[opendtv] Re: News: Philips Demonstrates HDTV Over White Space
- From: John Willkie <johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:00:07 -0400 (EDT)
I probably could have added a few words. I've never seen an exparte filing
being used to establish that some technical accomplishment had been achieved.
I've never thought of Cmsnr. Copps as being an engineer, either. (He's an
attorney.)
If everything in the presentation works as promised -- note the 2007 award,
when their 2007 unit didn't work as planned when submitted to the FCC in that
year -- I suspect they would have first just submitted it to the OET, and could
have announced the success there.
I've seen you quoted by name in trade press, Adam. The article might have been
inspired by an ex-parte filing; the whole article wasn't just summarizing the
filing.
There are several things in that presentation that will no doubt get the MPAA
(etc) up in arms, so fun will ensue.
Assuming the "incumbent discovery" and frequency shifting issue is behind us
with this (are LPTV's incumbent? how about those monitoring systems used in
hospitals?) this Philips system seems to be a very cool thing and will only
take three or four years to change the part 15 rules that prevent low power tv
devices.
I, for one, can't wait for the NAB's 'new attitude' (see the recent rhetoric
between them and musicFirst, including their response after musicFirst sent
them a dead herring in the mail) is extended to this field.
:-)
John Willkie
-----Original Message-----
>From: Adam Goldberg <adam_g@xxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Jun 28, 2008 5:37 PM
>To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [opendtv] Re: News: Philips Demonstrates HDTV Over White Space
>
>John,
>
>Trade press often writes blurbs spurred by an ex parte filing. Why else would
>my name ever make it in the press?
>
>Here's the Philips presentation:
>
>http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?native_or_pdf=pdf&id_document=6520031486
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>Behalf Of John Willkie
>Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2008 1:34 PM
>To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [opendtv] Re: News: Philips Demonstrates HDTV Over White Space
>
>Interesting if true. However, one needs to note that this is a news report
>based on a an ex-parte filing (required by the Sunshine Act) of a Philips
>meeting with a single Commissioner. Philips is required to report it.
>
>It's the first time I can ever remember a news item about an ex-parte filing.
>
>It is not them 1)actually proving it or even 2)showing the device to the
>Commission and most importantly 3) letting the Commission testing the device.
>
>John Willkie
>
>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Jun 28, 2008 4:03 AM
>>To: OpenDTV Mail List <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Subject: [opendtv] News: Philips Demonstrates HDTV Over White Space
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>>TVT Newsbytes :: FCC/Regulatory
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>>Philips Demonstrates HDTV Over White Space
>>
>>6.27.2008
>>
>>Philips Electronics says it has demonstrated to the FCC a "fully
>>operational white space broadband system" that senses and avoids
>>incumbent users, all while transmitting an HDTV signal over an empty
>>channel.
>>
>>In a filing describing a June 23 meeting with FCC Commissioner
>>Michael J. Copps and his legal adviser, Philips said it also
>>demonstrated that its technology could detect a newly introduced
>>incumbent wireless mic signal and seamlessly switch to a new open
>>channel without interrupting the HDTV transmission.
>>
>>Philips said the technology could help create home networks that
>>allow wireless HDTV transmission among rooms as well as linking
>>together devices such as telephones and even HVAC systems.
>>
>>The company said its system constantly scans and senses UHF spectrum
>>for used channels, and also features "cognitive operation" in which
>>all network nodes jump to another available white space channel
>>should an incumbent user begin transmissions on a channel being used.
>>
>>Broadcaster have opposed the use of such unlicensed consumer devices
>>in white spaces, saying that the interference-mitigation plans
>>proposed by electronics companies fail to guarantee that DTV signals
>>and wireless mic users be able to operate without interference.
>>
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