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Smart TVs will all have a role to play in the
future. No single device will cover every usage
that exists today or developed in future. In
fact, a major impact of the cloud is that it is
opening up many more opportunities for
hybrid forms of delivery. The future will be
defined by hybrid technologies rather than
single, one-size-fits-all solutions. Even just
looking at cloud software you can see that
solutions will need to be hybrid because they
need to support so many different devices in
the home.
Euromedia: Is one network solution likely
to emerge to carry all the rich media and
value added services around the home?
ABOX42: Yes. The Internet as the core
network will provide the connectivity for all
services in the home. So the central
Smart STB will offer an important
part for the Entertainment.
AirTies: OTT seems to be a likely
leader for the future, satellite will
remain strong for very high
resolution live entertainment.
Content distribution throughout the
home is mostly in IP already. Wi-Fi
has become much more robust with
Mesh and Client Steering. The huge impact of
mobile devices on video consumption is
forcing the switch to an all Wi-Fi solution over
MoCA or PLC. Some IoT applications require
a very low power network; in these cases we
believe Bluetooth LE will become the ultimate
winner.
Albis: This depends on the available
bandwidth for serving multiple devices. With
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