Power Line
Internet Could Crush Cable, DSL
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Date posted: 07/01/2005
New model
estimates hundreds of megabits per second possible
It has come and
gone a fair bit over the years: cheap broadband via the power lines.
Finally someone may be able to pull it off. Broadband power line trials
are underway in some parts of the US but currently run at DSL-comparable
speeds of two to three megabits per second.
Researchers at
Pennsylvania State University have simulated the stress loads electrical
broadband can take, and believe the limit is 1Gb per second per kilometre,
on medium voltage lines. Split that through five – seven houses powered by
that line, and you have 200mb/sec powering through.
"If you
condition those power lines properly, they're an omnipresent national
treasure waiting to be tapped for broadband Internet service delivery,
especially in rural areas where cable or DSL are unavailable," says
Professor Mohsen Kavehrad at Pennsylvania State University.
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