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DTV Delay?
dailywireless.org —
... households have requested more than 47.4 million coupons and more than 18.8 million coupons have been redeemed.
Projections suggest that the number of consumers on the waiting list to get a coupon could climb to 5 million by early February, increasing by hundreds of thousands every day, the Obama transition team said.
A research report from investment bank Stifel Nicolaus Associates downplays the risks of a short delay, as long as it doesn’t extend past mid-May. From the report:
We do not believe an extension of ...
Digital TV Delay Could Affect Carriers Switch To 4G
mocoNews —
... services to phones and other consumer devices because most broadcasters have been prepared for this transition for some time. Carriers could also plow ahead with building out the infrastructure to be fully prepared with the transition happens (although in past experience, as with T-Mobile USA, we know that clearing spectrum can actually take a lot of time). A research report from investment bank Stifel Nicolaus Associates said a short delay—that doesn't extend past mid-May—will be OK, reports GigaOm. "We do not believe an extension of this length would ...
Is a DTV Delay a Bailout for Procrastinators?
NewTeeVee —
... (An earlier study found that 90 percent of people were aware of the switch — though they weren’t fully informed as to what that meant).
Emergency first responders aren’t against the delay per se — they just want guarantees that any delays would not interfere with their access to the 24MHz of spectrum so they can communicate on the same frequencies nationally.
Many of you. Based on comments left on stories posted here, GigaOM and on The New York Times, there are lots of folks wondering what the point ...
The Biggest Losers: Delayed DTV Edition [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... When President-elect Barack Obama asked Congress to delay the transition that will force broadcasters to switch from analog TV signals to digital ones last week, we noted that the move could cause trouble for companies planning to use the newly available spectrum for new technologies. I’ve reached out to most of the affected companies, as well as some industry experts, to determine what it would really mean. It’s also important to note that as of now the law mandates a change on Feb. 17, and until that law is changed, a delay is all ...
June DTV Transition Would Hurt Qualcomm Most [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... Congress is likely to condone such a wait, even as industry players stew, because to date some people have been ...
Senate OKs DTV Delay, Still Needs Money for Coupons [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... (we are assuming all of them are going to pick up coupons). That makes the DTV coupon funding important, because until that money is allocated, the main reason driving the DTV delay cannot be addressed. ...
Verizon Still Pushing for LTE in 2010 [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... On its earnings conference call today, Verizon says it still hopes to have LTE commercially available by the first half of 2010. Verizon President and COO Denny Strigl gave the time frame, and didn’t indicate that the four-month delay in accessing the 700 MHz spectrum occupied by analog television signals would cause the carrier problems. In December, Verizon said it would speed up its LTE launch and ...
House Puts the Kibosh on DTV Delay [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... Members of the House this afternoon failed to pass a bill that would delay the transition from analog to digital television signals by four months. Without House approval, the deadline for the switch stands at Feb. 17. Qualcomm is undoubtedly rejoicing, as it ...
Tracking Verizon’s Shifting Statements on LTE [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... . In addition to launching a new network, based on GSM rather than the familiar CDMA standard, Verizon had to wait while its 700 MHz spectrum to be used for LTE was vacated by television stations. That took four months. For those of you following along in the playbook, here are Verizon’s statements regarding LTE in the last year. ...
The FCC Sees the Future — and It’s VoIP [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... That disruption will come from three factors, and the most obvious one will be familiar to us since we just went through the digital TV transition — how do we make sure everyone has access to an IP network as the old circuit-switched network fades away? Cutting off someone’s copper landline isn’t going to fly in many homes. Although the FCC is not proposing any sort of cut-off date, the writing is on the wall for the fate of copper landlines, and laggards will have to be transitioned off those lines as the costs of maintaining the ...
