I read about this technology about a year ago and essentially, actually quite literally its a way of sending IP over power lines and into your home meaning with the modem they made for it, the Internet is as simple as plugging in your PC to the wall outlet.
Coming soon to alot of north america, speeds are compareable to ADSL with the cool property that your upload is as fast as your download
(eg. no upload or download speed caps)
I read about it here http://equipped.msn.com/article.aspx?aid=4
I think this might be the technology that will bring broadband to near saturation
(at least make the amount of "connected" people explode)
Sorry I sound like a computer dork but I am a Tech fanboy
(no I did not say the F word, it was your imagination)
Anyone else think this will have some good influences for p2p and indeed the net in general? Think about it....as long as you have a plug outlet in your home....... :bling
This might be a big break for electric because now that most utility companies are jumping into each others territory (phone from cable and cable from phone yadda, yadda)
It will open up competition further meaning lower prices
(at least thats the logic of the open market system) YAY!
Times are good........
Wow, an optimist in an internet forum? You must be lost.
Broadband over Power Lines might not make it to the mass market because it creates too much interference.
Even if that gets worked out, the most profitable place to deploy it is in rural areas that can't get other kinds of broadband. They can be a monopoly then and charge whatever they want.
I hope you're right though and it all works out ideally and everyone has access to cheap, fast, symmetric broadband.
"CompuGeek your geekiness is unsurpassed except by your virginity." - Trilobyte
They found a part of the spectrum that avoids interference for most electrical equipment with the exception of hamm radios and I think one other item. Once they clear that hurdle they can put it into overdrive. There are already pilot projects using the technology in the states and soon Toronto I think they said. If they are the first to license such technology (at least thier methods of using it) they stand to make a killing. Some utility company in the states that figured out how to work it. Though for obvious reasons they are being really tight lipped about what frequency did they find to use and what not.Originally Posted by CompuGeek
You know what Compu?, after reading shite like that, it inspires my optimisim.
That is until the corporate a$$es try to figure on how to profit on it *lol*
it was in Wired Magazine...lemme look for it.
'ere ya go, mate!
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,62327,00.html
Ya, Ya thats what I am talking about...brilliant stuff
Assuming that ham radio operators are quelled and the technology is profitable to deploy on a mass scale, it's still easy to be pessimistic about market economics.
BPL is not competitive in a way that causes any kind of price war. It's very easy for them to market BPL as "Our ISP is easy to set up anywhere and in any room. We don't suck as bad as our competitors (no tiny upload speed/download caps). Therefore, we can charge whatever we want."
I hope I'm wrong though and they don't just become a third player in the "screw over the customer" market.
"CompuGeek your geekiness is unsurpassed except by your virginity." - Trilobyte
it looks promising...if hte government and damn ham radio specialists don't stop it...we can only hope and pray!
so far it seems that the only service rural can get is, dial up with some long distance, or Satelite internet service. Which i heard doesnt cant upload alot and may have disconnections with storms.
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