[opendtv] Re: Qualcomm on Channel 55
- From: <tjharvey@xxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 16:38:21 -0400
It is only strange if you consider how long the TV broadcasters have gotten
away with hogging the spectrum.
Terry
>
> From: Mitchell Cardwell <mitchell.cardwell@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 2005/06/20 Mon PM 03:13:51 EDT
> To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [opendtv] Re: Qualcomm on Channel 55
>
> A cell phone company asking TV stations to vacate their channels so the
> cell phone company can offer...TV. What a strange time we live in.
>
> Mitch
>
> On Jun 20, 2005, at 12:35 AM, Bill Hogan wrote:
>
> >
> > Qualcomm announces plans for UHF Ch. 55 [1]
> >
> >
> > Qualcomm, the mobile technology specialist, is one of those companies
> > wondering if the DTV transition will ever end. It is anxious to use
> > UHF Ch.
> > 55 for its nationwide mediacast network, an enterprise that plans to
> > launch
> > multiple channels of video and audio to third generation mobile phones.
> >
> > To jumpstart the new service, Qualcomm has already begun negotiating
> > with
> > broadcasters occupying Ch. 55 to give up the spectrum early.
> > Qualcomm’sfirst agreements are with the owners of WACX-TV in
> > Orlando,
> > and KWDK-TV in Tacoma, WA. The confidential agreements are said to be
> > contingent on the current owners winning FCC permission to stop
> > broadcasting
> > on Ch. 55 and to operate digital-only on Ch. 40 in Orlando and Ch. 42
> > in
> > Tacoma.
> >
> > Qualcomm created a subsidiary called MediaFLO after paying the federal
> > government $38 million in an auction last summer for future nationwide
> > rightsto channel 55. However, it can’t use the spectrum in areas
> > where
> > a broadcaster still occupies the spectrum or where it would cause
> > interference with stations on adjacent channels.
> >
> > The name MediaFLO is derived from Qualcomm’s Forward Link Only
> > (FLO)
> > technology for content aggregation, delivery and viewing. The network
> > will
> > support 50-100 national and local content channels using the 700MHz
> > spectrum,including up to 15 live streaming channels and numerous
> > clip-cast
> > and audio channels.
> >
> > This content will be delivered in an easy-to-use and familiar format at
> > quality levels that dramatically surpass current mobile multimedia
> > offerings
> > through the use of QVGA video at up to 30fps and high-quality stereo
> > audio.
> >
> > --- Links ---
> > 1
> > http://broadcastengineering.com/newsletters/bth/20050619/qualcomm-
> > magic-number-20050619
> >
> >
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