[opendtv] Re: Qualcomm on Channel 55
- From: Mitchell Cardwell <mitchell.cardwell@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 12:13:51 -0700
A cell phone company asking TV stations to vacate their channels so the
cell phone company can offer...TV. What a strange time we live in.
Mitch
On Jun 20, 2005, at 12:35 AM, Bill Hogan wrote:
>
> Qualcomm announces plans for UHF Ch. 55 [1]
>
>
> Qualcomm, the mobile technology specialist, is one of those companies
> wondering if the DTV transition will ever end. It is anxious to use
> UHF Ch.
> 55 for its nationwide mediacast network, an enterprise that plans to
> launch
> multiple channels of video and audio to third generation mobile phones.
>
> To jumpstart the new service, Qualcomm has already begun negotiating
> with
> broadcasters occupying Ch. 55 to give up the spectrum early.
> Qualcomm’sfirst agreements are with the owners of WACX-TV in
> Orlando,
> and KWDK-TV in Tacoma, WA. The confidential agreements are said to be
> contingent on the current owners winning FCC permission to stop
> broadcasting
> on Ch. 55 and to operate digital-only on Ch. 40 in Orlando and Ch. 42
> in
> Tacoma.
>
> Qualcomm created a subsidiary called MediaFLO after paying the federal
> government $38 million in an auction last summer for future nationwide
> rightsto channel 55. However, it can’t use the spectrum in areas
> where
> a broadcaster still occupies the spectrum or where it would cause
> interference with stations on adjacent channels.
>
> The name MediaFLO is derived from Qualcomm’s Forward Link Only
> (FLO)
> technology for content aggregation, delivery and viewing. The network
> will
> support 50-100 national and local content channels using the 700MHz
> spectrum,including up to 15 live streaming channels and numerous
> clip-cast
> and audio channels.
>
> This content will be delivered in an easy-to-use and familiar format at
> quality levels that dramatically surpass current mobile multimedia
> offerings
> through the use of QVGA video at up to 30fps and high-quality stereo
> audio.
>
> --- Links ---
> 1
> http://broadcastengineering.com/newsletters/bth/20050619/qualcomm-
> magic-number-20050619
>
>
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