12/06/2001
Jon Crowcroft, IAB
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Why is IP more important?
•Next generation mobile, TV and even fixed telephone nets will all be based on IP like principles (if not n IPv4 or IPv6)
•To get commodity value and prices, you need to
use this technology – when you do this, it gets provided by all to all –
there
are no more telco/PTT/PNO oligarchies….