Google has joined a gaggle of other companies to invest in a US broadband company that provides high speed net services over electricity cables.
Exactly how much search engine outfit Google, investment bank Goldman Sachs and comms outfit The Hearst Corporation have ploughed into Current Communications has not been revealed.
However, the dosh will be used to invest in its Broadband over Power Line (BPL) service, which provides high speed net access over power cables.
"These investments provide us with both capital and operating assistance as we continue to roll out Broadband-over-Power Line services to provide voice, video and data services," said William Berkman, Chairman of CURRENT Communications Group.
"With roughly two-thirds of the nation still without broadband and many utilities looking for means to upgrade their distribution networks, the acceleration of CURRENT's build-out is a clear win-win for consumers."
Maryland-based Current is, erm, currently wiring up homes in Cincinnati to take its broadband service as part of a joint venture with Cinergy Corp. ®
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how fast is thing broundband over electric lines?
isnt it slloooowww?
and dusent it interfeer with radio waves of some sort uhhhh the emergency radio orrr something thats doesent want this thing ti happen?
I don't know, but I'm waiting for Verizon Fios to hit my area. Fiber optics are kewl. I mean, the maximum will be a whopping 30 Mbit/sec. That's 3.75 MB/sec! ;)
i talked to some one who had fiber ops and it was basically as fast to him as having the internet on his pc. i doubt a 3MB/s is exactly like haveing the entire internet stored localy, but i personally coudlnt ask for more.
I got fiber and ... yeah, its FAST. I got it yesterday actually. It's 100 mbit full duplex (100 up and down) to everyone within my city with fiber ops, and 10 mbit to everyone else. We have a local DC hubb where everyone is running at 100 mbit :D:D:D
back to topic....
I wonder if the speed is dependent on how much voltage you have. In that case USA will not get as fast as we in... at least sweden where we have 250 volts in our outputs. (USA have 110 volt, right?)
Fiber uses spectrums of light, voltage don't have much bearing on it!
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as long as its fast enough to play games online i dont care how slow it is. 512Kbps would be just peachy for me. i have 26.4kbps. i cant get broadband where i live. i live a mile to far. bring it on power companies!!!!!!
it interfiers with HAM radio. and its just as fast as cable modems.
basicly your power supply will be your network card....weird.
Originally Posted by d3ft0n3s
Yeah, it is supposed to interfere with ham radio signals. There was a big debate on another forum I visited (I think it was Broadband reports)...the argument was over the ham radio operators arguing that they had the licensing first so why should they not have the right to keep their signal and the consumers arguing that they were more in number and wanted broadband! I don't know who will win, but I am pretty sure it will probably end up in court. To me, I hope the consumers get it, because I think everyone should be able to have broadband, even if they live outside a big city. And yes, it is supposed to be as fast as cable.
I have 3 meg dsl now.That's comparable to cable. How would this be better? Or would it be better at all?
It is not meant as a replacement for regular broadband services...at least they are not puishing it that way. It is meant for people in rural areas that cannot get broadband otherwise. At least that is the main selling point they make.
It's speed is supposed to equal that of cable broadband. At least, that is what it is rumored to be, anyway.
Packard bell started that off. I read that speeds would be possible up to 8Mb. Look forward to it. Make home networking a whole lot easier.
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A single gram of antimatter contains the energy of a 20-kiloton nuclear bomb - Just as Hiroshima!
The only question now is will this make our lives easier to live, or will it be the one to take it from us?
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