[RFI] AT&T Begins Testing High-Speed Internet Over Power Lines

[Michael Aust]

Did some serious research, This RFI group has it all wrong, it's not HF HAM Bands !


The Author from REUTERS is full of it, FAKE NEWS , it is not HF HAM Amateur Radio frequencies 
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-at-t-internet/att-begins-testing-high-speed-internet-over-power-lines



Power Companies right now are using 900MHz for Billing and this is just an extension of Wi-Fi Technology Powered by OverHead Lines
where the ISP will need the cooperation of a Power Company to deploy Wi-Fi units 2.4GHz & 5GHz on Power Poles 


They are using this approach, looks more like 2.4GHz/5GHz Mini-Wi hot spots powered by overhead Power Lines to get to
Rural Places that do not have Cable/Fiber/etc 


Probably using Microwave and not HF 1.6MHz -30MHz that was tried before at HF frequencies


https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/01/att-teams-with-power-companies-to-trial-broadband-over-power-lines/


Does not look like HF Bands to me !!!!!


Mike
WB6DJI







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From: qrv <qrv at kd4e.com>
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Sent: Wed, Dec 13, 2017 8:48 pm
Subject: Re: [RFI] AT&T Begins Testing High-Speed Internet Over Power Lines

I heard them talking about this on the radio today.They specifically referred to "clamping on the existingpower lines".The whole idea is to leverage the existing infrastructure.Of course, when the grid goes down it will take this with it.They also mentioned that it had been tried before but thatthey "Had it right this time".We need to know the frequencies they'll inject, the filteringof every device they will use/allow (including cheap Chinesedevices the FCC/FTC allows to be imported), and how quicklyand effectively will be remediation of interference.We need to put our elected officials on notice that we willhold them accountable if they allow this to interfere withemergency communications and other legal uses of spectrum.We will follow the money to know who is selling US out.Some dope who wants to watch idiotic movies via the internetis not a good reason to splatter RFI across America.If it's as bad as the previous efforts it may as well becomeknown as "ATT's EMP".KD4E> This from the ATT press release scares me...> > “We think this product is eventually one that could actually serve > anywhere near a power line,” said Marachel Knight, AT&T’s senior vice > president of wireless network architecture and design, in an interview."> > "near the power line" not via the power line...> > 73s and thanks,> Dave> NK7Z> http://www.nk7z.net> > On 12/13/2017 07:21 PM, Steve Kurtzman wrote:>> Here we go again:>>>> https://www.reuters.com/article/us-at-t-internet/att-begins-testing-high-speed-internet-over-power-lines-idUSKBN1E70GB >>>>>>> _______________________________________________> RFI mailing list> RFI at contesting.com> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rfi_______________________________________________RFI mailing listRFI at contesting.comhttp://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rfi