My new concept for streaming video would be to have what is essentially a city-wide WiFi system - a single transmitter that would stream video at high power from a central antenna. The number of WiFi receivers for the system is unlimited, because there is no feedback from the receiver. The transmitter would operate on a predetermined schedule, streaming a single video program at a time. Other high-power transmitters would stream other videos on other radio frequencies, according to their own schedules. Consumers could choose which video to watch, simply by tuning the receiver to the desired frequency. Because there are no demands on a server to transmit packets to individual computers, phones, etc., the number of consumers is limited only by the number of receivers you can cram into any given space within the city and its surrounding region.
The simplicity of the scheme is the heart of its brilliance. It's the wave of the future.
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