Comments on: Delaying DTV Could Mean Longer Wait for LTE

By: John Rossi

John Rossi — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:44:50 +0000

I wonder when the final switch-over is going to come about. I feel like I remember there being an extension in place where everyone was running around trying to get (free) converter boxes, but I felt like congress threw up another one year extension or something. Maybe it was not a full year and I just missed the "new" deadline because I have cable.

By: Tracking Verizon’s Shifting Statements on LTE

Tracking Verizon’s Shifting Statements on LTE — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:51:47 +0000

[...] a new network, based on GSM rather than the familiar CDMA standard, Verizon had to wait while its 700 MHz spectrum to be used for LTE was vacated by television stations. That took four months. For those of you following along in the [...]

By: taranfx

taranfx — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:27:16 +0000

Verizon and other LTE providers are facing critical issues for launch. Verizon and LTE 4G Triple Play Challenges
http://www.taranfx.com/blog/?p=1376

By: At Long Last, the DTV Transition Is Upon Us

At Long Last, the DTV Transition Is Upon Us — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:01:20 +0000

[...] Martinez | Thursday, June 11, 2009 | 6:00 PM PT | 0 comments After a fourth-month delay, the DTV transition, which will enable several services to run on the 700 MHz spectrum that had [...]

By: “Yes, we won´t switch off” « Blog CMT

“Yes, we won´t switch off” « Blog CMT — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:13:31 +0000

[...] Retrasos en la introducción de la tecnología LTE [...]

By: House Puts the Kibosh on DTV Delay

House Puts the Kibosh on DTV Delay — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:07:07 +0000

[...] | 12:06 PM PT | 0 comments Members of the House this afternoon failed to pass a bill that would delay the transition from analog to digital television signals by four months. Without House approval, the deadline for the switch stands at Feb. 17. Qualcomm is [...]

By: Verizon Still Pushing for LTE in 2010

Verizon Still Pushing for LTE in 2010 — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:01:08 +0000

[...] by the first half of 2010. Verizon President and COO Denny Strigl gave the time frame, and didn’t indicate that the four-month delay in accessing the 700 MHz spectrum occupied by analog television signals would cause the carrier problems. In December, Verizon said [...]

By: Senate OKs DTV Delay, Still Needs Money for Coupons

Senate OKs DTV Delay, Still Needs Money for Coupons — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:42:34 +0000

[...] coupons). That makes the DTV coupon funding important, because until that money is allocated, the main reason driving the DTV delay cannot be [...]

By: Broadband Issues for President Obama « Media Experiences 2 Go

Broadband Issues for President Obama « Media Experiences 2 Go — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:08:30 +0000

[...] and long term. There’s the broadcast DTV transition scheduled for next month that may now be postponed until June. In addition to the very real concerns about whether we’re ready to handle the ending of an [...]

By: Gerald Frazier

Gerald Frazier — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:21:24 +0000

I heard that Obama and his transition team to put the DTV transition on hold. After February 17, 2009 most antlog TV sets like the Sony Watchman pocket TV will not work. There are so many people in the United States stll depend on the antlog TV channels. Some people are’nt ready for the DTV transition. The DTV transition will be delayed for at least 5 years. These people are still depending on antlog TV today. Obama need to meet with congress and the DTV transition delay at least 5 years.

By: The Biggest Losers: Delayed DTV Edition

The Biggest Losers: Delayed DTV Edition — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:00:47 +0000

[...] | Wednesday, January 14, 2009 | 9:00 PM PT | 0 comments When President-elect Barack Obama asked Congress to delay the transition that will force broadcasters to switch from analog TV signals to di... last week, we noted that the move could cause trouble for companies planning to use the newly [...]

By: DTV delay could affect 700 MHz spectrum owners | IT News @ IKARUS ITIS CORP

DTV delay could affect 700 MHz spectrum owners | IT News @ IKARUS ITIS CORP — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:20:43 +0000

[...] January 12, 2009 | Wireless President-elect Barack Obama’s decision this week to urge the Congress to delay the switch from analog signals to digital television (DTV) that had been planned for the middle of February could impact the decision-making of owners of 700 MHz spectrum, which is involved in the transition. The head of Obama’s transition team, John Podesta, sent a letter to Congress on Thursday urging them to hold off on the Feb. 17 DTV transition. Apparently, demand for the $40 coupon that Congress had been issuing to consumers to buy a digital converter box has outstripped supply. Converter boxes will allow consumers with old analog televisions, about 15 million consumers, to continue receiving television signals following the switch. The program that issues the coupons has run out of money and consumers have also had problems finding converter boxes before the coupons expired, which happened 90 days after they were issued. If Congress does accede to Obama’s wishes, the move could impact owners of 700 MHz spectrum, which was supposed to be freed up with the transition. Verizon Wireless and other wireless incumbents were the major winners in last year’s 700 MHz spectrum auction by the FCC. Verizon had planned to use the new spectrum allocation to begin laying the groundwork for the deployment of Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology, Verizon’s chosen standard for 4G cellular technology. For more:- see this article- see this post [...]

By: jjm

jjm — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 05:32:34 +0000

I will second Frank Ohrtman’s comments above. A three-month delay, or even six months, would have absolutely no material impact on an LTE deployment scheduled for 2010 at the earliest. White space devices will take time to make, and for that matter, white spaces already exist today (channels either not in use or where a licensed owner is not detectable above the required threshold), even with analog on the air.

TV, for all its flaws, is an information lifeline, particularly in light of its use for the EAS and news. Areas where DTV uptake is lagging, i.e., where converter boxes are most required, are often those where broadband rollout is also lagging. These are also often unaffluent areas. Thus cutting off analog in advance of having converter boxes ready effectively is cutting off an information source to those who most need it.

By: Broadband Bytes: January 1-9, 2008 » Free UTOPIA!

Broadband Bytes: January 1-9, 2008 » Free UTOPIA! — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 01:31:42 +0000

[...] in switching could spell problems rolling out services on the freed-up 700MHz spectrums, including delays in LTE deployment. If you still need a DTV converter box, sign up even though the money is gone; the feds will put [...]

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By: Obama Urges Congress To Delay DTV Transition - Complains of ‘insufficient support’ and ‘woefully inadequate’ funds… | remove the labels | Gadgets and Life

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:33:20 +0000

[...] the switchover “woefully inadequate.” Of course a delay in the transition could mean a delay in LTE 4G services.read [...]