I would like to look at the bandwidth per channel your system would use. Around here there are multiple tv's per household, and very few are ever on the same channel. That is where I see the issue, even at 1 meg per feed X 3 STB's kills my 900Mhz Canopy AP.
Mike Bushard, Jr Wisper Wireless Solutions, LLC 320-256-WISP (9477) 320-256-9478 Fax -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Clint Ricker Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 9:31 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] IPTV Not ready for prime time...? There's already several hundred thousand subscribers on IPTV platforms in the US alone, so I'm not sure what you're waiting for... what shortcomings are you seeing? The technology IS being deployed in "prime time" scenarios already (AT&T, which is not known for being adventuresome with technology is the biggest, but not the only domestic example; internationally, it is being deployed much more widely). The main problem that WISPs face is that you may have to do some network overhauls to handle that sort of traffic... When you "resell" DirectTV (unless they have changed their model since 2005, which is the last I looked at their agreements), it is more of a referral/outsourced installation crew than reselling. It does let you offer triple play to a point, but (again, unless it's changed), you can't do single bill and you can't really generate any reoccuring revenue (which, as a service provider, is where your real profit tends to be).... Although you do have increased costs in doing your own in terms of network buildout and so forth, you also effectively (if done right, profitably) subsidize the buildout of a better network.... It probably is not quite viable for ultra-rural WISPs because of really low densities and so forth. In areas with higher densities (definitely MDU), it is viable and deployable.... -Clint Ricker Kentnis Technologies On 9/10/07, Brad Belton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Agreed, but IMO just not quite ready for prime time ..... yet. <grin> > > Best, > > Brad > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Mike Hammett > Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 8:23 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] IPTV > > IPTV is also the breaking of the traditional TV mold. You can offer > thousands of channels from all kinds of different sources. It doesn't even > have to be in the traditional channel format. > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Matt Liotta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 8:09 AM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] IPTV > > > > Brad Belton wrote: > >> We have (off and on) been looking for the same solution, however we came > >> to > >> a conclusion years ago. Why not just re-sell Direct TV or Dish? > >> > > For a full channel line-up or in residential settings I would agree with > > you. However, in a MTU the ability to provide channels ala carte to > > multiple customers using IP provides different economics. > > > > -Matt > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > > > ** Join us at the WISPA Reception at 6:30 PM on October the 16th 2007 at > > ISPCON ** > > ** ISPCON Fall 2007 - October 16-18 - San Jose, CA www.ispcon.com ** > > ** THE INTERNET INDUSTRY EVENT ** > > ** FREE Exhibits and Events Pass available until August 31 ** > > ** Use Customer Code WSEMF7 when you register online at > > http://www.ispcon.com/register.php ** > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > > http://signup.wispa.org/ > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > ** Join us at the WISPA Reception at 6:30 PM on October the 16th 2007 at > ISPCON ** > ** ISPCON Fall 2007 - October 16-18 - San Jose, CA www.ispcon.com ** > ** THE INTERNET INDUSTRY EVENT ** > ** FREE Exhibits and Events Pass available until August 31 ** > ** Use Customer Code WSEMF7 when you register online at > http://www.ispcon.com/register.php ** > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > > ** Join us at the WISPA Reception at 6:30 PM on October the 16th 2007 at ISPCON ** > ** ISPCON Fall 2007 - October 16-18 - San Jose, CA www.ispcon.com ** > ** THE INTERNET INDUSTRY EVENT ** > ** FREE Exhibits and Events Pass available until August 31 ** > ** Use Customer Code WSEMF7 when you register online at http://www.ispcon.com/register.php ** > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ** Join us at the WISPA Reception at 6:30 PM on October the 16th 2007 at ISPCON ** ** ISPCON Fall 2007 - October 16-18 - San Jose, CA www.ispcon.com ** ** THE INTERNET INDUSTRY EVENT ** ** FREE Exhibits and Events Pass available until August 31 ** ** Use Customer Code WSEMF7 when you register online at http://www.ispcon.com/register.php ** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Join us at the WISPA Reception at 6:30 PM on October the 16th 2007 at ISPCON ** ** ISPCON Fall 2007 - October 16-18 - San Jose, CA www.ispcon.com ** ** THE INTERNET INDUSTRY EVENT ** ** FREE Exhibits and Events Pass available until August 31 ** ** Use Customer Code WSEMF7 when you register online at http://www.ispcon.com/register.php ** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
