« Asian automakers sets up R&D facilities in US; hires US engineers | Main | As sales slowdown in existing markets Vodafone looks to developing countries »
December 19, 2005
Broadband over electricity lines takes of
Imagine every electric outlet in someone's home becoming a broadband Internet connection as well. No new wires have to be laid to connect homes to Internet.
Broadband over electric current lines is about to become a reality with two US firms combining their expertise and resources to offer the service end of next year.
Current Communications Group LLC and TXU Electric Delivery, a unit of TXU Corp., said they plan to offer high-speed Internet over electric power lines to more than two million customers in Texas.
While the technology is still at its infancy successful deployment in Texas would open doors to electric utilities that already have connections to home to offer broadband Internet access.
Electric power lines are believed to be able to carry data at roughly the same speeds as cable or DSL lines. And because electricity is more prevalent in homes even in developing countries than cable TV or even telephone lines, a vast new communications infrastructure could be born overnight -- notably in rural areas, where broadband access has lagged.
Posted by admin at December 19, 2005 04:52 PM