Could the TV towers we drive past every day provide part of the answer to rising wireless traffic and last-mile network congestion?

In this episode of IT Infrastructure as a Conversation, I speak with Conrad Clemson, CEO of EdgeBeam Wireless, about using existing ATSC 3.0 broadcast infrastructure as a one-to-many wireless data delivery layer.

Most modern networks are designed around individual connections. That works well when every user requests different information, but it becomes inefficient when thousands or millions of devices need the same software update, live video stream, positioning correction, public safety message, or digital signage content.

Conrad explains why broadcast infrastructure offers different economics. A cellular network may deliver an identical file separately to every endpoint. EdgeBeam Wireless can us ...