IPTV a 'non-starter'

Rip off artists TELKOM (38%guv).

However, Telkom Media spokesperson Chris van Zyl says the company's decision to pour R7 billion into the development of an IPTV offering is not misguided, despite the calculations.

“IPTV will not be delivered on SA's existing infrastructure. Telkom is busy with the roll-out of its next-generation network using ADSL 2+ technology. This technology enables the IPTV traffic to be separated from the Internet traffic. We don't know what decisions will be made about the capping of Internet traffic, but the IPTV traffic will be uncapped and will not impact on a customer's Internet usage at all,” he says.
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Although not new news as such, it still is not right.

Uncapped bandwidth for watching telly :rolleyes: but when it comes to normal internet use, for say, I dunno, networking, business, research, studying, expanding your business through an online interface like a website or online shop, you have to pay tremendous amounts of money.

This can never be justifiable, ever.
Petrol for the one car is free, but for the other it is very expensive, same petrol :confused:
 
ToxicBunny said:
I actually think you'll find that Telkom are quite able to provide QOS on their local network, they just don't want to right now, as they're waiting to roll out IPTV first.
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Yip, same reason they don't provide static IP's for ADSL... because it will take a big chunk out of their leased line profits!
 
By the sound of it, they will use the ADSL2+ line exclusively for IPTV, while standard internet will continue to run over the current lines. In effect, they are laying just a new technology cable television network. Maybe sometime in the far far future will they allow internet browsing and other services over the ADSL2+ line.
 
De Chasteauneuf tested the requirements and performance of Steve Job's AppleTV and Netherlands-based Joost.

“On average, in an hour of viewing, 320MB will be downloaded and 105MB uploaded. So, for those who have a 1GB cap, about two hours of viewing time is available. For those with a 3GB cap, about seven hours' viewing time is available. And that is the delivery of ‘near-TV' resolution, not high-definition broadcasting,” he says.
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Can someone kindly educate me - where does the 105 MB upload come from when watching IPTV for an hour ?
 
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