Continuing my discussion of the future of local television from yesterday…
I totally believe that in 15 to 20 years there will be no tall towers or transmitters like we have now for radio television stations. All TV and radio signals will be carried over the Internet, which by then should be everywhere (wireless), with plenty of bandwidth; enough to support high definition signals plus just about anything else you want to see on your TV, which will actually be a computer.
Just about all electronic devices will come equipped with broadband wireless Internet access, and will have unique IP addresses. This means you will be able to watch Internet delivered content on countless devices in every room in the house, and anywhere in the world. Quite frankly, we are rapidly approaching this now, but it will take those 15 to 20 years to get seriously broad bandwidth, wireless Internet access everywhere in the nation, including rural areas. Wi-Max is the first step in this process, which will roll out in the next 3 to 5 years.
Like I mentioned yesterday, our role is changing from being a broadcaster to a content provider. Of course, we will stream live events as always like football games and tornado coverage, but for regular shows people will simply have them stored in their computer/TV (like today’s Tivo boxes), and will watch them when they want.
What does this mean for weather coverage? With no bandwidth limitations we will be able to provide all of our sources to you directly; Doppler radar (which should be phased array radar by then), live cameras, and data of all types. Of course, we will have a variety of videos available, like our current webcasts and map discussion videos, and live severe weather coverage anytime conditions warrant. We are ready to roll with the changes… these are indeed exciting times.
I totally believe that in 15 to 20 years there will be no tall towers or transmitters like we have now for radio television stations. All TV and radio signals will be carried over the Internet, which by then should be everywhere (wireless), with plenty of bandwidth; enough to support high definition signals plus just about anything else you want to see on your TV, which will actually be a computer.
Just about all electronic devices will come equipped with broadband wireless Internet access, and will have unique IP addresses. This means you will be able to watch Internet delivered content on countless devices in every room in the house, and anywhere in the world. Quite frankly, we are rapidly approaching this now, but it will take those 15 to 20 years to get seriously broad bandwidth, wireless Internet access everywhere in the nation, including rural areas. Wi-Max is the first step in this process, which will roll out in the next 3 to 5 years.
Like I mentioned yesterday, our role is changing from being a broadcaster to a content provider. Of course, we will stream live events as always like football games and tornado coverage, but for regular shows people will simply have them stored in their computer/TV (like today’s Tivo boxes), and will watch them when they want.
What does this mean for weather coverage? With no bandwidth limitations we will be able to provide all of our sources to you directly; Doppler radar (which should be phased array radar by then), live cameras, and data of all types. Of course, we will have a variety of videos available, like our current webcasts and map discussion videos, and live severe weather coverage anytime conditions warrant. We are ready to roll with the changes… these are indeed exciting times.
on June 30, 2005, 9:17 am
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