[opendtv] Broadcast and technology industries form White Spaces consortium
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:51:44 -0500
Not sure what they are hoping to find that's different across the pond. You
need geolocation permissions to make it work right, is the simple answer.
Bert
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http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?class=countries&subclass=0&id=4097
Broadcast and technology industries form White Spaces consortium
BBC, BSkyB, BT, Cambridge Consultants, Microsoft, Neul, Nokia, Samsung,
Spectrum Bridge and TTP have formed a consortium to trial how unused TV
spectrum-'white spaces' -could help satisfy the demand for wireless internet
connectivity
The consortium issued this statement: "With the number of connected devices and
data applications growing rapidly, and with mobile networks feeling the strain,
we must find ways of satisfying the traffic demands of today and tomorrow. This
trial will attempt to demonstrate that unused TV spectrum is well-placed to
increase the UK's available mobile bandwidth, which is critical to effectively
responding to the exponential growth in data-intensive services, while also
enabling future innovation."
The trial is designed to validate that TV white spaces can be used without any
impact on traditional broadcast television in the UK, a concept that the
consortium said has already been successfully explored in the US and other
European countries.
The consortium will test technologies under a variety of scenarios to assess
how TV white spaces could be used to facilitate communications and information
services. This will include streaming high-quality video and audio content from
the BBC and BSkyB over the TV white spaces spectrum to a range of mobile
devices, including some from Nokia and Samsung. The TV white spaces hotspots
will include local pubs, other leisure venues, and commercial and residential
premises.
DTG Staff 27.06.2011
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