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12Mbps Powerline Broadband Trial Unveiled

Posted by Zonk on from the sign-up-now-for-this-incredible-tv-offer dept.

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."

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  1. Doesn't this frighten anyone... by Nuclear+Elephant · · Score: 4, Interesting

    ...that our once thought unfounded fears of someone programming our toaster to eat our dog are not not-so-radical?

  2. Re:Sad... by MBCook · · Score: 4, Interesting
    You'd think all the communication problems post-Katrina would have taught people something too. I've heard all sorts of stories of people not being able to communicate, police walkie-talkies being useless after a few hours when the battery dies, etc. Considering hams that prepare for this kind of thing know what they're doing and are supposed to prepare and be ready for having no electricity and such.

    This was a big PR chance. I heard in some areas the ONLY way to get messages passed (especially "Is my brother OK" type Health & Welfare traffic) was by hams.

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  3. Radio Frequency interference by kb1cvh · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Will this deployment of Broadband over Powerline cause interference to radio services and be subject to interference from radio services ?

    The American Radio Relay league has information on BPL in the USA at

    http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/HTML/plc/

    The Australian Government has information on BPL at

    http://www.acma.gov.au/ACMAINTER.2490560:STANDARD: 2099729486:pc=PC_2845

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    Peter AI6PG