http://www.programimi.com/2007/08/15/what-is-bpl-internet-access-broadband-over-power-lines/ Programming And Web Resources Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:27:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://www.programimi.com/2007/08/15/what-is-bpl-internet-access-broadband-over-power-lines/#comment-5521 ARRLWeb: Broadband Over Power Line (BPL) and Amateur Radio Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:44:05 +0000 http://www.programimi.com/2007/08/15/what-is-bpl-internet-access-broadband-over-power-lines/#comment-5521 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] What Is BPL Internet Access (Broadband Over Power Lines) August 15, 2007, ProCOM -- BPL seems, at first glance, to offer benefits relative to regular cable or DSL connections: the extensive infrastructure already available would appear to allow people in remote locations to have access to the Internet with relatively little equipment investment by the utility. However, variations in the physical characteristics of the electricity network and the current lack of IEEE standards mean that provisioning of the service is far from being a standardized, repeatable process. Life's Hard In The BPL Industry July 10, 2007, Broadband Reports - Broadband over powerline (BPL) company Ambient Communications has been struggling for several years and has yet to see a penny of net profit in a sector that seems eternally stuck in neutral. Ambient Hopes for Revenue Lightning July 8, 2007,  New York Post. --"BPL comes in handy in rural areas and in apartment buildings, where drilling through concrete can be a headache. But the speed of BPL is slower than by other means and utilities don't see the financial reward of investing in smart systems - there are other priorities." [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> […] What Is BPL Internet Access (Broadband Over Power Lines) August 15, 2007, ProCOM — BPL seems, at first glance, to offer benefits relative to regular cable or DSL connections: the extensive infrastructure already available would appear to allow people in remote locations to have access to the Internet with relatively little equipment investment by the utility. However, variations in the physical characteristics of the electricity network and the current lack of IEEE standards mean that provisioning of the service is far from being a standardized, repeatable process. Life’s Hard In The BPL Industry July 10, 2007, Broadband Reports - Broadband over powerline (BPL) company Ambient Communications has been struggling for several years and has yet to see a penny of net profit in a sector that seems eternally stuck in neutral. Ambient Hopes for Revenue Lightning July 8, 2007,  New York Post. –"BPL comes in handy in rural areas and in apartment buildings, where drilling through concrete can be a headache. But the speed of BPL is slower than by other means and utilities don’t see the financial reward of investing in smart systems - there are other priorities." […]

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