[opendtv] Re: Qualcomm

  • From: Bob Miller <bob@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 20:05:02 -0500

Kon Wilms wrote:

>
>And what bits might that be? What exactly can I do with a phone
>*visually* while I am driving, for example? Nothing.
>
>I'm sure this will forge ahead but like I put it before -- you need a. a
>killer device and b. a killer service. Just having a killer network
>doesn't buy you anything except a guarantee that you will have no viewers.
>
>Cheers
>Kon
>
I am not arguing for the Qualcomm business plan because I don't think 
they have one yet.

The one thing that is different about the Qualcomm venture is the 
modulation that allows for true mobile reception and that is all the 
difference in the world. All companies that have tried this before were 
doing it with 8-VSB and they didn't have a prayer.

This is different. Whether or not their business plan makes sense is 
another issue. I don't personally think it does.

Bob Miller

BTW the receiver is not a "half-brick receiver" it blends into a cell 
phone without much extra bulk. At least the working prototypes I have 
seen. It is really pretty simple, most cell phones and all carriers will 
offer this in a few years. Most of us will watch some DTV on our cell 
phones no matter what we say today.

http://www.wirelesswatch.jp/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=741
http://www.itmedia.co.jp/mobile/0308/08/sanyo.html

Bob Miller

 
 
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