Tech kinks to follow regulatory hurdles: EchoStar’s replacement of DirecTV set-top receivers could take years - Technology
August 28th, 2007
Schaeffler expects the combined companies to use DVB. “Why not switch over? If you’re ever going to build real scale on a worldwide standard, you don’t paint yourself into a hemispheric box.”
A spokesman for EchoStar said it was too early for the company to discuss the technical issues of how it plans to combine the two companies.