My research show that the main cost is the STB more so then the head end. VLS makes a pretty decent head-end depending on what you want to serve out. I had setup VLS with access to current IPTV stations as well as HD stored media. The streaming was very simple to to, albeit network intensive. I would be very interested in learning more about the purposed solution
On 9/10/07, Mike Hammett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've heard of 768 kb SD and HD under 5 megs, though I forget how far under 5 > megs. > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "CHUCK PROFITO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 10:22 AM > Subject: RE: [WISPA] IPTV > > > How much better? > > Chuck Profito > 209-988-7388 > CV-ACCESS, INC > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Providing High Speed Broadband > to Rural Central California > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Mike Hammett > Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 8:14 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] IPTV > > > MPEG-4 systems can provide much better bitrates. Most of DirecTV's HD is in > > MPEG-4. > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brandon Brownlee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 10:04 AM > Subject: RE: [WISPA] IPTV > > > > I'd be interested. I've checked a few, and so far have been unable to > > find > > a > > solution with programming that allows you to broadcast wirelessly due to > > license agreements. Not to mention one channel is approximately 4megs, and > > HD is 20megs, at TV quality anyway. These two things are large technical > > hurdles, especially for WISPs. 3 TVs in the home on different channels? > > 12megs. > > > > There are a few turnkey solutions deploying for small businesses now, > > with break-evens set around a 1000 customer base, that will allow > > "ala-carte" to a point. The ala-carte programming is foiled by the > > networks and their contracts, not necessarily the cable/aggregate > > companies. If you get 1 channel from a company, they want to serve all > > their channels to you (You can't get HBO without HBO2, HBO-West, > > HBO-Family, etc.). That is setup in the carrier agreements with > > whomever is brokering the aggregate deals. > > > > I agree with your #2 below, yep! > > > > If you come up with something, please hit me up with the info as we > > would definitely be interested. > > > > Brandon > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Behalf Of Clint Ricker > > Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 8:37 AM > > To: WISPA General List > > Subject: Re: [WISPA] IPTV > > > > Matt, I'm understanding from you that if there was a good way to do > > this, you'd definitely be interested? Is anyone else out there > > potentially interested? > > > > This is an area that I've been working in for quite a while now, and > > the technology is there and deployable. > > > > There are two main obstacles, however. > > 1. Getting programming > > 2. Upfront costs of deployment (video headend infrastructures are not > > cheap...) > > > > Both of those are not really issues, but do require a bit of scale.... > > I'm working on a good platform to be able to do this on a centralized > > level that can then support multiple, smaller service providers. I'm > > interested in seeing if this is of interest to a large enough userbase > > through WISPs to make it worth the effort in building in support for > > those customers... > > > > > > -Clint Ricker > > > > > > > > > > On 9/10/07, Matt Liotta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Brad Belton wrote: > >> > Correct, we see the same requests. However, why try re-inventing > >> > the > > wheel > >> > when DirecTV already has a solution in place? Every time this > >> > issue > >> > has > >> > popped up the client was more than happy to pay the DirecTV price even > > if > >> > they only wanted CNN or FOX. > >> > > >> Are you reselling DirecTV now? > >> > >> > It just didn't seem to make sense (yet) to put additional load on > >> > the > >> > IP > > leg > >> > into a building when the service is already available from the roof > > where we > >> > already have rights. > >> > > >> Yes, but then you are running coax to various tenants and various > >> drops. 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