Verizon Considering DVB-H for Live TV
New Phones?
It's not on Verizon spectrum; it's Crown Castle's dedicated spectrum. That's the whole point - unicasting live TV (via VCast, for example) would use too much of Verizon's spectrum if it were popular. This is a broadcast technology using dedicated spectrum, so it's efficient within its own spectrum, and uses zero Verizon spectrum.
The analyst report is that Verizon will offer it, not Amp'd. Since it doesn't involve Verizon's network at all, it also doesn't involve MVNOs like Amp'd at all.
This diverts nothing from VCast. VCast doesn't offer live TV. This does. It's a perfect complement to VCast, and will probably be branded as part of VCast (like "VCast Live" or something).
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