On Mon, 10 Sep 2007, Thomas Bridge wrote:
> Then the telcos will use their own infrastructure right up to the
> exchange - which makes the earlier conversations about wholesale DSL
> irrelevant to the point.
Since when do the telcos provide content?
Why are you assuming the STBs will be provided and controlled by the
DSL/broadband providers?
(I know the likes of Magnet are trying to turn themselves into
cable-like companies, via FTH).
> watch it, unlikely, or more to the point, to show live feeds such
> as sporting events, its far more likely they'll go down the
> multicast path.
Multicast just doesn't work outside of highly-controlled paths.
There's *NO WAY* for the likes of Hollywood, smaller TV companies
(e.g. ITV, C4), etc.. to get multicast to end-users.
Further, multicast essentially does not apply to on-demand viewing
(Youtube and the online efforts of ITV, C4, BBC, etc..).
regards,
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