The ARRL website published a story today about Broadband over Power Line (BPL) technology. The story includes a video clip shot by Ed Hare, W1RFI. The video tells a pretty ugly story without any dial
Our local electric power company just finished putting in a new line. It is to be commissioned shortly. It is a 230kV line, about 50km and also has a fibre optic cable (for communications and control
Chris et al: Using fiber- (fibre?-) optic cable on powerlines is not new. The Brits developed this technology in the early 80's (CEGB deployed it first), and in 1981 Hydro Quebec were the first folks
Fiber to the home is indeed a bit more difficult but fiber to the curb is doable. The concepts for this have been around for years - I know - it was discussed when I still worked in the R&D Photonics
MCI was the first company to create agreements with the power companies in the USA to allow them to run fiber inside the center of the static wires that run along the tops of the transmission towers.
that is great for long haul stuff, but the purpose of bpl is for the 'last mile'... getting from a service point like a phone central office to the home. while it would be nice to run coax or fiber t
To: <towertalk@contesting.com> How true..proponents of BPL tout that it will bring internet access to rural areas. I heard recently that BPL needs "repeaters" every 200 meters or so. The cable TV/br