[628] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
cable-TV networking
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Brian Lloyd)
Wed Apr 24 21:34:46 1991
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 91 18:29:27 PDT
From: Brian Lloyd <brian@napa.telebit.COM>
To: com-priv@psi.com
Reply-To: brian@napa.telebit.COM
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 91 20:14:49 -0400
From: Martin Lee Schoffstall <schoff@psi.com>
any details you want to pass on?
Marty
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The cable TV services here in the Bay area are getting ready to offer
a 10Mbps digital service to the home. They use a slow reverse channel
(9600 bps) but that is usually not a problem due to the usually
asymetrical nature of data flow.
Brian
There is not too much that I can add other than the fact that several
silicon gulch companies including Sun, Apple, and, if memory serves me
correctly, Intel, are working with the CTV companies here to provide
this service to their employees for telecommuting. There is a live
pilot going on AND, as I recollect, they are experimenting with this
technology on a UHF TV channel too. I will try to find out more.
Brian
