[opendtv] Re: Moonves Doesn't Rule Out Selling Spectrum | Broadcasting & Cable
- From: "John Shutt" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Redacted sender "shuttj@xxxxxxxxx" for DMARC)
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 19:18:23 -0500
I believe the time is ripe for several events to coincide in a serendipitous
way:
1: ATSC 2.0 needs to become a broadcast standard that allows variable bitrates
vs. robustness, selectable by each broadcaster.
2. ATSC 2.0 needs to be able to use a wider bandwidth, 7 MHz instead of 6 MHz
in order to increase robustness without sacrificing current ATSC 1.0 payload
capacity, or to increase capacity without sacrificing current ATSC robustness,
at the broadcaster's discretion.
3. ATSC 2.0 needs to be able to work on adjacent channels, given equal power
and co-located transmitters.
4. Craig's long standing idea of a Spectrum Utility needs to arise so that each
market will have a single co-located transmission site using a swath of
contiguous bandwidth for that market's TV stations. Either each station can
maintain their own transmission plant and share in the tower and antenna costs,
or a third party can build and maintain the transmission facilities and lease
spectrum to broadcasters (utility model.) Each licensed station will be
guaranteed a 7 MHz slice of the utility's bandwidth, with the modulation
constellation, code rate, and guard interval (or ATSC 2.0's equivalent) set by
each broadcaster.
5. An STB 2.0 coupon program would be created, funded by spectrum sales
resulting by the newly packed TV bandwidth in each market.
It'll never happen, of course.
We now return you to your regularly scheduled OTT debate.
Regards,
John
----- Original Message -----
From: Craig Birkmaier
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/currency/moonves-doesnt-rule-out-selling-spectrum/136279
Moonves Doesn't Rule Out Selling Spectrum
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