T-Mobile promises to end the "complete bulls--t" from TV companies in 2018 [telecom]

T-Mobile promises to end the "complete bulls--t" from TV companies in 2018.

John Legere wants to give the cable companies a taste of the "Un-carrier" medicine.

By Peter Bright

T-Mobile CEO John Legere announced today that the mobile phone operator intends to acquire TV service Layer3 TV and next year offer a TV service that lets you watch "what you want, when you want, where you want" without the "complete bullshit" - contracts, forced bundles, and promotional pricing that expires after a year - that typifies the services coming from traditional cable TV providers.

Layer3 TV brands itself as "The New Cable." It currently operates in only a handful of markets, offering access to a wide range of HD and

4K channels (more than 275 in total), streamed using the highly efficient H.265 (also known as HEVC) video codec and a custom set-top box. It's a pure IP service - there's no tuner in the box, and it will connect over Wi-Fi - and to support it, Layer3 has built out a fiber distribution network and data center in Denver that handles trans- coding shows into HEVC. It also has partnerships with Internet pro- viders to provide the last mile connectivity. This private backbone network should mean that Layer3 doesn't suffer the kinds of issues that Netflix dealt with a few years ago when its links bought from Cogent became congested.

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