Home:
Interactive IPTV. Television viewers may look forward to truly interactive TV, where they can cast votes on their favourite reality TV shows, download recipes and even send instant messages to their friends.
Other services or applications include realistic high-definition video conferencing and heavy file-sharing, which would make it possible to share mega files like movies.
Work:
Telemedicine. Doctors can monitor homebound patients via video and possibly sensors on beds. They can also carry out consultations.
Other services or applications include smart advertising software, which can recognise males or females in a crowd and display the appropriate products, and high-definition video conferencing which office workers can use to connect with other users globally.
Outdoors:
Sixty Internet-enabled kiosks will be planted at shopping malls and town centres by the middle of next year, allowing users access to the Web, along with listings of places and restaurants, for example. They may even be able to reserve seats at restaurants and allow video calls with waiters.
Other services or applications include real-time multi-player educational games and 3-D games, which students can access remotely from home.