For some, it is a folly that’s two decades too late. For others, it is a simple step allowing low-power television station operators to deliver linear TV, live events, emergency alerts, and datacasting directly to 5G- and 6G-enabled smartphones and tablets.
The LPTV Broadcasters Association, founded by entrepreneur and LPTV champion “SuperFrank” Copsidas, very much wants 5G Broadcast to become a voluntary broadcast standard for U.S. LPTV stations. That’s why he’s written to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr seeking “immediate regulatory action.”