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12Mbps Powerline Broadband Trial Unveiled
An anonymous reader writes "The tiny state of Tasmania in Australia has kicked off the country's first commercial powerline broadband trial. The service is capable of providing Internet connectivity of up to 12Mbps but during trials, it will be limited to 4Mbps. Costs will range from $12 (A$15) to $67 (A$80) per month for speeds between 256Kbps and 4Mbps. Powerline broadband has received wide support from leading vendors including Intel, Motorola and Cisco Systems -- all of whom support an organisation called the HomePlug Powerline Alliance."
"You'll care plenty in the next communications disruption. Perhaps you didn't know that the HAM operators carry emergency traffic when regular comms are down.
Or maybe you didn't know that the same bands are used by the military and airlines."
Nope, I knew that, radio nerd. I also know that no one cares, and that if that's the BEST argument you have for letting radio dweebs play with their toys, then it's no wonder you idiots lost this battle.
And make no mistake, you DID lose this battle. Flame away, but that's cause you know I'm right.
Military and airlines will find a work around, or just shut stuff down if they need to. You know I'm right about that too.
No, the only ones getting bent over without any KY are the radio doofuses. And rightly so.