Comments on: WiMax – not radio’s greatest threat http://nick.piggott.name/blog/2007/07/30/wimax-not-radios-greatest-threat/ Nick Piggott's blog about the intersection between new media and radio Wed, 9 Mar 2011 11:54:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tom http://nick.piggott.name/blog/2007/07/30/wimax-not-radios-greatest-threat/comment-page-1/#comment-5134 Tom Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:07:18 +0000 http://www.nick.piggott.name/blog/2007/07/30/wimax-not-radios-greatest-threat/#comment-5134 So then there is space to do something, like a 1 to many broadcast, very similar to TV signal, but a sginal able to pick up on a media player. Like a mp3 player, or a tablet, or a smartphone. There's been rumblings about it - a broadcast type system would then not have the problem of bandwidth really, and then people could turn to wif, as they can already, to catch up on time shifted versions. Or just stream in a copy at normal broadcasting times, to listen to later. Producers could squirt their data for their shows as fast and as compactly as they can, so it's transmitted much faster than the length of each production. So then there is space to do something, like a 1 to many broadcast, very similar to TV signal, but a sginal able to pick up on a media player. Like a mp3 player, or a tablet, or a smartphone.

There’s been rumblings about it – a broadcast type system would then not have the problem of bandwidth really, and then people could turn to wif, as they can already, to catch up on time shifted versions. Or just stream in a copy at normal broadcasting times, to listen to later. Producers could squirt their data for their shows as fast and as compactly as they can, so it’s transmitted much faster than the length of each production.

]]> By: Blogging Nick Piggott » Where do Good Ideas come from? http://nick.piggott.name/blog/2007/07/30/wimax-not-radios-greatest-threat/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Blogging Nick Piggott » Where do Good Ideas come from? Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:17:26 +0000 http://www.nick.piggott.name/blog/2007/07/30/wimax-not-radios-greatest-threat/#comment-20 [...] SMS messaging, but also subjects like “Why WiMax is the perfect platform for radio” (wrong…) and in programming areas too - witness the flocking to the “Jack” music [...] [...] SMS messaging, but also subjects like “Why WiMax is the perfect platform for radio” (wrong…) and in programming areas too – witness the flocking to the “Jack” music [...]

]]> By: Anonymous http://nick.piggott.name/blog/2007/07/30/wimax-not-radios-greatest-threat/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Anonymous Mon, 30 Jul 2007 13:36:00 +0000 http://www.nick.piggott.name/blog/2007/07/30/wimax-not-radios-greatest-threat/#comment-15 I agree Nick. If the audience streamed all the applications in real time, the WiMax network could get into trouble very quickly. <br/><br/>If applications enabled their audiences to download some or all of their content in advance, this might not be such a problem. <br/><br/>I'm guessing they'll be tonnes of spare capacity at night for example. <br/><br/>Good news for podcasters, bad news for traditional radio services.<br/><br/>James Bryant I agree Nick. If the audience streamed all the applications in real time, the WiMax network could get into trouble very quickly.

If applications enabled their audiences to download some or all of their content in advance, this might not be such a problem.

I’m guessing they’ll be tonnes of spare capacity at night for example.

Good news for podcasters, bad news for traditional radio services.

James Bryant

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