Pasted-Verizon Patent Shows Sirius Intentions (VZ, SIRI)
02/11/2011 By Brandon Matthews
Grab a pen and a piece of paper, and be prepared to say wow! Just days ago, I had speculated that Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) would be shifting towards an Internet based service, but delivered through its own satellites as part of what will be, SATRAD 2.0. You may also want to note, that it had been reported previously that the next generation iPhone will include Satellite Radio chip-sets. The picture is getting much clearer now.
Yesterday, it was reported that AT&T (NYSE:T) may be interested in acquiring Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH), with a specific interest in acquiring the bandwidth Dish recently acquired through its purchase of DBSD.I had reasoned that Charles Ergen had made the purchase with the intent of offering a satellite radio type of service, given his previously reported interest in owning Sirius XM.
I just received a patent from our top technology researcher, Rod Gunsauley, for a Verizon patent issued approximately thirty days ago. This patent, I believe, clarifies the blurry picture that has been developing for some time. Cell carriers are faced with a crisis of sorts, which stems from bandwidth hogging applications such as Internet Radio.
Auto manufacturers are now including these types of offerings in their vehicles.
The strain on bandwidth can only increase.
If a satellite service however could deliver audio entertainment options to a cell phone through the use of its own satellites however, the cell carriers could free up more of their existing bandwidth. The iPhone patent gave us a first glimpse of this idea. This new Verizon (NYSE: VZ) patent conversely, proves that the speculation of what Sirius XM™s SATRAD 2.0 offers is worthy of excitement. Imagine a scenario if you will, in which every new Verizon phone is preloaded with a Sirius XM application that delivers satellite radio in an easy to use internet based application, as this patent suggests. ...
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