| reply to Rick
Re: I think the question is... AT&T will be just fine. television is changing to switched digital video and time shifted video,perfect for IPTV.AT&T has everything it needs,a global backbone-AT&T WIRELESS-a huge fiber CO to CO infrastructure. All its competitors pay to use its network. Sprint objected to the merger of Bellsouth and AT&T because 99% of its cell phone traffic would be over AT&T local networks $$ cha-ching $$ cha-ching $$ for AT&T. Cable pays the PSTN (AT&T)to complete phone calls $$ and for their internet traffic $$. Cable is investing millions for voice customers,something AT&T knows is dead,In a very short time your cell phone will bluetooth to your router GOODBYE CABLE VOIP All this money stays with AT&T. NOW look at cable paying other companies to transport voice traffic-internet traffic-cell phone service and if you look at IPTV cable has big problems,A 1GHZ 500 cable node (most are 750 & 860MHZ systems)and you have 50% take-up rate,Thats 250 customers on the node you get 24mbps down and .18mbps up for each customer almost as good as AT&T U-VERSE. CableLabs had it right,cable needs to spend more money.If you look at VZ its not just fttp,its trunk fiber cables running out to the edge of a CO service area. the CO to the NORTH SOUTH EAST AND WEST doing the same thing, any unused fibers will link CO to CO for one hell of a lan network (DO YOU WANT TO PLAY A GAME). VZ said it needs 33% take rate. TELCO CABLE SATELLITE all with 33% works for me. |
