Bit rates of several gigabits are available from off the shelf equipment and are in use every day in point to point networks. I was not arguing that wireless can't support HD TV at all, but rather that common point to multipoint protocols like 802.11 and 802.16 don't. The Hautespot equipment can indeed support HD TV signals wirelessly, but it is not designed or priced for consumer use and would not be affordable in a communitywide deployment.
HD and wireless
Bit rates of several gigabits are available from off the shelf equipment and are in use every day in point to point networks. I was not arguing that wireless can't support HD TV at all, but rather that common point to multipoint protocols like 802.11 and 802.16 don't. The Hautespot equipment can indeed support HD TV signals wirelessly, but it is not designed or priced for consumer use and would not be affordable in a communitywide deployment.