Comments on: Power line broadband gets popular with tech firms

Intel, Cisco and Motorola are helping shape standards and fund companies developing broadband-over-power-line technology.

[jacomo]

BPL The Home vs the Metro Network

Home Network BPL solutions are a no brainer. They operate over existing power lines in the home and are easy and cost effective to deploy.
Do not assume the same of the Power companies trying to deliver real Broadband services over their Electric Grids. They have a long way to go to compete with copper and fiber in a cost/meg/subscriber model.
However, most of this may be wasted effort in that Wireless will rule both these markets anyway. It will deliver comparable if not better bandwidth at lower cost and it allows users to be Mobile in and around their homes. Convenience sells.
Jacomo

[jacomo]

BPL The Home vs the Metro Network

Home Network BPL solutions are a no brainer. They operate over existing power lines in the home and are easy and cost effective to deploy.
Do not assume the same of the Power companies trying to deliver real Broadband services over their Electric Grids. They have a long way to go to compete with copper and fiber in a cost/meg/subscriber model.
However, most of this may be wasted effort in that Wireless will rule both these markets anyway. It will deliver comparable if not better bandwidth at lower cost and it allows users to be Mobile in and around their homes. Convenience sells.
Jacomo

[Dachi]

Yawn.

BPL will be expensive to deploy (yes, I said that), and by the time the products start to mature WiMax will already be deployed. It is also a common mistake to compare what BPL is capible of to the Cable/DSL deployments we use today. If BPL deployments do take hold they will be competing with a different market than we have today.

[Dachi]

Yawn.

BPL will be expensive to deploy (yes, I said that), and by the time the products start to mature WiMax will already be deployed. It is also a common mistake to compare what BPL is capible of to the Cable/DSL deployments we use today. If BPL deployments do take hold they will be competing with a different market than we have today.

[Mendz]

This is interesting...

... and seems to offer the solution to VoIP's power AND bandwidth requirement.

[Mendz]

This is interesting...

... and seems to offer the solution to VoIP's power AND bandwidth requirement.

[Nathan Lunn]

Lawsuits

I think it will be interesting to see how many lawsuits the giant telco?s file as this technology moves from development to implementation. Will the telco?s fight and try to stop PU?s from becoming ISP?s as fervently as they currently fight municipal wireless?

[Nathan Lunn]

Lawsuits

I think it will be interesting to see how many lawsuits the giant telco?s file as this technology moves from development to implementation. Will the telco?s fight and try to stop PU?s from becoming ISP?s as fervently as they currently fight municipal wireless?

[wtortorici]

tech over 60 years old

Comic books used to have adds for electronic gizmos of the era. One such add was for 2 way voice communication on the power line. For 25c you got 2 pages of mimeograph directions. It was called "Triple C Circiut". 3 condenser, earphones and courage got you on the air, limited to only those on the same tranformer.

[wtortorici]

tech over 60 years old

Comic books used to have adds for electronic gizmos of the era. One such add was for 2 way voice communication on the power line. For 25c you got 2 pages of mimeograph directions. It was called "Triple C Circiut". 3 condenser, earphones and courage got you on the air, limited to only those on the same tranformer.

[mng6885]

BPL a BAD Idea!

This idea of sending "noise" that will radiate out on power lines is a bad idea. Noise pollution will increase, not only for amateur radio operators, but some federal and public service areas.
The FCC itself admitted the problem, but the "all mighty dollar" won out-again! For info see here:
http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/HTML/plc/

mikecheck at despammed.com

[Nathan Lunn]

You've been...

listening to Coast to Coast AM with George Noory and Art Bell again, haven't you?

[mng6885]

BPL a BAD Idea!

This idea of sending "noise" that will radiate out on power lines is a bad idea. Noise pollution will increase, not only for amateur radio operators, but some federal and public service areas.
The FCC itself admitted the problem, but the "all mighty dollar" won out-again! For info see here:
http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/HTML/plc/

mikecheck at despammed.com

[Nathan Lunn]

You've been...

listening to Coast to Coast AM with George Noory and Art Bell again, haven't you?