[LINK] Early Impressions at the Broadband Future Event

Marghanita da Cruz marghanita at ramin.com.au
Thu Dec 10 16:27:14 AEDT 2009


Tom Koltai wrote:
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
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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
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>>
>> 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.
> 

It would appear that the spectrum
licenses are obviously too cheap or
given to the wrong people.

Here in Sydney - the low quality video
high quality audio parliamentary
channel is worth being broadcast in
real time. True NITV seems to be looping
their content....but Channel 31 which
isn't yet digital has some interesting
very local content.

The debate about use(s) of
cable/spectrum is fundamental to the NBN .

Picking up Roger's point about US
perspective, it seems we are again
heading to trying to replicate the us
Cable network(s).

Ofcourse while there is higher demand
for spectrum (both wireless radio and 
cable)
in more densely populated parts of the 
world,
I don't think it is an issue in Sydney 
let alone
elsewhere...given that our population 
projection
is only 35 million people.
see 30 Nov 2009 hansard:
<http://www.aph.gov.au/HANSARD/hanssen.htm>

> NEW DELHI: In a surprise move, state-run telecom firm BSNL has cancelled the equipment purchase order given to Chinese company Huawei saying the
> conditions imposed by the vendor are not acceptable, leaving the fate of Rs 32,000-crore capacity addition programme in limbo.
> 
> Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), after prolonged discussions, had placed order for 20 million GSM lines for the South Zone with Huawei last month. 
<http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/telecom/BSNLs-93-mn-GSM-lines-tender-in-limbo-cancels-Huawei-order/articleshow/5308013.cms>

Marghanita
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