New applications of broadband networks: A vision based on the state of the art in networking
Bernhard Plattner · 1998
In this paper I discuss potential research and development directions that may prove relevant within the next ten years. I start with an observation documented by the history of research and product development in information technology, which indicates that it will take approximately ten years of product and market development efforts to transform a well-working laboratory prototype into a successful product. Thus we can estimate what the information technology market will offer ten years from now Similarly, we can make a prediction about the topics that will be relevant in applied research by reviewing today’s long-term research areas.