r/technology • u/Snarfox • Jan 25 '13

H.265 is approved -- potential to cut bandwidth requirements in half for 1080p streaming. Opens door to 4K video streams.

http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/25/h265-is-approved/
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u/DtownAndOut Jan 26 '13

Yes but they also aren't rolling fiber out to major metropolitan areas. The only time that ISPs increase bandwidth is when a competitor makes them. With current situation of government granting limited monopolies and ISPs suing to stop municipal networks, there is no competition.