CriticalMass
Critcal Mass
The global fiber build-out of the 1990s and today's widespread global internet access has lead to a critical mass of connections among people, organizations, and data worldwide in the early 21st century.
Teleconferencing and Sustainability
The critical mass of broadband services and applications is contributing to a more sustainable economy. A recent study by the American Consumer Institute finds that "wide adoption and use of broadband applications can achieve a net reduction of 1 billion tons of greenhouse gas over 10 years, which, if converted into energy saved, would constitute 11% of annual U.S. oil imports."
One example offered by the study: "Teleconferencing could reduce greenhouse emissions by 199.8 million tons, if 10% of airline travel could be replaced by teleconferencing over the next 10 years." Rapidly declining price points for teleconferencing and other online collaborative tools make them a core part of the NG culture of participation, so there is no excuse not to consider deploying them.
One Billion Mobile Broadband Users
Submitted by matt on Wed, 2007-09-19 11:12.Has your enterprise evaluated the opportunities/risks presented by Internet-NG's shift to mobile internet access?
Juniper Research forecasts worldwide growth to 1.2 billion mobile broadband users over the next five years, driven by North America and Europe.
