| Not much detail, but looks more wireless than BPL Corridor's web site (»www.corridor.biz) doesn't have much info, but it does not sound like "traditional" BPL at all. BPL uses the wire as a transmission line, which of course is why it leaks -- it's not built for that. Corridor seems like they're using the poles as little antenna towers, or the like, relaying the signal using 802.11x-series radios. Maybe the wire does have some useful transmission properties at those frequencies, but the repeaters have to be pretty close together. Since they're using the same chipsets as other Part 15 radios, they should be within emission limits. That also keeps the price down, so they can put repeaters close together. And they can do the house drop with radio too.
I suppose it sounds more like Ricochet than like BPL! Which actually is a natural model for a power company. At least in areas where the wire isn't all underground. 
BTW, somebody quoted 500 "milliseconds" in this thread when the real latency is 500 microseconds. Big difference. |
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| Re: New way to ride the BPL horse Allright I will be positive finally and this is quite clever. I really do not think this should be called "BPL" certainly in light of the NOI issued back in April. I would suggest to the Corridor PR department to get more creative in the writing department.
Definitely a much different way to ride the horse. The RF environmental impact looks reasonable and this will not break the fine China -vs- the old BPL. It killed more than 2 birds.
The cost of dropping these new "BPL" repeaters still looks high -vs- DSL gear. But I definitely put an A+ on record for the cando attitude!
See »www.thehumorarchives.com/humor/0000713.html for my delay dose of humour. |
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Re: Another way to ride BPL If this Corridor directional wireless solution can be called "BPL", what about stringing fiber on top of these powerlines (as discussed several times on BBR)? Might actually be cheaper, and use off the self repeaters further spread apart. That would be an FTTH "BPL" solution killing many birds at once with no guns and yet environmentally clean RFwise. Anyone can guestimate linear feet cost to roll? Food for thoughts.
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