Comments on: Internet TV’s Will Be Limited Due To Slow Broadband http://blog.broadbandinternetuk.com/blog/257/internet-tv%e2%80%99s-will-be-limited-due-to-uks-slow-broadband Daily updates on the latest broadband news from Broadband Internet UK. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:37:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mark http://blog.broadbandinternetuk.com/blog/257/internet-tv%e2%80%99s-will-be-limited-due-to-uks-slow-broadband/comment-page-1#comment-524 Mark Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:24:18 +0000 http://blog.broadbandinternetuk.com/blog/257/internet-tv%e2%80%99s-will-be-limited-due-to-uks-slow-broadband#comment-524 I think another problem here isn't just the "top speed" but the stability of that performance. For example, with many of todays connections you might subscribe to an 8Mbps+ package but the chances of actually getting the headline speed are highly unlikely. Most of the time performance fluctuates all over the place, thus capacity becomes just as important. On top of this I doubt many (but not all) of the technologies being proposed to fill the rural broadband gap could even cope with IPTV content. Usage allowances are often too slim for it to be economical. I think another problem here isn’t just the “top speed” but the stability of that performance. For example, with many of todays connections you might subscribe to an 8Mbps+ package but the chances of actually getting the headline speed are highly unlikely. Most of the time performance fluctuates all over the place, thus capacity becomes just as important.

On top of this I doubt many (but not all) of the technologies being proposed to fill the rural broadband gap could even cope with IPTV content. Usage allowances are often too slim for it to be economical.

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