[AusNOG] Netflix coming to Australia

[Skeeve Stevens]

Which is funny, since Amazon Prime is their main competitor in the US, even
winning the back catalogue of 24 off Netflix.


...Skeeve

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On Sun, May 25, 2014 at 6:38 PM, Martin Hepworth <maxsec at gmail.com> wrote:

> Also probably means AWS have enough kit in Sydney now to run Netflix out
> of!
>
> On Sunday, 25 May 2014, Skeeve Stevens <
> skeeve+ausnog at eintellegonetworks.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey all,
>>
>> The Australian has reported (
>> http://www.news.com.au/technology/online/how-the-australian-launch-of-internet-streaming-service-netflix-will-change-your-life/story-fnjwmwrh-1226930807121)
>> that Netflix is coming to Australia next year.
>>
>> Whether this eventuates or not, someone or something will do it in a big
>> way real soon.
>>
>> So, let's say that Netflix does land... this would most likely mean that
>> Amazon Prime will land around the same time too.
>>
>> My first thought would be that Foxtel Play, Bigpond TV, Quickflix,
>> FetchTV, Freeview, StreamCo and others will die very quickly.
>>
>> My second thought would be that the availability of media plays such as
>> Roku 3, Amazon Fire will land and devices like AppleTV (or whatever they
>> might release next week) will see a resurgence.
>>
>> My third thought, and most significantly to AUSNOG and for discussion, I
>> think that there would be a reasonably significant increase in the average
>> USAGE per user.
>>
>> Internet connected media streamers for TV's (and SmartTV's themselves)
>> are still relatively deployed in small numbers.
>>
>> They are just often too complicated for average users to get working, and
>> of all the houses of the friends I go into, even those in the hi-tech
>> space, media players are still rare... maybe 1 out of 5-8 homes.  More have
>> a TV connected pc and watch content, but I am talking about media players.
>>
>> The takeoff of these services will quickly see (within 6-12 months) a
>> significant number of home having one or multiple devices.
>>
>> So... to the issue which will have an impact on most ISPs... I'd be
>> interested on what the list thinks will happen to the average usage per
>> user, contention, backhaul, transit and peering (which I assume they will
>> join).
>>
>> The other thing that may boost this is the availability of high speed
>> broadband... if NBNCo buys the cable assets of Telstra and Optus, that will
>> give some 1 million homes that NBNCo RSPs have access to... nice.
>>
>>
>>
>> ...Skeeve
>>
>> *Skeeve Stevens - *eintellego Networks Pty Ltd
>> skeeve at eintellegonetworks.com ; www.eintellegonetworks.com
>>
>> Phone: 1300 239 038; Cell +61 (0)414 753 383 ; skype://skeeve
>>
>> facebook.com/eintellegonetworks ;  <http://twitter.com/networkceoau>
>> linkedin.com/in/skeeve
>>
>> twitter.com/theispguy ; blog: www.theispguy.com
>>
>>
>> The Experts Who The Experts Call
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>>
>
>
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> --
> Martin Hepworth, CISSP
> Oxford, UK
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