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Broadband over power lines sparks interest again
News Technical limitations have long frustrated attempts to deliver broadband Internet access over power lines, but the idea is once again sparking interest as its backers tout improvements. Power lines are an attractive broadband delivery system...
[February 25, 2004, 10:36]
Broadband over power lines gets poor reception
News America's Federal Communications Commission (FCC) laid out regulatory guidelines for companies who want to offer broadband over power lines (BPL) last month, and US utility firms are expected to begin selling services soon.
[November 4, 2004, 15:38]
Trial runs broadband over power lines
News AT&T and Pacific Gas and Electric on Wednesday announced a trial run of broadband sent over power lines, an emerging alternative to cable and DSL for delivering high-speed Internet access. Power lines are also an attractive broadband delivery...
[July 15, 2004, 13:00]
Broadband over power lines gets poor reception
Talkback PLC, also know as Broadband Over Powerlines is being touted as the ideal way to provide broadband to the rural Internet users at a reasonable cost. It will not do this as the current cost per customer in urban areas is $30/month just for et up and...
[November 5, 2004, 23:58]
Broadband over power lines gets poor reception
Talkback Lets face it DSL, Broadband, Cable are here and have an established market base. The problem I have with the technology is its over designed to try and compensate for AC and Random Noise. Powerlines go everywhere in the house with no added cost.
[November 5, 2004, 17:20]
Broadband over power lines gets poor reception
Talkback In Japan, outdoor BPL is not allowed by regulation because of radio frequency interference. But indoor BPL, connected with fibre or xDSL, is now under testing by several communication or utility companies, and it is positively expected.
[November 4, 2004, 20:14]
Bright sparks offer broadband over power lines
Talkback I am currently using the Southern Electric broadband in Winchester for my Design and Print business which is great when it is working. However this year we have experienced more than 8 days downtime (Two seperate occasions) which makes me think...
[February 18, 2005, 16:39]
Trial runs broadband over power lines
Talkback Furthermore, the hype regarding BPL's ability to bring broadband to people who do not already have access to DSL or cable, especially in rural areas, is also unproven and unlikely. PG&E clearly wants a piece of broadband pie to fatten their bottom...
[July 20, 2004, 14:25]
Bright sparks offer broadband over power lines
News The electricity provider is letting its customers take part in commercial testing of the power line broadband technology, which if successful could play a big part in the rollout of broadband networks across the whole of the UK.
[August 21, 2003, 13:19]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog For the past four or five years, the promise of broadband over power lines (BPL in the US, PLC over here) has been bubbling away. PLC works by squirting lots of radio frequencies carrying data down the power lines, so in that sense it's much the...
[August 22, 2003, 18:10]
Power line broadband boosted by Google
News Current Communications Group, which offers broadband Internet service over power lines, said on Thursday that it has received investment money from Google, Hearst and Goldman Sachs. A second joint venture would deploy broadband over power lines to...
[July 8, 2005, 15:40]
Taking the VoIP plunge
News Unlike public switched telephone network (PSTN) phones, VoIP lines don't have their own power source. A few years ago, had to maintain three PSTN phone lines. Today we have more available lines for well under $100 per month and don't pay anything...
[August 24, 2006, 15:45]
Let There Be Light and Broadband Internet
White Papers Broadband over power-lines transmission has advanced throughout the last decade, and it is going to be a mature last-mile access in near future. Home users are in need for broadband communications access, globally.
[August 10, 2007, 11:06]
US regulators turn on to power-line broadband
News If broadband over power lines, or BPL, takes off, then more people, particularly in rural and underserved areas, will be able to plug into high-speed Internet access, and markets dominated by cable and DSL (digital subscriber line) should be...
[August 4, 2006, 11:20]
EC threatens more legal action over broadband
News Fewer than 900,000 lines are unbundled," slammed Monti. According to Oftel's latest figures, only 600 or so of BT's 28.9 million telephone lines have been unbundled. He is concerned about claims that incumbent telcos have been obstructing the...
[July 8, 2002, 16:14]
Incumbent telcos losing grip on EU broadband
News According to research from the European Commission, the incumbents' control over European broadband is continuing to drop as fewer lines are provided by dominant telcos such as Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom.
[December 2, 2008, 8:50]
Ericsson claims 500Mbps speeds over copper
News According to Ericsson, a benefit of vectorised VDSL2 lies in improved power management and lower power consumption, as the lines in a cable are decoupled in terms of interference. Ericsson's vectorised VDSL2 tests produced aggregated rates of more...
[March 16, 2009, 16:01]
VoIP takes off
News Overall, more than 11 million households had broadband, an increase of a million in one year, with the numbers on dial-up continuing to drop — although six million households still connect to the Internet through their phone lines.
[August 10, 2006, 16:25]
Scottish broadband sparks complaint
News Scottish & Southern, a power company trialling broadband over power lines in rural areas around the UK, has said it will lodge a complaint about BT to the telecommunications regulator next week. According to the Financial Times, Scottish & Southern...
[November 7, 2003, 13:05]
US Congress votes for net neutrality
News By a 20-13 vote on Thursday that partially followed party lines, the Judiciary Committee of the US House of Representatives approved a bill that would require broadband providers to abide by strict net neutrality principles, meaning that their...
[May 26, 2006, 9:10]
