IP: BROADBAND CARRIERS HUNT FOR "KILLER APPS": Edupage, June 15, 2001

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Broadband networks have built the necessary infrastructure
> and now are waiting for the expected traffic. Many carriers
> currently use only a fraction of their network capacity,
> prompting them to look for a "killer app" that will drive users
> to subscribe to their services. Cincinnati-based Broadwing has
> signed with game maker Media Station to roll out a nationwide
> system where consumers can purchase games for download onto their
> hard drives. Broadwing has also made a deal with New Millennium
> Entertainment to carry that company's new multiplayer online
> game, which would be able to host 100,000 simultaneous users.
> Some networks are looking at digital movies and programs created
> for television to take up the slack in capacity. Vyvx Broadband
> Media has signed with several companies to broadcast their shows
> digitally. Videoconferencing has also been made accessible and
> much cheaper through new technology--prices for systems have
> dropped from around $100,000 to less than $18,000.
> (Wall Street Journal, 14 June 2001)



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