Network infrastructure

Eli Noam

Chapter 4 in Video 2040, 2026, pp 50-82 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This chapter explores the infrastructure required for the next generation of video, Video 4.0. It discusses the current state of wireline and wireless networks. It discusses inequality, radiation, privacy, surveillance potential, spectrum scarcity, and democratized access to distribution. The chapter analyzes the capacity requirements for Video 4.0, considering the need for higher transmission rates and lower latency. It explains why this next generation necessitates a significant increase in network capacity, which can be achieved through upgrades to fiber-based transmission and advancements in compression technology. Capacity requirements are calculated. Overall, the chapter provides a thorough examination of the network infrastructure needed to support the next generation of video technology and concludes that the upgrades required, with advances in compression, are about ten times current capacity for wireline and six times for wireless networks.

Keywords: Telecom Infrastructure; Fiber-optic Networks; Wireless Distribution; Network Upgrade; Compression; Spectrum Scarcity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
ISBN: 9781035358168
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