September 2006
2 posts
Cyren Call, Verizon, and public safety
A quick recap and then some thoughts. As part of the digital TV transition, broadcasters will return spectrum they currently use in the 700 MHz band to the federal government. Congress decided that 24 MHz of that returned spectrum will be given to public safety agencies and the rest (36 MHz, I believe 60 MHz) will be auctioned.
The system by which spectrum is doled out to,...
Will the internet kill TV?
Quick plug: I have a new article up at Tech Central Station in which I argue that reports of TV’s demise at the hands of the Internet are greatly exaggerated. A teaser: “The success of the iTunes Music Store and the iPod has not spelled the end for radio broadcasting or CDs, and the same is likely to be the case in the video market. Satellite radio, iPod and iTunes have shown, however,...
