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."

Comments

Misleading headline

[Brunellus]

c'mon, guys. Is it asking too much to report the ACTUAL bandwidth used in the trial, instead of some arbitrarily-high number that the users involved will never actually see??

Re:Just makes sense

[MightyMartian]

Too bad it's going to knock out so many communications bands, and that it's going to require major rejigging of power lines, and leaves open the question as to why power companies just don't sling fiber on their poles.