Obama, WiMAX and 1 Mbps HDTV at the 2008 Democratic National Convention (DNC)

Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
• Why WiMAX for Broadcast TV Industry?
• Cheaper (CAPEX)
• Cheaper (OPEX)
• Simpler and more convenient to use
• Smaller
• Importance of "cheaper, simpler, smaller, more convenient to use" in news gathering
• Potential Objections to WiMAX in the Broadcast Industry
• Range and Throughput
• Quality of Service (QoS)
• Security
• Enabling video compression technologies: the other half of the equation
• HD at 1 Mbps?: HD recording and streaming live anywhere, any time
• Standards
• Cameras
• Audio Factors
• Echo Cancellation
• The Audio Secret Sauce: Compression Algorithms and "wideband"
• Applications
• Broadcast TV
• Lesser broadcasters/news gatherers
• Traveling broadcasters
• Video Conferencing
• Distance learning
• Telemedicine
• The market implications for WiMAX-based HD video services
• HD Video Conferencing for the Enterprise
• HDTV for WiMAX Residential Triple Play or Quadruple Play
• HD Video Surveillance for the Enterprise
• What is the market for WiMAX-based HD video services?
• Broadcast Industry
• Video Conferencing
• Video Surveillance
• HDTV in Residential Triple or Quadruple Play
• Telemedicine
• Medical Imaging
• Case study: WiMAX services for TV broadcaster during 2008 Democratic National Convention
• Conclusion

Figures and Tables

• Figure 1: KMGH used WiMAX services from WMX Systems and Nth Air to upload video content from the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver
• Figure 2: Invesco Field August 28, 2008-are all those satellite trucks really necessary?
• Figure 3: Compare WiMAX subscriber station (top of SUV, left) to satellite dish. Many efficiencies follow.
• Figure 4: Video editing stations: WiMAX on the left (a Denver Starbucks) and a satellite truck on the right
• Figure 5: How do you get your tape to the satellite truck when you are on the wrong side of the police line?
• Figure 6: WiMAX performance parameters make it a very competitive alternative to satellite services for the broadcast industry
• Figure 7: WiMAX security: authentication and encryption
• Figure 8: Field-testing for WiMAX and HD camera with laptop-sized encoder
• Figure 9: Advances in compression technology and WiMAX make 1 Mbps HD video viable
• Figure 10: KMGH covered daily Democratic national Convention press conferences from the Colorado Convention Center using WiMAX to backhaul content to their studios

• Table 1: Pros and Cons of WiMAX and other wireless uploading solutions
• Table 2: WiMAX prioritizes video traffic over other uses ensuring a high level of quality of service (QoS)
• Table 3: Annual Revenue by Application for WiMAX
• Table 4: Savings by KMGH in using WiMAX and an HD video solution during the Democratic National Convention