4Mbps BPL for $30 Flatonia, Texas BPL goes live Wednesday Aug 17 2005 17:23 EDT NPR had a rather upbeat report this week on broadband over powerline efforts in Flatonia, Texas, where a company by the name of Broadband Horizons was given $200,000 in taxpayer money to offer 4Mbps service for around $25. The ham radio operators at the ARRL dispute some of the optimistic content in the NPR report, particularly that notching ( define) is a cure all for interference concerns. According to NPR and WebProNews, next-gen BPL will be capable of speeds up to 90Mbps. |
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BPL can't be that great...if the telcos and cablecos aren't fighting it.
If the incumbents aren't lobbying against BPL, they must not see it as a threat. They're taking it for what it is - a niche product that will likely never threaten their monopoly/duopoly. | |
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