Things like Netflix do pose an interesting challenge to ISPs and I'm not sure how best it gets addressed. Too bad users don't accept metered use of their broadband like they do their cell phone use.
Personally, I killed my Netflix now that I can get movies for a buck at dozens of Redbox kiosks outside local grocery and drug stores. I suppose if I lived in a rural place though, it'd still be a customer. Patrick Leary Aperto Networks 813.426.4230 mobile -----Original Message----- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 10:58 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] 2010: One Question for WISPs LOL What kind of question is that? big grin The short answer is, it depends. I'm much more excited about the technology in use. I'm much more excited about how many customers we can take care of with the same amount of staff etc. Technologically life is better than ever. I'm not excited about usage. This netflix thing is looking like it'll have a bigger impact than Napster had in the past. With the new usage there is NO incentive for the customer to purchase new faster services like there was when we went from dialup to broadband. My bill for upstream went up by nearly 10% last month alone! This based on the 95% usage mechanism we're billed for. It's up by almost twice over the last 12 months. This in spite of a 50% DROP in per mb/s costs from that particular provider. Unless costs go WAY down or we find a way to bill the content providers for the traffic that's being generated I'm not sure what will happen over the next 3 to 5 years. Per bit billing only works if everyone (or nearly everyone) does it. Xbox is also a problem these days. No other gaming system out there is as picky with the network design or performance. Not even close. Xbox requires very nearly perfect connections between the gamers or there are significant lag issues that drive the gamers nuts. I don't see any trend in the content providers giving a rats behind about what their crappy encryption mechanisms etc. do to the transport people. I don't see any improvements on the horizon. On a good note though, this has to be just KILLING the big players. At least we have a somewhat captive audience, often a forgiving and tech savvy one at that. People who "just don't get it" don't often last long in the sticks, they have to be able to hire help for everything they need so they end up in the cities :-). If we last the next 5 years I think we'll be in good shape. But for the first time since I've been in business I'm worried about the business models. I just can't find one that works for us and the customer. laters, marlon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick Leary" <ple...@apertonet.com> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 8:47 AM Subject: [WISPA] 2010: One Question for WISPs > Happy New Year folks. One simple multiple choice question: > > For 2010, are you more or less optimistic than you were in 2009? > > A - Much more > B - Somewhat more > C - Same > D - More pessimistic > > If you'd care to explain your answer, that's be great. > > Thank, > > Patrick > > > Patrick Leary > Aperto Networks > 813.426.4230 mobile > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
