TV Answer is the
wireless communications
Wireless communication (or just wireless, when the context allows) is the transfer of information (''telecommunication'') between two or more points without the use of an electrical conductor, optical fiber or other continuous guided mediu ...
company founded in 1986 that invented IVDS (Interactive Video and Data Services), a nationwide wireless multimedia platform including television, data, and digital voice services.
[Lewyn, Mark (June 29, 1992)]
"This Isn't the Response TV Answer Expected"
''Businessweek''[Andrews, Edmund L. (August 17, 1994)]
''New York Times''[Dollinger, Marc J]
Entrepreneurship: Strategies and Resources, Prentice Hall. TVAnswer is currently known as EON Corporation.
[(July 18, 1993)]
"PRNewswire"
History
In the late 1980s, TV Answer applied for and was later allocated special spectrum (218-219 MHz) by the
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, internet, wi-fi, satellite, and cable across the United States. The FCC maintains j ...
for its proposed service; however, the FCC denied the company’s request for a nationwide license and instead offered hundreds of regional and metropolitan licenses by lottery and auction.
[ TV Answer's management team and board of directors, which included ]Hewlett Packard
The Hewlett-Packard Company, commonly shortened to Hewlett-Packard ( ) or HP, was an American multinational information technology company. It was founded by Bill Hewlett and David Packard in 1939 in a one-car garage in Palo Alto, Californi ...
director George A. Keyworth and former FCC director Mark Fowler
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,[ directed the company’s engineers to file a series of domestic and international patents for its interactive video technologies and related network architecture.][ Recognizing that its advancements were applicable beyond interactive television, the company changed its name in 1993 to EON Corporation to mark the broader focus of its business initiatives.][ As EON Corporation, the company worked to establish a nationwide infrastructure for two-way data and messaging services. The applications ranged from advanced meter reading (the smart grid) to inventory monitoring and control of remote assets such as vending machines. TV Answer was featured prominently on national television and in the national media.][
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Currently
Since 2008, the company has been actively licensing its wireless technologies
Wireless communication (or just wireless, when the context allows) is the transfer of information (''telecommunication'') between two or more points without the use of an electrical conductor, optical fiber or other continuous guided mediu ...
to the communications and smart grid
The smart grid is an enhancement of the 20th century electrical grid, using two-way communications and distributed so-called intelligent devices. Two-way flows of electricity and information could improve the delivery network. Research is main ...
industries. The company continues to invest in developing wireless technology and sourcing applications across multiple industries.
References
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Telecommunications companies of the United States