[opendtv] Re: AT&T brings back unlimited data plans for its DirecTV and U-verse subscribers | The Verge
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 01:39:02 +0000
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
It allow them to capitalize on DirecTV to do the heavy lifting to
deliver video to the big screen in the family room,
But, you do hear yourself uttering a last-century narrative here, right? The
"heavy lifting," in the more modern paradigm, is done by distributed servers,
in the so-called "cloud," and minimizes the need for equipment on your
premises. Plus, this modern paradigm natively feeds all manner of appliances,
not just The TV Set.
So, this DirecTV-AT&T system design is a bit of a throwback. And worse, from
the customer viewpoint, it is tied to not one but TWO specific facilities: the
DBS network and the U-verse infrastructure. You need both to play. Instead, the
approach used by Dish, Netflix, Hulu, CBS, etc., are infrastructure neutral.
They don't require any specific ISP or any specific MVPD broadcast
infrastructure.
First you are wrong. AT&T has gigabit fiber in 18 metro markets
and they announced on December 7th plans to add additional 38
markets by the end of this year.
At which point, as the upgraded system expands, the role of the DirecTV DBS
broadcast component loses impact.
You are too focused on the end game.
Of course, Craig. If you're going to hype up transitional offerings, best to
give the reader some perspective. Again, broadcast solutions, requiring
customer premises equipment such as PVRs and broadcast to IP conversion, are
"so last century."
Most people can get DirecTV
Almost not the point. First of all, apartment dwellers commonly cannot. Or if
they can, it's only if the face in the right direction. But more importantly,
one of the big advantages of having the neutral Internet available is
SPECIFICALLY that you don't need to connect to just that one provider, for the
services you want.
Perhaps AT&T is the winner, as they now can sell video bundles
nationwide.
How so? I don't get U-verse. Nor do most other households. All you're offering
me would be traditional DBS.
Bert
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