I'd imagine it would be some time before they come out with a full blown DVB-SH service because the Dish Network (Echostar) satellites are currently Ku and Ka band transmitters which are designed for fixed point reception with a satellite dish. These are not suitable for handheld devices because you need a high gain directional antenna.
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.
What you posted sounds very smart - like you know what you're talking about. But, if they are going to start testing THIS YEAR... I'm guessing there's no lack of capability on their part. Did you think that maybe the spectrum bandwidth they bought might assist to make this all possible?
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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Dr Buzz0 @ Apr 24th 2008 6:46PM
I'd imagine it would be some time before they come out with a full blown DVB-SH service because the Dish Network (Echostar) satellites are currently Ku and Ka band transmitters which are designed for fixed point reception with a satellite dish. These are not suitable for handheld devices because you need a high gain directional antenna.
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.
Kennyb123 @ Apr 24th 2008 7:01PM
What you posted sounds very smart - like you know what you're talking about. But, if they are going to start testing THIS YEAR... I'm guessing there's no lack of capability on their part. Did you think that maybe the spectrum bandwidth they bought might assist to make this all possible?
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."