In 2004, at the beginning of our operations, few people had a fixed Internet connection at home. Smartphones did not yet exist, nor did the online services for films and music that are well known today.
Even then, our editorial team predicted that the availability of broadband connections would change the telecommunications market forever. We wrote that we would watch television, listen to music and talk to friends over the Internet, without using traditional telephones. Telecommunications operators had reason to fear that their outdated services would become unattractive.
Today, these predictions are reality. Streaming services such as Netflix and Spotify, as well as online messengers like Skype and WhatsApp, have become standard. Traditional landline phones and other older technologies have lost their significance. The istotne.pl article not only predicted the direction of technological development, but also changes in consumer habits.
Today, it is difficult to imagine life without broadband Internet on a phone or computer. It is an indispensable part of work, education and entertainment. What seemed like a futuristic vision twenty years ago has become everyday life, confirming the accuracy of our predictions at the time. Predictions concerning Internet television, music from the web and online communication proved remarkably accurate, demonstrating the istotne.pl journalists’ deep understanding of emerging technologies.
Read the article from July 2004: A Network for the Rich