Even though 4K Video has emerged as the superior quality video standard with numerous sources like Netflix, Hulu and others offering it, why is it not available over the internet to everyone?

First and foremost, not everyone has access to the required level of required bandwidth. According to Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, one would need 15–20 Mbps of “spare” bandwidth to enjoy a smooth 4K stream at home (“spare” means as in addition to satisfying other online requirements — and this is at a minimum — in reality one can easily double this requirement to ensure proper and stable experience and thus avoid “buffering” — as your video “waits” for your broadband to “catch up”).

But such levels of bandwidth are not yet available to everyone. In the USA alone, it is estimated that approximately 10% of internet users cannot access what is classified by the Federal Communications Commission as broadband internet (25 Mbps). The situation is even more dramatic in other parts of the world and adds up to many, many millions of users.

The other issue, even if you are able to access broadband, is cost. Broadband internet service costs quite a bit more, and oftentimes even more so with respect to unlimited plans.

The fact is that the current level of internet infrastructure still has an issue with readily delivering such heavy content to everyone. While Content Delivery Networks (CDN’s) have been steadily improving their scope and capabilities, the cost of delivering such “dense” content is expensive, and given the state of the internet, there still remain limits in availability.

Of course, what exacerbates the situation is that as CDN’s struggle to ever improve their reach, more and more users are coming online and in turn, demanding more and more “heavier” content.

It’s almost a Catch-22 type situation. The more “heavy” content CDN’s seek to deliver, the exponential growth in users demands ever more. If we include the full range of internet applications, from gaming to VR, AR,IoT and immersive video streaming etc., the situation is even more acute.

But is there a way out? Yes. We need more POP’s (Points-of-Presence), many, many more!! While CDN’s have been establishing more regional centers, it’s still not enough. NOIA Network’s multi-node, low cost approach, therefore, is a no-brainer.

Just to give an idea of what this may mean, existing content delivery service providers typically price their services at around 0.08 USD per GB. Given that the NOIA Network reaches its hard cap, the price per 1 GB via NOIA, would be equal to approximately 0.01 USD; or up to 8 times cheaper that the current market average.

By establishing potentially gazillions of low-cost POP’s, within a decentralized, sharing economy structure, NOIA Network can augment, and eventually, supplant, the existing CDN infrastructure model with a lower cost, zero latency internet experience for all.

It is a simple but powerful idea.

Learn more about NOIA Network at https://noia.network/ and get involved.