[opendtv] Re: FCC grabs 600 MHz band for broadband
- From: Craig Birkmaier <brewmastercraig@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2017 08:11:10 -0500
On Mar 5, 2017, at 12:59 PM, Manfredi, Albert E <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
This is **all** you're really saying, Craig, and it does not take many words:
1. You can overlay a less dense 600 MHz cell network, on top of the more
moderns and efficient small cell networks, in urban environments. And with
this less dense 600 MHz network, you can offload some of what's in the small
cell network, even if the overall capacity of this lower frequency network
will be smaller than it would be at higher frequencies.
Good so far...
2. In addition, you are saying, on those rare occasions in which very many
subscribers are following a live/linear program on unicast sessions, the
system may want to switch these subscribers to a multicast session, in which
the LTE broadcast mode is used. In **this** example, indeed, use of the 600
MHz band would work fine in urban environments, offloading traffic from the
unicast channels. In this case, frequency reuse is not an issue, because this
is broadcast. But this is rare usage. At the very best, a few hours per week.
So it makes for an exceedingly weak argument.
Correct again, except for one minor detail...
There is nothing RARE about this application Bert. Even more important, we are
seeing both AT&T and Verizon moving aggressively into this area, with the other
wireless carriers offering similar, but less comprehensive streaming services.
What is really "rare" Bert, are people like yourself, who cannot comprehend
what is really happening to the way the Internet is changing the way
entertainment content is consumed.
On one hand you tell us that live streams are dying, that everyone is watching
VOD services, despite the fact that live streams still make up about half of
all TV viewing. On the other hand you believe that it is a rare occurrence if
someone wants to watch these live streams on a mobile device, even as the
statistics clearly tells us that TV Everywhere is growing rapidly, and new
skinny MVPD bundles are offering real competition to the facility based MVPDs.
Several solutions emerged:
1. New peering agreements that forced the companies serving up these
streams to start paying for their traffic;
2. The use of collocates servers to take the most popular streams off
of the Internet backbone.
3. The use of dedicated interconnection links between the regional
streaming media servers and large ISPs like Comcast.
Craig, once again, you are getting lost yourself in your own verbosity. Focus
on the issue: why is the 600 MHz band's less than ideal properties for small
cells in dense environments, any sort of advantage?
Sorry, wrong issue.
Nobody is arguing that the 600 MHz spectrum is ideal for small cells and the
kind of spectral reuse that is possible at higher frequencies. The argument is
that there is enough demand for mobile access to (primarily live) TV streams
that the 600 MHz spectrum can be used to deliver these streams to large numbers
of subscribers in ALL markets. This is not spectral reuse pe se', it is the
accumulation of users consuming the same bits. Some people call this
"broadcasting."
For some weird reason you find it inappropriate to use the 600 MHz spectrum for
a "paid" broadcast service that commercial broadcasters, who do not pay for
their spectrum, have shown no interest in supporting.
Please explain the following:
Broadcasters have had the opportunity to offer paid services via their ATSC
multiplexes for nearly two decades. We even saw a limited effort, which
ultimately failed, to compete with the MVPDs via USDTV.
How much money have broadcasters paid to the FCC, based on the 5% fee the FCC
imposes on paid services?
How much money have broadcasters been paid in retransmission consent fees for
content that is offered in the free and clear via an antenna?
How much money will broadcasters receive from the current incentive auction to
vacate the 600 MHz spectrum?
Who's getting the sweet deals here Bert?
Who is paying billions for the opportunity to compete with FOTA broadcasters
and extend wireless access to premium content that their subscribers are
already paying for?
Clearly the 600 MHz spectrum is optimal for the delivery of live
broadcast streams
And this is not what the FCC intends, as it grabs the spectrum from the
broadcasters. As I quoted twice, the FCC wants this for wireless Internet
broadband access. This is the quote from the FCC, Craig:
https://www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/fcc-initiatives/incentive-auctions
"This increasing demand poses a major challenge to ensure that America's
wireless networks have the capacity to support the critical economic, public
safety, health care and other activities that rely on them. To meet this
challenge, the FCC has worked to **free up spectrum for wireless broadband
use**, removed regulatory and other barriers to the use of spectrum, and
enabled more efficient use of spectrum in numerous innovative ways."
I already debunked this in the last post,
Craig! Your verbose BS doesn't "debunk" a direct statement of intent, by the
FCC! Get real.
Sorry Bert...
Three strikes and you're out.
You clearly have no clue about the FCC's intent or what is really going on
here...
End of thread.
Regards
Craig
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