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muppetman11 · 13-05-2013, 18:19

Cables major selling point has always been its two way communication which is perfect for On Demand , satellite doesn't have this luxury so requires the user to use a BB connection to access its progressive download On Demand service.

There are already ways to deliver multiple tuners over one satellite cable , Fibre satellite distribution is one method however currently the cost is prohibitively expensive , another method is SAT>IP using IP-LNB , BSKYB was involved with other companies in its development so I'm sure there looking to the future as are VM with the likes of DOCSIS 3.1.

13-05-2013, 18:19	#2
muppetman11 cf.mega poster Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 12,313	Re: Sky vs Virgin - Futureproofing.. Cables major selling point has always been its two way communication which is perfect for On Demand , satellite doesn't have this luxury so requires the user to use a BB connection to access its progressive download On Demand service. There are already ways to deliver multiple tuners over one satellite cable , Fibre satellite distribution is one method however currently the cost is prohibitively expensive , another method is SAT>IP using IP-LNB , BSKYB was involved with other companies in its development so I'm sure there looking to the future as are VM with the likes of DOCSIS 3.1.