[AusNOG] Consumer HD Teleconferencing

[Mark Smith]

On Thu, 7 Oct 2010 09:09:58 +1000
Andrew Oskam <percy at th3interw3bs.net> wrote:

> I guess the biggest problem that people see with this selling point is that your average Joe won't be doing HD Teleconferencing.
> 

How do you know?

> While the NBN is being rolled out to everyone, the people who actually DO use or at least plan to use HD teleconferencing are typically (keyword being typically) are the ones who can already afford a high upstream broadband service.
> 

Asymmetry on the NBN is nothing more than a service parameter, likely
to be configured in the ONT. There is no technical reason symmetry
couldn't be offered as a residential service offering. It is an
artificial constraint, as evidenced by the existence of symmetrical NBN
business service offerings.

> I guess the point I'm trying to make is that this "standard" isn't really a standard that is adopted by the mainstream of Australia. Therefore I don't see it as a strong selling point for today.
> 
> The future however could be a different story..
> 
> 
> Andrew Oskam
> E  percy at th3interw3bs.net
> 
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> 
> 
> On 07/10/2010, at 5:15 AM, Dmitri Kalintsev wrote:
> 
> Don't mean to reignite the NBN debate, but I just saw this today and think this is quite relevant, as HD video conferencing is being pitched as one of the major selling points for fibre broadband:
> 
> http://homestore.cisco.com/en-us/umi/umi-telepresence_stcVVproductId110277853VVcatId553327VVviewprod.htm
> 
> In particular, here are the bandwidth requirements:
> 
> "To fully enjoy your ūmi experience, your broadband download and upload speed must be:
> 
> Minimum 1.5 Mbps upload and 1.5 mbps download speeds for 720p
> Minimum 3.5 Mbps upload and 3.5 mbps download speeds for 1080p"
> 
> So, there you have it. Today's "standard" 1Mbit/s upstream (which, incidentally, isn't "standard" at all on cable plans) isn't going to cut it. At least not for this solution (which, by the way, also appears to be compatible with google talk).
> 
> -- Dmitri
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