[opendtv] Re: Wired: Comcast may have found a major net neutrality loophole
- From: Craig Birkmaier <brewmastercraig@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2015 08:37:55 -0500
On Nov 21, 2015, at 8:00 PM, Albert Manfredi <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
My bet is that in cable nets, Internet usage is highest before prime time,
when use of the broadcast TV spectrum is lowest. And vice versa, during the
prime time hours, broadcast spectrum use is highest, and broadband lower. An
all IP net would make much more effective use of overall net capacity, where
the full net capacity can be applied at all times, to whatever service people
want to use then.
You would lose that bet. Both are highest during prime time.
That's when people watch the most TV, and the peak usage for all delivery
techniques- broadcast, MVPD and Netflix (and the other OTT services.
An all IP net would only be more efficient if EVERYONE wanted to watch
on-demand services. The reality is that much more than half are watching the
linear networks, when DVR time shifting is taken into account.
Regards
Craig
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