Monday, May 03, 2004
Reverse Asymmetry (or I'd walk a mile for a Camel Wi-Fi hotspot)
Asymmetric DSL is based on the assumption that the "consumer" is passive and the "content" is elsewhere. But when the end user is the active creator, this changes. Juha Putkiranta, Nokia's senior vice president of the mobile multimedia and imaging group, observes that mobile photography creates new demands on networks. An EE Times article on a recent Putkiranta speech says . . .
Thanks to Hamish MacEwan for the pointer.
bottlenecks in the networking infrastructure loom among the largest issues. Today's networks can take 15 to 30 minutes to upload an image from 1 Megapixel cameras at a cost ranging from $6 to $60 or more for roaming users, he said. The nets may not be able to keep up with phone makers who have road maps for shipping 2 Mpixel phones early next year and 5 Mpixel versions after them. "The pressure on carriers is mounting because the value proposition for mobile imaging is so good," [Putkiranta] said.The Best Network has the fewest limiting assumptions, and lots of inexpensive capacity in both directions. Will carriers respond? Meanwhile, I'd walk a mile for a Wi-Fi hotspot.
Thanks to Hamish MacEwan for the pointer.
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