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The Death of the Ubiquitous Cheap Radio
On Feb 19, 11:18*am, IBOCcrock wrote:
On Feb 19, 7:56 am, dave wrote: If any of you doubt that the FCC wants to kill free radio, read on: "Analyst: XM+Sirius+HD is likely. Stifel Nicolaus analyst Blair Levin thinks it's likely the FCC will require such a mandate as part of its approval of the deal, as well as a requirement that any new receivers include terrestrial HD capabilities. Meanwhile, U.S. Electronics is pushing the FCC to hold a summit among a number of parties citing a "newly emerged consensus" that a combined XM-Sirius be required to make their receiver technology "open" allowing more choices for consumers. Among those backing the requirement are iBiquity and the HD Digital Radio Alliance." --insideradio "Satellite Radio Facing Bankruptcy?" "Satellite radio companies have been suffering heavy losses - and plunging stock prices - even as they continue to add subscribers. And a front-page story in Tuesday's Wall Street Journal warns that the worst may be yet to come... Industry leader XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. lost $667 million last year, and rival Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. lost $863 million. The big losses have shaken investor confidence in the industry. XM shares have lost 71 percent of their value this year, and Sirius shares have lost 51 percent... For one thing, a substantial number of people who buy vehicles with pre- installed satellite radios don't activate them, nor do many who receive a radio as a gift. It's estimated that 10 percent of all store- bought radios given as gifts during the last holiday season were never activated. Also, those who do subscribe often abandon the service after a period of time, some switching to iPod adapters to provide music in their vehicle." http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/...5/175258.shtml Satrad is a bust. Things are looking mighty good for Wimax. |
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The Death of the Ubiquitous Cheap Radio
On Feb 19, 11:33 am, Steve wrote:
On Feb 19, 11:18 am, IBOCcrock wrote: On Feb 19, 7:56 am, dave wrote: If any of you doubt that the FCC wants to kill free radio, read on: "Analyst: XM+Sirius+HD is likely. Stifel Nicolaus analyst Blair Levin thinks it's likely the FCC will require such a mandate as part of its approval of the deal, as well as a requirement that any new receivers include terrestrial HD capabilities. Meanwhile, U.S. Electronics is pushing the FCC to hold a summit among a number of parties citing a "newly emerged consensus" that a combined XM-Sirius be required to make their receiver technology "open" allowing more choices for consumers. Among those backing the requirement are iBiquity and the HD Digital Radio Alliance." --insideradio "Satellite Radio Facing Bankruptcy?" "Satellite radio companies have been suffering heavy losses - and plunging stock prices - even as they continue to add subscribers. And a front-page story in Tuesday's Wall Street Journal warns that the worst may be yet to come... Industry leader XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. lost $667 million last year, and rival Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. lost $863 million. The big losses have shaken investor confidence in the industry. XM shares have lost 71 percent of their value this year, and Sirius shares have lost 51 percent... For one thing, a substantial number of people who buy vehicles with pre- installed satellite radios don't activate them, nor do many who receive a radio as a gift. It's estimated that 10 percent of all store- bought radios given as gifts during the last holiday season were never activated. Also, those who do subscribe often abandon the service after a period of time, some switching to iPod adapters to provide music in their vehicle." http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/...5/175258.shtml Satrad is a bust. Things are looking mighty good for Wimax.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - "Chrysler to put WiMax into its cars" Recommend articleetroit (MI) - Chrysler is working on what the company calls "advanced in-vehicle wireless communications" that will be based on cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMax technologies. Chrysler may have been a bit slow adopting electronic gadgets for its vehicles in the past few years, but the company plans to be on the forefront when the next wireless technology is rolled out. "We recognize that customers are spending more and more time in their vehicles, and that the automobile is becoming much like an additional room in the home or office," said Frank Klegon, executive vice president for product development at Chrysler. "To address this evolving reality, Chrysler vehicles will soon boast an unprecedented level of vehicle connectivity, delivering a wide array of important communications features directly to our customers, in their vehicles." Chrysler believes that wireless connectivity will also increase the security of cars. In fact, specifically the intent to integrate WiMax into cars comes very early, even before the technology has become generally available to business and home users. So, what exactly is WiMax expected to bring to the driver and passengers of a car? Of course, general availability and a greater bandwidth than cellphone networks makes this technology an attractive tool to increase data communication: Chrysler envisions that future GPS systems will feature satellite imagery downloaded from the Internet as well as automatic wireless map updates, real time weather information. Downloads to in-car entertainment centers can also include service reminders, Internet search, e-mail access, and online shopping - which will include the availability of fee-based multimedia content. On the service side, an always-on broadband connection could be used to download software patches to virtually any electronic module in a car. "Chrysler's in-vehicle communications strategy will continue to focus on creating a safe-driving environment through practical innovations, while enabling customers to choose a variety of features they want," said Klegon. "Chrysler's connectivity solutions will deliver simplicity, security, freedom and flexibility," the executive promised. He said that Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep vehicles will be getting WiMax connectivity "over the next few years." WiMax services are expected to be rolled out in the U.S. this year. http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/35601/145/ The other automakers will have to follow-suit - then, satrad and HD will have no chanvce. |
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