[iptv-users] Open source IPTV bits

[Frank Bulk]

Interesting.  The only other place I recall where IPTV over wireless has
happened in Dartmouth, but I know there are some other higher-ed schools
that have played with it.

If you're transmitting local content, you're right, encryption isn't
necessary.  It's a whole different ball of wax.  I believe the University of
Delft (in the Netherlands) is doing IPTV to the dorms, and they're operating
under a different approach (school, not in USA) and not using encryption.
That means they can use VLC Player and other clients to view the video,
unlike US service providers that need to work through the CA piece.

Frank

-----Original Message-----
From: iptv-users-bounces at puck.nether.net
[mailto:iptv-users-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Charles Wyble
Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 12:49 PM
To: iptv-users at puck.nether.net
Subject: Re: [iptv-users] Open source IPTV bits

<snip>

> So, are you talking about "IPTV" over the Internet, or "IPTV" on a 
> private, Service Provider-type network, where you have total control 
> over the distribution and data path?  (I really wish they had different 
> acronyms...)  This will really make a difference...

Indeed. The latter. We are building out a large scale, wholesale layer2 
wireless mesh offering. We being 
http://www.socalwifi.net/index.php/Main_Page

We have been working on the project for about 3 years. Our gateway 
solution is in the final development stages, before we begin roll out.

We plan to offer IPTV/VoIP and several specialized applications centered 
around localization/neighborhood empowerment. Our goal isn't to be 
another ISP (otherwise we would be dead on arrival). We are building a 
large wireless MAE ofering. So having an IPTV offering for local content 
creation/delivery, encryption isn't so much of a necessity.

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