Looks like Dish may expand into home automation services

[CK SatGuy]

From FierceCable:

Dish Network (Nasdaq: DISH) may be looking at ways to offer home-automation services to its satellite TV subscribers, according to trademark applications the company filed for the brand "Dish Smart Home Services."

Dish wants to use the brand "Dish Smart Home Services" to offer subscribers "home and office automation systems comprising wireless and wired controllers," according trademark applications obtained by FierceCable. The company says the brand could also be used for security products such as cameras, alarm systems and remote monitoring hardware.

Dish filed five trademark applications for the brand "Dish Smart Home Services" on May 22. One of the applications details how Dish could use the brand to offer customers the "installation of solar energy systems and alternative energy products for residential and commercial use." Another application says it could use the brand for "medical assistance services" to people with health problems who would use "wearable medical devices with automated alert and monitoring capacity."
Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA), AT&T, (NYSE: T) Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and other cable operators have expanded into home monitoring and security services in the last year. It's not clear what infrastructure Dish, which doesn't have a two-way broadband network, would use to offer home automation services.

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[navychop]

Be interesting to see what is actually offered - and for how much. Quad play? Quint play?

 

[GaryPen]

It could be pretty cool. Although, I'd hate to lose my security system functionality during a contract dispute between Dish and one of its providers. That could end up being worse than losing a preferred channel.

 

[HanoverPretzel]

Criminals will start to plan all their burglary attempts on Dish protected homes to coincide with rainstorms.

 

[eurosport]

" Another application says it could use the brand for "medical assistance services" to people with health problems who would use "wearable medical devices with automated alert and monitoring capacity."

...As granny is laying on the floor with "Aquiring satellite" showing on the base unit of her new Dish remote heart monitor!

 

[MikeD-C05]

...As granny is laying on the floor with "Aquiring satellite" showing on the base unit of her new Dish remote heart monitor!

All she has to do is hit the Red Reboot button on her base unit and it will only take 5 - 10 minutes to acquire signal. IF she has 5 - 10 minutes left .

 

[dare2be]

"I've fallen and I can't Check Switch!"

 

[Whiteyguy]

It could be pretty cool. Although, I'd hate to lose my security system functionality during a contract dispute between Dish and one of its providers. That could end up being worse than losing a preferred channel.

how would you lose your security?

 

[Claude Greiner]

Unless these home automation moduals are free to customers, its gonna flop/