What are the advantages of using video streaming technology combined with broadband technology?
Lau: In the past, when you downloaded a file, you had to wait for the file to be fully downloaded before you could watch it. We didn’t create video streaming; it is now in advanced status in the US and Europe. With the use of a video-capture card, we can make a segment of an event that has been broadcast to move like a stream. It allows us to put the script in cache and make the video move continuously. It enables the users with media software player [Windows and Real are the most common and normally come bundled with PCs and laptops] to immediately tap on the stream and automatically the video comes on their computer screen. AB: And it needs broadband technology to fully exploit the service? Lau: You don’t actually need it if you don’t have it, but with broadband the pipe is much wider, allowing data to travel 100 times faster than a standard dial-up connection. It also produces better resolution and graphic effects. But since broadband is not well developed (in Asia yet), our current
