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Originally Posted by Womble
I thought it was quite good. I set one up for a friend of mine, very easy, even had port forwading pre-set for emule, torrents and gaming! And VoIP for cheap calls
I [i]thought 21CN was the first steps to going over completely to an IP network. Then BT will run it out to customers.
[i]What would BT benefit from doing VOD? They make a fortune without that hassle. They also have an agreement with Sky.... don't they?
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here an old post now from the reg and while it IPTV ,that covers VOD too.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11...its_way_part2/
part of the story,its 3 pages long:
IPTV/VoD: The world that's on its way
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Industry comment One of the most common questions operators and analysts are asked is whether IPTV will happen, and if it does, whether if will deliver its promise.
The answer is probably not one you'd expect. It already has happened, and is already delivering. IP and internet technologies may not turn up on our doorstep or down our aerial socket tomorrow morning, but the key point to remember is that in 20 years it will be the dominant method of broadcasting.
The secret is in seeing the bigger picture. Rupert Murdoch infamously declared recently that market entrants need to operate in the mass market or in niche segments, or else they would be someone’s lunch in the middle ground.
Broadcasters have already seen it, as have a lot of telecoms companies. Cable operators are using IP over their coaxial wiring, every country has one or more "triple play" operators and both BT and Sky are evolving their businesses to so-called "hybrid" distribution that uses a combination of both traditional RF transmission and IP back-channel distribution through broadband.
The last mile copper network in the UK is too unreliable for immediate real-time video on-demand so these first services will see an incremental delivery pattern starting with offline "push" downloading onto PVR hard drives that gradually change to live video. BT's 21CN upgrade and digital switchover will help to drive the migration."