VOTW: Broadband for Smart TV

And last but not least, our video of the week (VOTW), sponsored by Viodi TV: Broadband for Smart TV – CDN, Adaptive Bit Rate and 10 Mbps.

Wilfred Martis, GM Retail CE of Intel, explains the minimum requirements to enable so-called Smart TV for consumers. The benefits of Smart TV extend beyond entertainment and include educational, telemedicine and even telecommuting opportunities. He suggests the United States is behind other countries in being able to implement Smart TV features, particularly in what he terms, “geographically dispersed regions.”

The open nature of what Martis talks about promise to drive down costs and simplify use for those who currently do not have broadband. Martis suggests the current minimum broadband ingredients necessary to make this vision a reality are content distribution networks that bring content to the edge, solid buffering in the client to allow for adaptive streaming, and a broadband pipe to the home of at least 10 Mbps.

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