[opendtv] Re: IEEE Ericsson article on use of LTE for TV

  • From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2012 18:37:43 -0500

Craig Birkmaier wrote:

> Unfortunately, in the U.S. there are multiple cellular standards and
> hardly anyone builds devices that work across all networks.

Because it doesn't work for their business model. It's not a technical problem. 
There are different standards for the same reason that cable companies use 
different standards. Deliberate incompatibility. If they didn't want deliberate 
incompatibility, they could achieve compatibility.

> And Apple has been trying to convince carriers to move to an embedded
> programmable SIM, which was approved by the GSMA in 2010.

> But the European carriers are not happy.

Thank you. So you have shown that even in Europe, even if to a lesser degree, 
the cell phone manufacturers are at the mercy of the cell providers. This is 
CERTAINLY true in the US.

> Stop it Bert. Apple does not design phones "at the mercy of the Telcos."
> Neither does Samsung.

So, you contradicted what you just said above?

> How does adding the GPS capability benefit the Telco? They can figure
> out where you are using triangulation from their towers. And they DO
> NOT offer any services that even need this.

For location based services. Triangulation is very inaccurate, and doesn't work 
at all if you are out of range of at least 2 (ambiguous location) or 3 cell 
towers. Plus, the GPS receiver may become a government mandate, for 911 calls. 
But that's not even the point. The whole point is, IF cell providers want to 
allow a certain functionality, the cell phone manufacturers CAN do so. 

>> The point is, what will these competing companies, whose main job is
>> to transmit others' content on their own transmission facilities, do
>> after the transmission facilities are combined? This is such a simple
>> question.
>
> Charge for carrying other peoples signals.

And you need 12 different organizations to charge content owners for the use of 
a single transmission infrastructure? How does that business model work, Craig?

Bert

 
 
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