You must be thinking, “Not another infographic on storage demand…we get it…it’s undeniable that people’s demand for content continues to grow at incredible rates…”
This one is different..it’s all about the what and how when it comes to digital content.
Cisco put together this great story on the Zetabyte era and how it’s all about video. If you consider how people will consume video: Fixed Network vs Mobile Network, the numbers are quite eye opening.
The ratio of Fixed Network Petabyte consumption to Mobile Network Petabyte(PB) consumption will shrink from 47:1 to a mere 10:1. This is staggering when you think that 1 out of every 10PB of video consumed will be watched via a mobile network by 2015. Another way to look at it is that Petabyte(PB) demand for video on fixed networks will only grow a mere 7.5X while PB demand on mobile networks will grow 35X.
When I consider my own video consumption, it makes sense. Right now, I watch at least 33x more video on my fixed home network (Broadband into my home) than via my iPhone , but as I invest in an iPad or additional mobile devices, I can see that mobile network consumption growing to the point that 1 out of every 10 videos is consumed via mobile networks.
What’s your ratio of home to mobile video consumption?
Source: Cisco
But the internet speeds at home will still stay the same ol… 2MB/s download 750KB/s upload… The standard package from internet service providers today should at least now be at least around 10MB/s download and 5MB/s upload without paying an arm and a leg for it…