Whether or not he appears to blame hams is probably irrelevant in the big
picture. The key is the last line:
>... the emerging technology that's meant to give
> Internet users another broadband service choice might not get off the
> ground in the U.S.
This is the key... if the technology is perceived by the capital markets as
having regulatory and technical uncertainty, it won't get any money, and it
will wither away and die of its own accord.
So, from this standpoint, it's great... the author is raising, in a venue
that money people read, the issue that BPL is a very uncertain path to
follow. If the risk/reward shifts far enough, BPL dies.
The capital markets that are investing in BPL don't give a furry rodent's
behind about whether hams are adversely affected, or, for that matter,
whether national security is compromised. They worry about whether they can
get 20-50% returns on their investment. If they understand that there's
say, a 20% chance that their investment will be totally lost (because BPL
might get regulated out of existence), and that BPL doesn't provide enough
improvement over Cable/DSL/Wireless/etc to dominate the market and collect
all those $50/mo fees or sell all those $100 BPL modems, then they're going
to put there money elsewhere.
(A related concern, of course, is that the utilities will attempt to cross
subsidize... BPL is lame for consumer internet, but ideal for time of use
and demand metering)
The strategy for combatting BPL should be:
1) Regulatory uncertainty
2) Not enough performance to be competitive with other technologies
----- Original Message -----
From: <jsb@digistar.com>
>
> Interference questions dog broadband over power lines
>
>
http://www.computerworld.com/governmenttopics/government/policy/story/0,1080
1,88829,00.html
>
>
> I like the way this guy panned the blame on ham radio operators...
>
> Be sure to send mailto:grant_gross@infoworld.com to let him know how you
> feel...
>
>
> Story by Grant Gross
>
> JANUARY 07, 2004 ( IDG NEWS SERVICE ) - Ham radio operators and at least
> one U.S. federal agency contend that the transmission of broadband over
> power lines interferes with their radio signals, and if the radio
> operators have their way, the emerging technology that's meant to give
> Internet users another broadband service choice might not get off the
> ground in the U.S.
>
>
>
>
> 73 Jason N1SU
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