Most Successful U.S. Broadband Over Powerline Network Shut Down > Taxpayers of Manassas got hosed

reply to nasadude

Re: Taxpayers of Manassas got hosed

BPL was the favorite "third pipe" technology of think-tanks and consultants paid by incumbent first and second pipers (DSL and cable) to pretend that there would be competition instead of monopolies and duopolies.

Who knew that revenue-bond-funded muni fiber might emerge as the actual potential third pipe? It has a lot more legs than BPL.

A few years ago, I thought the Current project in Texas would basically jumpstart BPL because of the scope, investors (Google, among others), necessity, mixed broadband/smart-grid properties, deregulated/unbundled market, etc.

Nope. When Current failed to handle TXU's market, that made it clear that this would never work for broadband.

GPON! GPON! GPON! Forever.