There are also implications rising from the speed of an ADSL connection.Soon we should see bandwidths rise over the current 1-3 Mbps level,in some areas in Ireland 8-20Mbps is already available, this will have a significant effect on our use of the Internet, and on the infrastructure of the net in general. As bandwidths increase, more multimedia applications will will become viable and popular. We already have audio and video conferencing and video sharingsites such as Youtube, though at times it can be poor quality and temperamental . With higher bandwidths, more information can be sent, thus giving increased picture and sound quality, or more participants per conference. With 1-2 Mbps, it's possible to have multi-way telephone quality audio conferences, or point-to-point video at around 10 frames per second. With 8Mbps its possible to watch streaming live televisionand video on demand. In some european countries 100Mbps + is already available.

As bandwidths increase, the infrastructure of the Internet must grow in capacity too. Many of the delays experienced currently when logged on are due to congestion on well-used areas of the net. It's a bit like the road system--the more you build, the more traffic is generated to fill it. As bandwidth between ISPs becomes cheaper, more is installed, and more multimedia traffic fills it.