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I read the following on news.com. It was interesting but frightening. It seems that many of us are eagerly awaiting ev-do but it could easily become swamped if tv services were to take off. The most interesting thing was if a user watched only 10 minutes per day of tv services. Imagine: the wireless carriers are looking to these services to make money after a hefty investment in hardware to enable it only to find out that it is not equipped to offer this functionality. Then, we pay $y per month and end up with a service that jerks and jitters and pauses and restarts and buffers.... I guess I am feeling a little pessimistic this morning. Anyway, here is the link:
http://news.com.com/Tight+squeeze+for+mobile+TV/2100-1039_3-5886537.html
Oh, and a further disheartening discovery. It was if "only 40% of users watched EIGHT minutes of tv per day."
New91
10-06-2005, 11:09 AM
So wait they might take it away? Nooooooooooooooooooooo
I cant imagine the carriers be so blind to not estimate that much usage. plus in sure the EVDO hardware is very scalable for future upgrades.
lgmayka
10-06-2005, 02:14 PM
Long before this becomes a problem, Sprint and Verizon will have more efficient, multicast solutions:
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The verdict is still out on which method operators and handset makers will adopt. DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcasting – Handhelds) is already being tested in Berlin; Helsinki, Finland; Oxford, England; and Pittsburgh. Handset maker Nokia and Crown Castle, which sells wholesale wireless capacity to other carriers, are testing the technology in Pittsburgh. Crown expects to start offering the portable TV broadcasting service next year.
DMB, or Digital Mobile Broadcast, is a standard developed in South Korea. It works much like digital radio in that country.
And then there is MediaFlo, a technology developed by wireless handset and chipmaker Qualcomm. MediaFlo consists of an end-to-end network that uses new wireless transmitters and receivers. Qualcomm doesn't plan to sell video services directly to consumers, but will offer wholesale access to its network for providers offering mobile TV service. Mobile operators will be able to offer from 15 to 20 channels of broadcast-quality TV. The service is expected to be commercially available by the end of 2006.
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KevC84
10-06-2005, 03:11 PM
I read at PhoneScoop that Verizon may go with DVB-H. I saw a nice demo of MediaFlo that someone took at CTIA and it looked really good. Some believe that Sprint Nextel may opt to go with Qualcomms MediaFlo. Here are some links:
PhoneScoop: Verizon considering DVB-H for Live TV (http://www.phonescoop.com/news/item.php?n=1406)
Reuters: Verizon Wireless Seen Offering TV via Crown Castle (http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticleSearch.aspx?storyID=214220+03-Oct-2005+RTRS&srch=crown+castle)
RCR Wireless News: Verizon Wireless to launch TV service on Crown Castle Network (http://www.rcrnews.com/news.cms?newsId=24394)
Engadget: Qualcomm Building New High-Speed Wireless Network (http://www.engadget.com/entry/5178632531817387/)
Some MediaFlo discussion with more links on this thread (it has a link to a demo): http://www.sprintusers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=77284&highlight=MediaFlo
News Article posted by Invader J in this thread (from last year):http://www.sprintusers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52817&highlight=MediaFlo
The beauty of these alternatives is that the company providing the services also offer the network for example if Sprint were to use Qualcomms MediaFlo, Qualcomm will build its own national wireless high-speed network whichs sole purpose is to deliver this media. Phones would then be implemented with the MediaFlo chip which will allow the handsets to access the network to stream the media. That leads me to wonder if that is the case that phones may be able to stream media while simultaneously browse the web, send a text message even while on a call since it uses two seperate networks. This way the carriers themselves do not have to worry about bandwith issues and network congestion because their network will only be used for voice and data. Makes lots of sense and it will be a great technology once it is fully developed and implemented.
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