I worked on a WiFi multicast video streaming solution and while it theoretically works as well and is as easy as you describe in practice it can be a complete nightmare.
Full disclosure this was a few years ago so things may have improved. I also can’t remember all of the specifics but there was a lot of low-level driver work, firmware tweaks, specific configurations of just about every WiFi param you can think of, etc.
Sonic used to offer mbone connectivity (including BBC channels) back when they were an internet service provider and not a web provider. It was pretty nifty but never very user friendly to set up.
When I worked at a core i2 .edu site, we had all the "hd" mbone tv streams. It was pretty wild considering HD was a "new" thing! Thanks for reminding me of that wonderful time!
I wanna say a special welcome to everyone that's, uh, climbed into the
Internet tonight and, uh, has got into the M-bone. And I hope it doesn't
all collapse.
Full disclosure this was a few years ago so things may have improved. I also can’t remember all of the specifics but there was a lot of low-level driver work, firmware tweaks, specific configurations of just about every WiFi param you can think of, etc.