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|  BPL ready to come of age say NMRC
BPL ready to come of age say NMRC
25 February 2005 - Broadband over powerline (BPL) technology may be "primed for real growth in 2005 and beyond" across the US, according to a new white paper released today by the New Millennium Research Council (NMRC).
BPL transmits high-speed communications services, including the Internet, over the existing electric infrastructure using adoptive technologies. Trials and actual commercial deployments of BPL systems are on the rise in the US, with over 20 projects in operation in 2004.
The NMRC white paper suggested that electric utilities across the US are deploying the necessary technology to provide broadband and other advanced communications services, such as Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), via the power lines.
Industry representatives at a press conference yesterday believed that BPL could dramatically change the landscape of the broadband market, offering new forms of competition and delivering a service to remote areas.
Joseph E. Fergus, president and CEO of COMTek, one of the BPL companies profiled in the report, said: "BPL isn't the answer for every community, and, in some cases, the technology is likely to be blended with other broadband platforms in order to provide the widest possible coverage. But the bottom line is unmistakeable: BPL is finally here in a real way that will touch the lives of millions of additional US consumers and businesses in 2005 and beyond."
Though BPL is in its infancy with regard to deployment in the US, it is available in sections of New York City and, in what is the first city wide commercial BPL network in the US, the suburban Washington D.C. community of Manassas, Virginia.
from »pepei.pennnet.com/Articles/Artic···2076&p=6 |
