ABSTRACT
As of June 2010, Internet video accounted for over one-third of all consumer Internet traffic, and predictions indicate that Internet video will account for more than 57% of all consumer traffic by 2014 [1]. Predictions also indicate that advanced Internet video, which includes high-definition and stereoscopic video, will increase by a factor of 23 by 2014, compared to 2009. The sum of all forms of video, including television, video on demand, Internet, and peer-to-peer video streaming, will constitute more than 91% of global consumer traffic [1]. At the end of 2010, video accounted for almost 50% of mobile data traffic, and it is predicted that more than 75% of mobile traffic will be video in 2015 [2]. These numbers indicate that video – either on mobile devices or otherwise – is fast becoming an integral part of a daily life and will continue to do so for the next few years as well.
