[LINK] Early Impressions at the Broadband Future Event

[Tom Koltai]

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> [mailto:link-bounces at mailman1.anu.edu.au] On Behalf Of 
> Marghanita da Cruz
> Sent: Thursday, 10 December 2009 3:10 PM
> To: Roger Clarke
> Cc: privacy at lists.efa.org.au; link at anu.edu.au
> Subject: Re: [LINK] Early Impressions at the Broadband Future Event
> 
> 
> Hate to point out the bleeding obvious - 
> but Video has been transmitted 
> wirelessly for some time now - its 
> called Television.
> 
<SNIP>

Yes, Analogue 4 Mbit per Second VHF/UHF TV has been with us a while as a
Standard Definition (640 x 480 equivalent) picture.
These days I get the same or better quality, 720/756 x 1080 via digital
delivery using a fraction of the bandwidth.
A 1000 kbps encoded Digital file is a far more efficient use of
spectrum. Whether it be wireless or Fibre photons.

I believe that as the worlds population increases, advances in out
technology delivery models are required so that spectrum can be
reallocated to service more persons with more functionality.
Therefore the wireless TV that we "used to have/still have" is a
horrible waste of spectrum resources.

Added to that, if you review the actual numbers of persons watching FTA
television, only about 33% of the population appear to have any interest
in twelve month repeats of four year old programs interjected with 18
minutes of advertising every hour.

Wireless or broadcast Television (one way TV) therefore is a moot point
and doesn't belong in the same conversation as the discussion about
Broadband opportunities.

Off Topic but self explanatory.






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