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High-speed Internet Access: Power Lines For Real

Posted by Hemos on from the plug-in-boot-up-tune-out dept.

securitas writes "ID reports that German utilities started offering high speed Internet access via power lines last month, and Sweden and the Netherlands are not far behind. The companies claim to have resolved problems of interference and line noise. US trials are taking place in secret with Reston VA based PowerLine Technologies. Nortel and Siemens abandoned the technology in 1999 but if this is for real DSL and cable may have a new competitor."

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  1. What about CA with its power crisis? by antdude · · Score: 5, Funny

    Assuming California is in a heat wave and the power reserve is small, then how will this high-speed Internet access supposed to work during a rolling black out? I assume both Internet access and electricity would go out. Double whammies. :(

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  2. some actual links... by Kraft · · Score: 5, Informative

    Hmm... no links in the news? Dodgy, if you ask me...

    Germany:
    Provider: RWE
    - Power line internet access launched by Germany's RWE - Quote: "The power line technology will mean that RWE PowerNet can deliver data at a rate of two million bytes per second."
    - Shocking Concept: Internet Over Electrical Lines

    Sweden:
    Provider: Sydkraft Bredbånd - provides up to 8mbit/s downstream.
    - Sweden Using Electricity For High-Speed Connections

    continue list at will. I just know it will take forever before I can get anything but forced AOL crap connections where I live in France :(

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