thats it for this panel
by jk at 1/26/2010 12:00:43 PM
by Florian Krakau at 1/26/2010 11:22:53 AM
by Florian Krakau at 1/26/2010 11:29:36 AM