The often used abbreviations can be confusing. Think of OTA
(Over The Air) as using a TV antenna, where the signal comes
into your antenna, literally over the air from satellite or huge
broadcast antenna at a TV or radio station, vs. on a cable.
Think of OTT (Over The
Top) as directly accessing the internet via a physical cable
(such as the one that goes into your modem/router LINK).
WiFi also gets its input from that cable. It refers to audio,
video, and other media transmitted via the Internet without
cable or direct-broadcast satellite television systems
controlling content. No TV tuner or receiver is necessary.
OTT devices which
support streaming include Chromecast, Apple TV, Roku, and
FireTV, etc. OTT services include video on demand services like
YouTube, Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Sky Go, BBC iPlayer, etc.
Bottom line, OTA
uses the air outside of your house to receive signals and OTT
uses cables outside of your house to receive signals.
They both use cables from the wall to devices inside the
house.
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