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Originally Posted by Neptune
Yes, the future but not now....you obviously never read the information on the links you provided.
The specification for DVB-C2 will not be agreed until at least the end of this year, at a minimum. Then equipment needs to be made and tested and only then can this be implemented onto cable networks.
This technology, in my opinion, is at least two years away before making its way onto a cable network and who knows whether VM will implement it or not.
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yes I did read it. Your slightly wrong the the specs have been agreed in geneva and they given a July deadline for the trials to commence and 31.12.2008 to be completed. Who knows who will be the test bed I do doubt it will be VM as its the biggest out of the euro cable companies.
Trials usually are conducted in small areas first but you never can say never.
Things can move quite quickly. VM will implement it as the group agreed it in geneva which berkett was present.
VM and the cable companies have payed for the DVB to come up with this neptune they hardly after aproving the system going to flush it down the plug hole. I would think the consultation and setting up DVB-c2 has cost the cable companies a fair whack.
just an example how quick things can go to testing.
http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/?p=280
http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/?p=1537
in feb DVB-SH was approved by July french company Alcatel-Lucent has launched a technical test of the DVB-SH until september. Admittedly the road map may take longer depending how things go during the trials upto new year. I would say all cable companies are aiming to want the system in place by late 2009.
Also as stated the companies had already set the wheels in motion by optimising the HFS networks. This was possible what TV Boy is refering to when he said they were creating more bandwidth. So VM is going to implement the system.
Its absolute great news this announcement and things will accelerate from july.