[opendtv] Re: Twang's Tuesday Tribune (Mark's Monday Memo) 2004April20
- From: Eory Frank-p22212 <Frank.Eory@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 15:53:23 -0700
Doug McDonald wrote:
>Of course, perhaps you were being sarcastic. But in
>fact, what you said is TRUE!!!.
>
Actually I wasn't being sarcastic -- it really IS all about HDTV, and not about
mobile reception and not about delivering adequate signals to indoor
coat-hanger antennas or $2 bowtie antennas.
>After the analog is turned off, then, and only then,
>we can done many of the free-up channels to
>a low-bitrate, low definition (or standard definition)
>specifically mobile or mostly-data service, which
>will have had the benefit time to create a fourth or
>fifth generation COFDM based system.
>
>And hopefully, at high enough powers to cover
>everybody, not just those in big cities.
My point was really that DTV broadcasters have no business using free spectrum
for mobile wireless data or multimedia services, when other companies are
forced to buy the spectrum to do the same. If you want to be in that business,
go buy some spectrum and set up a 3G network. If you are in the TV business,
just do your best to deliver HDTV and let's get on with it.
-- Frank
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