A brief presentation of what we can expect from the future of the internet.

1. httpderekbelt.files.wordpress.com201106
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2. Internet History
• 1969
• U.S. Research
Project
• Cold war
• Communications
Network
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3. http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/
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4. • Confusion
• How can
we predict
the future?
• Where do
we go from
here?
• Is there
anything
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we can say
for certain?

5. • One thing we
can safely
predict!
• Room for
improvement
• 24th of 27 in the
EU
• Average speeds
10.62 mbps
• Rural areas hit
hardest

6.  A National Broadband Plan for Ireland
• August 2012 Pat Rabitte T.D.
• 70Mbps - 100Mbps to more than half of the
population by 2015;
• At least 40Mbps, and in many cases much
faster speeds, to at least a further 20% of the
population and potentially as much as 35%
around smaller towns and villages
• A minimum of 30Mbps for every remaining
home and business in the country – no
matter how rural or remote

7. http://hd.wallpaperswide.com/thumbs/speedometer_fast-t2.jpg
• All well and good
• Expect much faster
• Current record stands at 100 petabits per second!
• That’s 100 billion megabits per second!!!!!
• PirateBay will be overrun.

8.  The Web is Dead, long live the Internet!
http://www.wired.com/magazine/wp-content/images/18-09/ff_webrip_chart2.jpg

9.  There’s an app for that!
• An article by Wired magazine suggests
that usage of the ‘open web’ is in
decline.
• Instead of someone opening their
laptop, searching Google and entering
various URLs they will instead use an
application or piece of software which
will get the job done much quicker.

10.  Death to the Internet as we know it?
• Are we seeing
a new type of
Internet?
• Will this
actually
happen?
• Many experts
predict it
will, while
others only
partially dismiss
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11. • Newspapers are
becoming redundant.
• Why go to the shop, buy a
large newspaper when
you can just download it
to your computer from the
comfort of your home!
• Even television is being
harmed.
• YouTube and twitter are
making news much more
easy to access and they
are much more up to
date! http://rlv.zcache.com/newspapers_dyi
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12.  Its not only newspapers which are being
affected.
 Game and record companies are being
severely hit as well.
 Companies like Netflix are putting video
rental stores out of business, while piracy
on the internet is also causing stores like
HMV to shut shop.

13. • With the
development of the
Internet, piracy is
becoming easier to
commit (something
which most students
won’t really mind)
• It is a serious problem
though as many
stores will close in the
future.
• How can they
compete when
they’re products are http://youtube.com
available for free
online?

14.  While there are goods for which one has
to pay, piracy will always be present.
 I don’t see it ceasing in the future of the
Internet but it looks like some solution to it
or compromise must by obtained
 Sites like the Pirate Bay are making it
more accessible and with the
introduction of magnet links slightly more
legal!

15. • With the problem of
piracy comes one of
it’s proposed
solutions…Censorship.
• However this has been
met with much
opposition
• Bills such as SOPA and
ACTA have been
abolished but people
will always try to
enforce some form of
censorship.

16.  Censorship will be in a constant struggle
with Internet opponents and activists.
 It is difficult to tell how far censorship will
go in the future

17.  Will we live in a dystopian future where all of our actions and
voices are monitored?
 Big Brother?
 End of free speech!
http://www.incpak.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/uncertain-future.jpg

18.  Governments around the world are working on ways to make
Internet communications easier to monitor
 Costs are a fraction of what they were 10 years ago and are
continuing to fall at an increased pace
 Soon governments will have the technology and money to monitor
every Facebook message sent or Skype call taken!
http://falkvinge.net/files/2010/12/Big-Brother-
Dystopia-480px1.jpg

19.  The Internet has advanced so much
since its conception
 How is it possible to realistically predict
how it will evolve from now on.
 The concepts of YouTube or Facebook
did not exist 20 years ago so what is yet
to come may be something which we
can’t even possibly imagine
 We’ll just have to wait and see!

20.  Feel free to consult Google if you have
any questions!
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