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Google Invests in Power-Line Broadband
fsterman writes "ZDNet reports that Current Communications Group has received investment money from Google, Hearst, and Goldman Sachs for their internet over broadband ventures. The Wall Street Journal reports that the three companies invested roughly $100 million in the start-up. Current Communications and Cinergy Broadband said they will create one joint venture to bundle broadband and voice services for Cinergy's 1.5 million customers. Current also has plans to use the new investment money to expand its broadband over power line deployments in the U.S. and overseas."
Internet over powerline souds appealing as a new choice for broadband. Especially considering in my city there are two consumer options, cable and ADSL. Both are implemented very poorly and have shoddy speeds. I am with the ADSL provider now and I swear they are blocking certain incomming ports, though they say they aren't.
Oh well, it will be a major nail in the coffin that was the great and wonderful world of Ham radio. 100 years down the drain.
~jeff
Ham radio is for smack tards.
I should have known this was going to turn into a debate over the technology. I've see this technology in action personally. How many of you can say that? I've also read everything I can about the technology. First off, there are NO instances of this interfering with HAM, emergency bands, or commerical radio. Most of the crap about radio antenna's and stuff is propoganda(sp?) by the likes of the ARRL, because they have this entitlement theory. I personally cannot wait till American Electric Power gets with current so I can have it at my house.
"Does your computer have IP on it?"
Q: What do you call a black guy that flies a plane?
A: A pilot, you fucking racist!
Sorry, but I am unable to take any comment seriously from a moron that puts that as his signature.
You're the racist dumbass.