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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. Less than a week after the FCC released its proposal, Internet...
[February 25, 2004, 10:36]
A Year Ago: Nortel to offer Net access through power lines
News A pair of UK companies today attempted to change the face of Internet access, revealing new technology that uses electric power lines to provide over 1Mbit/sec data access for home users. Access would be gained through electrical outlets, rather...
[October 6, 1998, 6:37]
Nortel to offer Net access through power lines
News A pair of UK companies today attempted to change the face of Internet access, revealing new technology that uses electric power lines to provide over 1Mbit/sec data access for home users. Access would be gained through electrical outlets, rather...
[October 8, 1997, 14:46]
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]
Trial runs broadband over power lines
Talkback Your article failed to mention the major drawbacks associated with BPL technology. Namely, the interference it will cause to users of the shortwave radio spectrum. While advocates continue to deny that BPL will disrupt existing radio spectrum users...
[July 20, 2004, 14:25]
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]
Broadband over power lines gets poor reception
Talkback Powerlines go everywhere in the house with no added cost. Advantage. The problem I have with the technology is its over designed to try and compensate for AC and Random Noise. Design overkill cost due to not understanding the simple solution fix...
[November 5, 2004, 17:20]
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]
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]
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]
Bright sparks offer broadband over power lines
News Homes and businesses in the Winchester area can now get high-speed Internet access through their power line, thanks to a trial from Southern Electric which launched this week. The electricity provider is letting its customers take part in...
[August 21, 2003, 13:19]
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]
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]
TileTrauma (FREE full version, ad-enabled)
Downloads Sliding tiles without constructing lines reduces your power points. Slide the tiles to construct lines of three or more to score points. At the start of a game a board is filled with tiles and you have a number of power points.
[February 27, 2009, 7:00]
IBM's mainframe makeover
News The company has been working to share technology and research across the four lines, but bringing the Power processors to the mainframe would be one of the most dramatic steps to date. For the past several years, IBM has transferred the technology...
[May 22, 2002, 9:38]
Bejeweled 2
Downloads Lines of four jewels are awarded with a Power Gem whilst lines of five award the much sought-after Hyper Cube. Players must match the colored jewels in lines of three horizontally or vertically to clear them from the board.
[March 20, 2008, 7:00]
Is Cube all it's cracked up to be?
News Are they mould lines? The half-dozen brand-new Cubes ZDNet examined -- all of them still in their packing materials -- bore shallow, straight lines that crossed the dual rivets at the top of the unit as well as irregular, diagonal lines that...
[October 6, 2000, 9:08]
Bejeweled 2
Downloads Lines of four jewels are awarded with a Power Gem whilst lines of five award the much sought-after Hyper Cube. Bejeweled 2 takes the classic game of gem-swapping to euphoric new heights.Players must match the colored jewels in lines of three...
[December 15, 2004, 7:00]
Bejeweled 2
Downloads Lines of four jewels are awarded with a Power Gem whilst lines of five award the much sought-after Hyper Cube. Bejeweled 2 takes the classic game of gem-swapping to euphoric new heights.Players must match the colored jewels in lines of three...
[January 31, 2006, 7:00]
Bejeweled 2
Downloads Lines of four jewels are awarded with a Power Gem whilst lines of five award the much sought-after Hyper Cube. Bejeweled 2 takes the classic game of gem-swapping to euphoric new heights.Players must match the colored jewels in lines of three...
[November 12, 2004, 7:00]
