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Old 16-07-2018, 15:44   #315
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Re: Linear is old tech - on demand is the future

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Originally Posted by spiderplant View Post
All the more reason to broadcast it.

Think about this. Let's say BT Sport UHD is 20Mbps, and a million people want to watch it simultaneously.
1) If it's streamed, how much bandwidth does it need?
2) If it's broadcast, how much bandwidth does it need?

But how does that scale?


Virgin has demonstrated that it has the capacity for at least 2 broadcast UHD channels. What if demand increases and there are 10, 20 or even more UHD channels? Does Virgin have enough capacity to broadcast that many?
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