The Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) has said that it is forecasting healthy growth rates for Broadband next year.

The areas in which it thinks the major grow will occur are those of  IPTV, VoIP and video conferencing services, this in turn will force providers to upgrade their networks to provide faster, more reliable connections. The say this will in turn lead to further technological innovations on the content and applications side.

The ISPA quite rightly says that "Broadband has made possible web technologies such as streaming media, telephone over the internet, and the downloading and consuming of movies and music," but we wouldn't hold your breath for any major speed improvements in the next year.