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The Future of Video Streaming Beyond set top boxes and at-home streaming , Zeller is now looking to the future of video , one in which video is ubiquitous wherever we are , and whatever we are doing - even while travelling by car .
“ To me it ' s crystal clear that in the future video will be everywhere ; it will be immersed in our day-to-day life even more than it is today ,” he says . “ Maybe it will take a different form : it isn ' t always going to be a game show or drama .
“ The user experience will change , because at the moment it is quite focused on the
TV set and the mobile device . But you will have video consumption when you ' re sitting in the autonomous car , that ' s going to be its own environment , when you use public transportation , that is going to be another different environment . User interface and interaction is a big puzzle to be solved first .” Augmented reality ( AR ), virtual reality ( VR ) and the widely touted promise of the metaverse hold further opportunities as they expand beyond novelty tech towards more integrated real-life experiences . It means improving network capabilities and leveraging computing power at the edge to
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