Sorry, with the exception of Sinclair and a few others. nat ostroff wrote: >Hey guys that is not a fair analysis. We did try to make the point about >8VSB and got our heads handed to us by the "all knowing" establishment. >Having been roundly chastised we feel we did our best but could not get >through the Washington fog! > >Nat Ostroff >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Bob Miller" <bob@xxxxxxxxxx> >To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 4:58 PM >Subject: [opendtv] Re: Qualcomm on Channel 55 > > > > >>Yes but the strangeness emanates from the fact that broadcasters passed >>on developing their OTA spectrum for actually broadcasting. They seem >>content with ancient 8-VSB and MPEG2 technology with no thought to >>mobile on their spectrum while spending all their efforts on multicast >>must carry. >> >>That is what is strange. Others see the opportunity and will bury >>current broadcasters IMO. Qualcomm is just the first. >> >>Bob Miller >> >>Mitchell Cardwell wrote: >> >> >> >>>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. >>>> >>>>T >>>> >>>> >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.