Over the past 25 years, bandwidth capabilities have increased exponentially, growing from megabits per second to gigabits and now terabits per second. This massive bandwidth boom has enabled technologies like audio and video over IP that were previously impossible, with 4K video transmission over IP networks now feasible due to bandwidth increasing by factors of 10 around every 5 years from the 1980s to today.

1. 25 YEARS OF BANDWIDTH BOOM MADE 4K OVER IP POSSIBLE
SOURCE: BROADCOM CORPORATION
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1980 1982 1984 1986 1986 1988 1990 1992 1992 1994 1996 1998 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020
10 Mbps
100 Mbps
1 Gbps
10 Gbps
40 Gbps
100 Gbps
3 Mbps
NETWORKED DIGITAL AUDIO EDITING
MID 1990s
NETWORKED DIGITAL VIDEO EDITING
EARLY 2000s
AoIP
EARLY 2010s
HD/IP
MID 2010s
4K/IP
TODAY
BANDWITHINMBPS
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x10
x10
x10