[opendtv] Re: iptv experts-agree-ip-based-digital-services-are-future-television
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:03:11 -0400
On Apr 22, 2013, at 5:15 PM, "Manfredi, Albert E"
<albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Craig Birkmaier wrote:
>
>> Right up Bert's alley...
>
> http://broadcastengineering.com/cable-amp-iptv/experts-agree-ip-based-digital-services-are-future-television?NL=BE-04&Issue=BE-04_20130422_BE-04_943&YM_RID=craig@xxxxxxxxx&YM_MID=1388620&sfvc4enews=42
>
> It was only a matter of time, Craig. The Internet core networks and last mile
> had been increasing in capacity from day 1. Eventually, starting in the mid
> 1990s, they had acquired enough capacity for streaming audio, and for
> carrying an increasing amount of telephone traffic too. It was a no-brainer
> that they'd eventually get up to TV speeds.
>
> I'm not sure why you're so insistent that MVPDs can ignore this. At least,
> that's how you sound to me. You keep making the same old arguments about what
> MVPDs provide, as if we were stuck in 1985.
Some simple math Bert.
85% of U.S. homes still subscribe to some form of MVPD service.
Average U.S. home watches more than 30 hours of TV per week, the vast majority
of which come via the MVPD infrastructure.
While it is growing rapidly, the number of hours of Internet TV viewed is still
quite small compared to the hours delivered via MVPD and broadcast.
A cable system would need to rebuild much of its plant, eliminating analog
service and adding switched IP at the neighborhood level to transition to an
all IP delivery system.
We ain't there yet…
But we keep getting a bit closer!
Regards
Craig
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