Remember that like the term wireless, iptv has way too many meanings.
IPTV to the telcos is TV to the cablecos.
By saying IPTV, they figure they get around a lot of stuff and make it
sound better than broadcast TV.
Broadcast TV isn't much of a bandwidth problem - they do it fine today.
TV over the internet will take time since most people don't want to
watch TV on a laptop or PC.
Until the Converged Living Room becomes mainstream, bandwidth won't be a
huge problem.
VOD (video on demand) is being confused with Network DVR.
Instead of home DVR, it will be at the NOC.
Maybe the way hotel on-demand is.
That's what the content companies want.
We'll see. Even DISH promises Caller ID on the TV screen, but that isn't
IPTV.
Just some thoughts this morning.
Peter
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