Aha! You weren't on the WMTalk list asking these questions, you were on the OpenDTV list! John Willkie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Prashant Desai" <prashant.desai@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:31 AM Subject: [opendtv] wm trials at different telcos using wm series > Hello Everyone > > > I am curious , the list members views on the windows media server [ wm > series ] , is it a truly a carrier grade solution > > For streaming [unicast and multicast ] streams to few tens of thousands of > subscriber simultaneously ? > > > > Does MS DRM can be used for securing/encrypting ( CAS functionality )the > live Broadcast TV channels ? which can be decoded on the PC or on the set > top box > > Running windows CE OS , if MS DRM cant be used for encryption of the live > Broadcast TV channels then are there any other vendors who supports wm9 > format > > For the CAS functionalities ? > > > > Does any one aware about the status of any of the wm9 trials that's MS is > /was conducting at some of the largest telco's like > > SBC, Telecom Italia , Verizone and others ... > > > > I was just surprised when I came to know that windows media server is > capable of supporting few 10 thousands of unicast streams simultaneously > > At the rate of 512 KBPS to 1MBPS to 1.5 MBPS for viewing the same on > either PC or on TV sets. > > > > I would really appreciate your inputs on above > > > > > > Warm regards, > > Prashant > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.