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These days most broadband subscribers use either a modem from their cable company or a digital subscriber line (DSL) from their phone company. The first wave of BPL roll-outs doesn't pose much of a threat to the Comcasts and Verizons of the industry, which boast millions of customers...
BPL could very well win them over. For one thing, it truly is plug-and-play. Plug the modem into an electrical outlet, and you're online. The connection speeds are likely to be slower than the typical cable-modem setup (which clocks in at 1 mbps or faster), but...
How does BPL work? The data signals that travel between the computer and outer cyberspace basically hitch a ride across the city's network of power lines. There's no interference because electrical current and digital 1s and 0s run at different frequencies. Manassas uses a fiber-optic network to...
For many utilities getting into this business, broadband is just the beginning. Power lines equipped to receive data can also carry voice traffic, and with time--and the right compression technology--they will be able to carry video too. Electric companies could be the next contender in an extended battle...
And more is on the way. One service already attracting a lot of attention is a pilot project between MeritaNordbanken, the Finnish cell-phone maker Nokia, and Visa International, the credit-card company. Nokia will soon have available in Finland cell phones that contain two chips, one for mobile-telephone...