Friday, February 25, 2005
Broadband over power lines, the use of the existing power grid to provide high-speed broadband communication services, is on the way to compete with existing cable and DSL Internet services, said several speakers during a news conference this week.
Though the speakers painted a rosy future for the technology, they also acknowledge infrastructure, regulatory, and other issues need to be ironed out.
While the FCC favors broadband over power to provide Internet access to rural areas, issues such as home proximity and service distribution points emerge with existing equipment, according to analysts.
"There needs to be repeaters every thousand feet. As equipment improves, distance can become longer and wider," the analyst said.
A significant hurdle to broadband over power line implementation is interference from radiation of signals that might be harmful to users. The panel speakers replied that interference concerns would be minimized in newer power grids, which the lines tend to be buried underground instead of in the open air.
By: DocMemory
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