Mark,
Pat and I and you may agree that TERN is not now a part of the DOCSIS standard(I never said nor implied otherwise, of course- neither did Mr. Gilder, of course- quite the opposite, of course) Still, it is not agreed that S-CDMA is not an industry standard. Not to repeat myself(Ahem, LOL), but I disagree. Gilder is trying to be entertaining in his opening(not very successful though, IMO). In the end, he indicates "hopes" for S-CDMA as an industry standard in Asia. If that seems contradictory, I'd just allow that I don't think he is oblivious to the possible definitions of "standard" which any free human being is at liberty to employ at will, wrong in his usage, nor(especially) attempting to mislead anyone. The bottom line is that when it comes to CDMA in the cable world...there seems to be only ONE standard available to look at...one which has, after all, been sold into the industry around the world. I think that makes it a standard, by definition. Fwiw, we can say there are many standards competing for potential dominance in the Cable modem market- whatever their chances of ultimate dominance. Just my view. I'm sure your view stands..that's fine.
The pre-occupation with finding fault with Mr. Gilder, is truly an issue for the the Gilder thread-LOL.
I just want the costs of minimal a CMTO deployment on noisy plant compared to the costs of a TERN deployment on same. Who will add up the costs and reliabilities- even on upgraded plant for that matter- for initial deployment and time to market considerations?
Cheers,
Dan B |
