Wednesday, May 11, 2005
broadband � News � IPTV's 'Dirty Little Secret' - Multiple TVs are cost prohibitive
broadband � News � IPTV's 'Dirty Little Secret' - Multiple TVs are cost prohibitive: "Multiple TVs are cost prohibitive
Mentioned this morning, Light Reading explores how the biggest obstacle facing IPTV deployments is the high cost of wiring all of a home's television sets. To get IPTV from the main TV to two bedrooms, you need: 'two additional set-top boxes at $150 each, new CAT-5 cabling at $50, approximately eight hours of skilled installation at $50 per hour, and a “windshield cost” (gas and depreciation on the service vehicle) of $50.' Not mentioned in the article, but bandwidth questions also arise over serving multiple HD feeds in a home being served by VDSL or ADSL2 instead of fiber (BellSouth & SBC want IPTV over DSL, Verizon has opted for fiber)."
Mentioned this morning, Light Reading explores how the biggest obstacle facing IPTV deployments is the high cost of wiring all of a home's television sets. To get IPTV from the main TV to two bedrooms, you need: 'two additional set-top boxes at $150 each, new CAT-5 cabling at $50, approximately eight hours of skilled installation at $50 per hour, and a “windshield cost” (gas and depreciation on the service vehicle) of $50.' Not mentioned in the article, but bandwidth questions also arise over serving multiple HD feeds in a home being served by VDSL or ADSL2 instead of fiber (BellSouth & SBC want IPTV over DSL, Verizon has opted for fiber)."
