The Power and Reach of Broadcasting
One Stream
Millions of Endpoints
Now Fully Mobile
The Efficiency of Broadcasting
100,000 mobile viewers watching the game
No. of 1.5 Mbps streams:
Total bandwidth:
Cost per Gbyte:
2 hour stream cost:
5G Cellular
100,000
1.5 Mbps x 100,000 = 150 Gbps
$2.50
$3.38
Auton Mobile Broadcast
1
1.5 Mbps x 1 stream = 1.5 Mbps
$0.03
$0.04
The Efficiency of Broadcasting
100,000 mobile viewers watching the game
Auton Mobile Broadcast
No. of 1.5 Mbps streams: 1
Total bandwidth: 1.5 Mbps x 1 stream = 1.5 Mbps
Cost per GByte: $0.03
2 hour stream cost: $0.04
5G Cellular
No. of 1.5 Mbps streams: 100,000
Total bw: 1.5 Mbps x 100,000 = 150 Gbps
Cost per GByte: $2.50
2 hour stream cost: $3.38
Services and Markets
HD radio, music and podcasts
FM radio is still king in the car and Auton can deliver improved radio and HD audio services over dozens of channels within a single 6 MHz TV channel.
High-definition live sports and entertainment
Perhaps the most significant feature of the Auton system is the congestion-free, live-action HD streaming to millions of endpoints with low and predictable latency.
Public Safety
Thousands of municipalities are still relying upon obsolete analog tone-based dispatching to First Responders. Auton’s modern ATSC 3.0 network can provide these same services more efficiently and at a lower cost.
Secure OTA software updates
Future auto OEM-installed versions of the Auton receiver will enable fleetwide updating of hundreds of thousands of vehicles at a fraction of the cost of 5G and with greater security owing to Auton’s proprietary multi-layered security system.
IoT
Although numerous in variety, all IoT applications require small-sized, low-cost hardware, and spectrum capable of long distance reach and excellent in-building penetration. Auton’s 500 MHz ATSC 3.0 system can provide all of these benefits.
500 MHz, high power, high tower + NextGen broadcast technology
What's old is new again with the high towers and high power of traditional broadcasting combined with new wireless technologies like ATSC 3.0 and 5G MBS. ATSC 3.0 complements broadcasting's advantages of reach and building penetration with a modern multi-dimensional waveform capable of supporting dozens of independently configurable IP streams.
Technology
500 MHz, low-cost receiver module for fast, easy installation
Auton's receiver technology will be available in this low-cost and small-size form factor for fast, easy installation in aftermarket vehicles. Once installed, the Auton receiver will enable the car to receive the same content as in the home: curated audio and video along with free over-the-air network programming.
Reduced Network Congestion
A multicast extension to the wireless ecosystem reduces overall cost and congestion while increasing total capacity
5G Unicast Network
Millions of replicated
copies sent one-by-one
Auton Multicast Network
Live Sporting Event
Trending Movie
Software Update
One copy sent to millions
of viewers simultaneously
The 500 MHz broadcast band includes 1758 full power stations, transmitting up to 1 million watts for coverage that can exceed 80 miles depending on terrain. The band also includes 2268 “low power” stations transmitting up to 15 kW for coverage out to 40 miles depending on terrain.
Auton will deploy its broadcast/multicast network through a combination of partnerships and owned stations for nationwide coverage with significant capacity depth in major markets.
