The super sexy Tesla Roadster may be able to go from 0 – 60 in less then 4 seconds, but it doesn’t do you any good if you have to sit in traffic. This is the same problem that the movie industry has had with movie downloads. The idea of having content on demand is very exciting but between the large movie files and the slow download times, having to wait 4 – 6 hours to see a movie purchased over the net makes your high end tricked out PC feel more like a city bus when it comes to VOD.

All of this may be changing though with the introduction of new 4G wireless technology. In an invitation only event held in South Korea this week, Samsung showed 50 lucky academic and industry execs a demonstration of the new 4G information super highway by downloading a high definitition DivX film in less then 6 seconds over the net. This new wireless technology has already been embraced by Sprint and Intel and has cost over $100 million to develop. To highlight the speed and potential for the technology, Samsung mounted the network to a city bus on the island of Cheju, where they were able to acheive download speeds of 100Mbs while moving and up to 1GBs while stationary.

To date I’ve been very disappointed with the amount of time it takes to download content over the net, but 4G technology shows real promise in bringing a legitimate video on demand solution to consumers. While it will cost serious money to rollout across the US there is clearly demand for faster speeds and with the ability to add the technology to trains and buses this could make video on demand a legitimate option for morning commuters.