[Premium-Rx] communication future ??

[Mac McCullough]

I was only grasping at short straws hoping BW would chime in .. now I feel 
like my day is complete ,  I just have to read the summary a few more times 
to get in the tech groove ..  seriously  thank you all who have shared the 
knowledge base with me ..  I better have direction I will try and steer this 
matter locally toward  ...  thanx  mac/mc w5mc



Located 46 miles due North of the Alamo, and 121 miles due South of the 
Western White House.   see my website at  www.collinsandharrisradios.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ben Wallace" <benwallace at dslextreme.com>
To: "Steve Stutman" <Steve at OceanRobots.net>; "Mac McCullough" 
<w5mc at austin.rr.com>
Cc: "Premium-Rx at Ml.Skirrow.Org" <premium-rx at ml.skirrow.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 10:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Premium-Rx] communication future ??


3G cellular is finally gaining traction around
the world.  All 3G cellular technology is based
upon CDMA and offers significant data rate
increases (EvDO).  The next generation of
cellular communication (4G) will most likely be
some form of OFDM -- very high speed and targeted
to the mobile user.  I do not believe that WiMAX
will be ubiquitous enough to take much market
share away cellular/PSC/DVB-H and MediaFLO.

A lot of effort for the future is in wireless -- 
and whoever can deliver the bandwidth (cheaply),
and deliver almost anywhere will be the
winner.  Something to look forward to......This
autumn Verizon Wireless will initiate something
called MediaFLO.  It will be a so-called add on
to their non-real time VCast service.  MediaFLO
will offer real-time video and audio programming
(20 video and audio channels) to the cellular/PCS
handset using a discrete UHF channel (what we
used to know as UHF TV Channel 55).  The discrete
channel is required since the celluar and PCS
networks can not handle the data requirements of
real-time programming.  There is a competing
service called DVB-H being pushed by Nokia and
Crown Castle Towers.  MediaFLO is being pushed by Qualcomm.

So for the near future, I see two big blocks of
users.  The mobile user who will be offered
increasingly higher bandwidths and additional
video and audio programming on a single handset
(IPod dead?).  The other block will be home users
where I think cable and DSL will be solid for the
next 3-4 years.  IP based video programming (TV)
is coming -- but in the US where we are so far
behind other countries that will come some time.... much later.

Ben Wallace
WB8HUR
San Diego






At 06:01 PM 4/2/2006, Steve Stutman wrote:
>Depends on the sociology of deployment of 802.11 and successors.
>
>If every other house in an MSA had a wireless something XCVR, then 
>cellphones would be mostly "wireless" (I prefer Radio) VOIP or similar. In 
>1989, Moto and others tried something similar; was termed CT2 then.
>
>Obviously, the people who own the existing spectrum and systems for your 
>neighbors' belt jewelry would rather this doesn't happen. Maybe our 
>government, with its tight-fisted spending, will not build out the 
>"wireless Net" along highways and boonies. Maybe private sector picks up; 
>might be that a clever lawyer prevents this.
>
>"Cellular" ants can, as you know, be made to look like trees, gaslamps etc. 
>So tower extinction depends largely on the lawyers and accountants and 
>future network access and topology.
>
>Then again maybe someone puts up some sats with bigs ants in geosynch 
>orbit.
>
>I also prefer HF.
>
>73
>
>Steve
>
>
>and Mac McCullough wrote:
>
>>Somewhat off topic but with this advance guard membership in forward 
>>looking and technology involved..
>>
>>Where are we headed with Cell Phone technology with respect in say 10 
>>years, compared to the present use of cell towers vs. full satellite or 
>>whatever method will we have that will be popular technology ...  My 
>>reason for asking is in my local community I have a host of members who 
>>hate cell towers { all the while using this thing strapped to their waist 
>>or pocket }  but love their cell phone.. and I am a member of this towns 
>>Planning and Zoning Commission and of course an HF addict, but I see cell 
>>tower need or use in the next 10 years,  *GOING AWAY,* becoming passé... 
>>but is my thinking wrong or closer to right ??  all insight welcomed  .. 
>>Where are we headed  ??    thanx  mac/mc
>>w5mc
>>Located 46 miles due North of the Alamo, and 121 miles due South of the 
>>Western White House.   see my website at
>>www.collinsandharrisradios.com <http://www.collinsandharrisradios.com>
>>
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