ESOA Position Paper: Will Video break the Internet?

The video content delivery market is undergoing a huge transformation. Major viewer trends are redefining the industry offer and have triggered the development of Internet TV services. As the tide of Internet video continues to rise, major distribution challenges will be faced: the risk of network and last mile congestion, and possibly a new digital divide.

This paper presents hybrid options integrating satellite as an immediately available and efficient complementary route for High Definition Quality TV and video content across Europe. With this document, ESOA submits a set of recommendations that will help the European Commission achieve broad deployment of hybrid broadcast broadband solutions and meet the objectives of the Digital Agenda everywhere in Europe.