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...concept of transmitting data across a power grid isn't new, but until recently the technology could handle only tiny streams--enough to monitor a few substations but not enough to support high-speed surfing by multiple users. Now new modems and other advances are prompting dozens of utilities around the country to start testing BPL in earnest. Manassas was first out of the gate with Zplug, its commercial service, but others aren't far behind. Cinergy, a utility based in Cincinnati, Ohio, started enrolling BPL customers in late April; the service should be available to 50,000 Ohio homes...
...modem out of the box, it took less than a minute to get online at the computer he keeps in the den. And it took just a few minutes more for Huffman, a retired great-grandpa who recently discovered e-mail, to decide that his new high-speed Internet service was fast, simple to set up and, best of all, cheap. At $26.95 a month, it beats the $42.95 a month he would have had to pay to get broadband from his cable company...
...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 and have been selling high-speed access since the late '90s. Some 22 million U.S. households already subscribe to a broadband service, according to Forrester Research analyst Jed Kolko, making it one of the biggest hits of the digital...
...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 to control not just high-speed surfing but all forms of digital communication and entertainment for the home. Comcast, Cablevision and others already offer multiple services. Idacomm says it plans to offer Internet phone service and video-on-demand to BPL users right off the bat. "That's the triple play," says Vamsi Sistla, broadband analyst...
...going to take a team effort for any individual to get there. We have to use our talent as a team and that could put the spotlight on any of us.”Rollins references the Crimson’s balance—a lethal combination of speed at the guard spot and finishing power in the post—as imperative to both the success of Harvard’s Ivy title defense and any postseason honors given to one of the team’s stars.The Crimson’s balance and depth are its strongest points...