Comments on: IPTV: The Next Big Thing? http://anil.org.in/2007/04/12/iptv-the-next-big-thing/ Stuff I run across. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:56:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: anil http://anil.org.in/2007/04/12/iptv-the-next-big-thing/#comment-378 anil Thu, 03 May 2007 14:03:54 +0000 http://anil.org.in/2007/04/12/iptv-the-next-big-thing/#comment-378 That's a good question. The answer is that there is no wireless technology which is good enough to replace a wired last mile for IPTV or triple-play, as of now. Of all the wireless technologies we know of can provide bandwidth only in the sub 1mbps range (WiFi exempted which is not useful as a last mile). Widely used technology for last mile now is EDGE/GPRS. It cannot provide this much bandwidth. But WiMaX is an un-coming and promising technology. There is an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WiMAX#Limitations" rel="nofollow">inherent problem </a> with wireless: the devices connected are getting a shared bandwidth. For example is 100 mbps avail in a sector and there is only one user he will can get all the 100mbps. But if there are 100 users, each one will get only 1mbps. This is yet another problem to be solved. That’s a good question. The answer is that there is no wireless technology which is good enough to replace a wired last mile for IPTV or triple-play, as of now.

Of all the wireless technologies we know of can provide bandwidth only in the sub 1mbps range (WiFi exempted which is not useful as a last mile). Widely used technology for last mile now is EDGE/GPRS. It cannot provide this much bandwidth. But WiMaX is an un-coming and promising technology.

There is an inherent problem with wireless: the devices connected are getting a shared bandwidth. For example is 100 mbps avail in a sector and there is only one user he will can get all the 100mbps. But if there are 100 users, each one will get only 1mbps. This is yet another problem to be solved.

]]> By: Vijayakrishnan http://anil.org.in/2007/04/12/iptv-the-next-big-thing/#comment-375 Vijayakrishnan Thu, 03 May 2007 04:50:10 +0000 http://anil.org.in/2007/04/12/iptv-the-next-big-thing/#comment-375 Imagine carrying your Laptop at the airport and logging into your Cable TV network! Is that possible - Anil? Imagine carrying your Laptop at the airport and logging into your Cable TV network! Is that possible - Anil?

]]> By: Vijayakrishnan http://anil.org.in/2007/04/12/iptv-the-next-big-thing/#comment-374 Vijayakrishnan Thu, 03 May 2007 04:38:47 +0000 http://anil.org.in/2007/04/12/iptv-the-next-big-thing/#comment-374 In laymans terms, why IPTV is not possible in a wireless world? Why do we still need "last mile"? Is nt the "Triple Play" possible without wires? In laymans terms, why IPTV is not possible in a wireless world? Why do we still need “last mile”? Is nt the “Triple Play” possible without wires?

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