The Internet is one technology which have evolved so much in so little time. In not more than 50 years, the Internet has made itself kown to almost everyone. Even within the past fifteen years, the Internet has reinvented itself in many ways. There have been various ways of innovation since the Internet started. Right now, we not only shop, bank, work, play, and meet people online, we can also share information about what we do every single minute (I.e Twitter). We read online, watch videos online, listen to music online etc... Simply put, almost everything can be done on the Internet. So what's next?
It is difficult to predict how the Internet will grow. But, one thing for sure is that the Internet will continue to grow. Some observations made by experts are that the current addressings system - called IPv4 - which has about four billion possible IP addresses will not be enough in the next two years. Hence, researchers have been working on the next generation of addresses, known as the IPv6. In addition, the number of wirelessly connected devices worldwide will rise from an estimated 4.6 billion today to 50 billion by 2020. Mobile 3G networks are also faced with the issue of increasing users and this have proved to be a strain on their networks. All these observations point to the trend of the increasing growth of the Internet.
So what are some of the predictions for the future of the Internet? There are some very interesting discussions on the web about what may surface with the growth of the Internet.
For one, audio web surfing. This means that as opposed to reading and clicking, the audience can tell the browser where they want to go with spoken commands. With this, it may also generate opportuinities for web developers for multi-lingual sites. Secondly, the web may be surfed on just any device. In addition to surfing the net on the computer and phone, the Internet may be integrated into every device such adding a touch screen to ones refrigerator. This would definitely create new opportunites and challenges for interfacing. Thirdly, there may be the use of satellite television through the Internet. There are different ways for people to watch shows from the computer linking to the television. However these methods more than often require a lot of loading time. Having the Internet provide satellite television shows through the Internet, users can easily connect to a wider screen of clearer quality faster and conveniently.
As the saying goes: "Nothing is impossible." The future of the Internet may be unknown as of today, however, it is without a doubt that the future of the Internet is going to be an interesting one.
It is difficult to predict how the Internet will grow. But, one thing for sure is that the Internet will continue to grow. Some observations made by experts are that the current addressings system - called IPv4 - which has about four billion possible IP addresses will not be enough in the next two years. Hence, researchers have been working on the next generation of addresses, known as the IPv6. In addition, the number of wirelessly connected devices worldwide will rise from an estimated 4.6 billion today to 50 billion by 2020. Mobile 3G networks are also faced with the issue of increasing users and this have proved to be a strain on their networks. All these observations point to the trend of the increasing growth of the Internet.
So what are some of the predictions for the future of the Internet? There are some very interesting discussions on the web about what may surface with the growth of the Internet.
For one, audio web surfing. This means that as opposed to reading and clicking, the audience can tell the browser where they want to go with spoken commands. With this, it may also generate opportuinities for web developers for multi-lingual sites. Secondly, the web may be surfed on just any device. In addition to surfing the net on the computer and phone, the Internet may be integrated into every device such adding a touch screen to ones refrigerator. This would definitely create new opportunites and challenges for interfacing. Thirdly, there may be the use of satellite television through the Internet. There are different ways for people to watch shows from the computer linking to the television. However these methods more than often require a lot of loading time. Having the Internet provide satellite television shows through the Internet, users can easily connect to a wider screen of clearer quality faster and conveniently.
As the saying goes: "Nothing is impossible." The future of the Internet may be unknown as of today, however, it is without a doubt that the future of the Internet is going to be an interesting one.
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