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Therefore, unless they have a capability they have not published on one of their satellites (which I doubt) they won't be able to deploy the system until they launch a suitable satellite with L-band or S-band high power beam coverage for use in the DVB-SH format.

It'll likely be a while (more than a year) before they get the can get a launch lined up.

Interesting though.]]>Apr 24th 2008 6:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/24/dish-networks-teams-with-alcatel-lucent-for-dvb-sh-trial-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/24/dish-networks-teams-with-alcatel-lucent-for-dvb-sh-trial-in-us/
Again, you sound smarter than me, but there's no way that there is a limitation keeping them from doing this, if they are ready to test this year.

(From the article on the satellite launch)

If all goes to plan, Las Vegas, Nevada and Raleigh / Durham, North Carolina will be gifted with ICO mim (mobile interactive media) service trials "later this summer," though a commercial launch isn't slated to occur until "later in 2009."
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