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Motorola to Marry BPL and Wireless

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the you-may-kiss-the-network dept.

prostoalex writes "Motorola is combining Intellon broadband-over-powerline chips with its own Canopy wireless systems to create an end-to-end broadband delivery system, where last mile delivery would be covered by wireless and broadband pipe would belong to electric utility. HomePlug AV standard will offer 200 Mbps downstream speed."

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  1. Marry? by ikkonoishi · · Score: 5, Funny

    Rumor is that wireless is already pregnant.

  2. Re:Future Internet delivery by JrbM689 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yes, because when gas and electric became "utilities" prices plummeted and we've been enjoying extremely inexpensive fuel ever since! Thank goodness for capitalism

  3. Re:HF Spectrum Pollution by tobiasly · · Score: 2, Funny

    Although homeplug is known to notch all the ham bands fairly well, it's still disturbing to many other HF spectrum users, such as SW listeners. MV lines are simply not designed to carry RF. Another issue...packet sniffing anyone?

    Sorry man, I can't tell WTF you're talking about. Maybe some more acronyms would help.
  4. Re:HF Spectrum Pollution by _Stryker · · Score: 2, Funny

    GNU - GNU's (GNU's (GNU's (GNU's (...) Not Unix) Not Unix) Not Unix) Not Unix