I've looked into doing traditional TV over IP and wireless networks... You can't obtain a license for traditional TV over wireless networks.
I wouldn't mind coming up with a half assed list of places of good video content. ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -------------------------------------------------- From: "Clint Ricker" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 7:11 AM To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Net Neutrality > I am all too aware of the weakness of wireless networks in regards to > streaming of video. > > That said, I cannot see how over the top video is a bad thing for > independent ISPs, even if wireless technology has to make some progress to > handle it. It removes triple play as a competitive advantage for your > competitors and hurts them a LOT more than it costs the independent ISPs. > If anything, independent ISPs (especially wireline independent ISPs) > should > be advertising "Internet access, includes 10 million channels for FREE" > and > get people to shift the $1,500-$2,000 a year that they are spending on > triple play packages over your way. > > -Clint Ricker > > > > > On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 11:06 AM, RickG <[email protected]> wrote: > >> This is imminent. The questions is: whose network? -RickG >> >> On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 9:38 AM, Robert West <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > One thing you can bank on, it WILL take hold. >> > >> > The need for more Bandwidth won't be stopped anytime soon, I believe. >> > Eventually most if not all communications will run over the same >> > network, >> > which if you think about it, all the communications out there seem to >> touch >> > the internet at least in part. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> > Behalf Of Clint Ricker >> > Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 9:21 AM >> > To: WISPA General List >> > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Net Neutrality >> > >> > For the mainstream ISPs (the big RBOCs and MSOs), their bandwidth costs >> are >> > very, very low and are a small fraction of their overall costs. >> > However, >> > that statement does ignore the costs of perpetually upgrading their >> network >> > to handle larger volumes of bandwidth. From a cost perspective, that >> > is >> the >> > main motivation for the big players to shape traffic. However, even >> > that >> is >> > small compared to the potential loss of revenue if "over the top" video >> > takes hold. >> > >> > -Clint >> > >> > >> > >> > On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 11:27 AM, Matt <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >> > It's back.... >> >> > >> >> > http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,552503,00.html?test=latestnews >> >> >> >> I am just waiting for them to say bitcaps are a no no. When you think >> >> about it with a bit cap you cannot really use the Internet to >> >> completely replace the catv or dish service. Some consumers I am sure >> >> are going to say that's not fair and some clueless law makers will >> >> likely believe them. >> >> >> >> I have already heard some 'expert' IT people on blogs brag that >> >> bandwidth costs ISP's virtually nothing and the only reason for >> >> bitcaps is to prevent competing video services from taking market >> >> share. >> >> >> >> Matt >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > ---- >> >> WISPA Wants You! 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