[opendtv] Re: Genachowski speech at NAB
- From: "Tom McMahon" <TLM@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:27:32 -0700
The JVT is the lightning rod for H.264 (with MPEG supporting JVT on their
left and VCEG (ITU) supporting JVT on their right). See attached.
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From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Manfredi, Albert E
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 9:04 AM
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Subject: [opendtv] Re: Genachowski speech at NAB
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
> Truth is that broadcasters allowed another industry to control their
> standard, an industry that is now ready to throw them on the scrap
> heap.
So, Craig, who do you think will control HTML5? Or H.264? Or
W-CDMA/WiMAX/LTE? Or IP, for that matter. Is it going to be Apple? If you
want to ensure interoperability, the underlying connection standards have to
exist and have to be controlled. It's obvious, and it's true for TV, radio,
as well as two-way devices.
The simple fact is, one-way broadcast systems can get by with simpler
standards than can the two-way devices. You seem to feel that everything
must do what the two-way appliances are doing, and if they don't, they are
doing everything wrong.
What Genachowski SHOULD be asking himself is why the FCC is showing such
largesse in assigning separate spectrum to three totally redundant standards
-- W-CDMA, WiMAX, and LTE -- and yanking away spectrum from TV broadcasting
which is already sharing the same spectrum slice. The only people who
benefit from this FCC largesse are the various industry forums associated
with each of these three technologies.
Bert
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