Latest articles by Deborah D McAdams
McAdams On: Dear Cubs
You have all gone home and are hopefully enjoying the bacon and cigarettes for breakfast you so richly deserve.
Facebook Does 20 Gbps Millimeter-Wave Broadband
The radio frequency folks at Facebook say they’ve achieved a data rate of 20 Gbps over millimeter-wave technology at a distance of more than eight miles.
Q&A: Sinclair Drone Chief Jeff Rose
Sinclair was flight ready when rules for commercial use of unmanned aerial systems went into effect in late August.
CenturyLink Cuts Copper in 15 States
Northern Louisiana telecom CenturyLink is continuing to cut copper while regulators chew on its $25 billion purchase of Level 3, internet service provider to giants such as Netflix.
NAB Seeks 39-Month Repack Deadline Waiver Process
Give us liberty from the 39-month repack deadline, or give us a waiver process, the National Association of Broadcasters told the FCC.
SMPTE: Conjuring the Virtual Media Facility
A fully virtualized live media workflow is on the horizon, according to presenters during a Wednesday morning session on virtualizing the media facility at the SMPTE Technical Conference.
McAdams On: TV’s Shapeshift
TV is undergoing such rapid and massive changes, it’s impossible to predict an overall outcome, unless it’s simply an ongoing process of ever-accelerating change.
SMPTE: IP Standards, APIs and Moore’s Law
Media transport infrastructure standards are mashing up the best of the old and the new even as the infrastructure itself is being virtualized.
FCC Sets 108 MHz Clearing Target
The Federal Communications Commission today set a third-stage clearing target of 108 MHz for the TV incentive spectrum auction.
Incentive Auction Moves to Stage III
The second stage of the TV spectrum incentive auction has closed...
FCC Repack Plan: Key Points
TV Technology gleaned some key points from the phased-in repack plan proposed by the Federal Communications Commission last Friday
UPDATED: FCC Proposes DMA-Level Phased Repack
The Federal Communications Commission is proposed a phased-in repack following the TV spectrum incentive auction.
FCC Releases Bidding Guide for Reverse Auction
The 67-page document details the process for using its auction software platform, which spit out a clearing target of 126 MHz last week based on how many TV stations will go on the auction block.
Q&A: NAB’s Gordon Smith
Sen. Smith obliged TV Technology with regard to questions about the NAB Show, his views on technology and policy, and the role of broadcasting in the culture and democracy.
ATSC A/342 Audio Elevated to Candidate Standard
ATSC has elevated the A/342 audio standard for ATSC 3.0 to the status of a Candidate Standard.
FCC Releases 126 MHz Clearing Target
The Federal Communications Commission today released its clearing target for the TV spectrum incentive auction.
