its called BPL i think. broadband over power lines. it is being tested in some countries. this could turn out to cool as all houses have an electricity connection so it resolves the last mile connectivity. remains to be seen if it becomes a viable technology for our market and new broadband players can collaborate with the power departments around the country to use their mmm network!
-
Amazon Deals - ToS - Like us?
Can't or shouldn't we go to the court for increasing the min. speed of broadbad to 2 mbps?
- Thread starter viking004
- Start date
- Replies 14
- Views 5,430
Your estimate was surely just an arbitrary number that sounded big until I pointed out that in this industry, it really isn't! 
It's OK though - I wouldn't have fathomed it until I found out the same for myself. I still get to learn something new about the ISP industry (and/or it's consumers) every day.
You should delete the point on bri*e.
It's OK though - I wouldn't have fathomed it until I found out the same for myself. I still get to learn something new about the ISP industry (and/or it's consumers) every day.
You should delete the point on bri*e.
mgcarley
Founder, Hayai Broadband
As far as SPEED is concerned, there was an article in TOI in Feb 2010 regarding some Technology being tested which will give 200MBPS. Here is the article. Any update on this??
Net connection through power lines on the cards - The Times of India
its called BPL i think. broadband over power lines.
it is being tested in some countries. this could turn out to cool as all houses have an electricity connection so it resolves the last mile connectivity.
remains to be seen if it becomes a viable technology for our market and new broadband players can collaborate with the power departments around the country to use their mmm network!
200mbit/s is frankly a bit much to hope for. 10 or less is a bit more realistic depending on the coverage area, and is comparable to what BPL providers are offering worldwide. We looked at BPL for about 10 minutes, but it turns out it's WAY too sensitive to electricity fluctuation, magnetic interference and distance (repeaters are required even more often than in xDSL). As I understand, it also caused problems with radio waves and wireless communications.
Still, in India, it could hold some promise due to the lack of wireless communications in the spectrum (FM, AM, HAM, VHF, UHF etc) that BPL usually broadcasts over (10-30MHz), and for certain coverage areas it could be ideal and it can't be ruled out completely - assuming the power companies would let anyone use their infrastructure, of course.
Even if not used for Internet access, the devices are fairly easy to get ahold of, and it isn't a bad way to wire up a home LAN if you don't want to run more cables in your house (you just need adapters for the sockets) - at these distances you're more likely to achieve between 85 and 200mbit/s depending on what devices you buy.
Net connection through power lines on the cards - The Times of India
its called BPL i think. broadband over power lines.
it is being tested in some countries. this could turn out to cool as all houses have an electricity connection so it resolves the last mile connectivity.
remains to be seen if it becomes a viable technology for our market and new broadband players can collaborate with the power departments around the country to use their mmm network!
200mbit/s is frankly a bit much to hope for. 10 or less is a bit more realistic depending on the coverage area, and is comparable to what BPL providers are offering worldwide. We looked at BPL for about 10 minutes, but it turns out it's WAY too sensitive to electricity fluctuation, magnetic interference and distance (repeaters are required even more often than in xDSL). As I understand, it also caused problems with radio waves and wireless communications.
Still, in India, it could hold some promise due to the lack of wireless communications in the spectrum (FM, AM, HAM, VHF, UHF etc) that BPL usually broadcasts over (10-30MHz), and for certain coverage areas it could be ideal and it can't be ruled out completely - assuming the power companies would let anyone use their infrastructure, of course.
Even if not used for Internet access, the devices are fairly easy to get ahold of, and it isn't a bad way to wire up a home LAN if you don't want to run more cables in your house (you just need adapters for the sockets) - at these distances you're more likely to achieve between 85 and 200mbit/s depending on what devices you buy.
mgcarley
Founder, Hayai Broadband
I wish india made atleast 1mbps as "Right to Internet"
India's not quite at that stage yet. The reason it has been easy for Finland to do is because you pretty much can't get any plans with such low speeds anyway, even in the most rural parts of the country.
India's not quite at that stage yet. The reason it has been easy for Finland to do is because you pretty much can't get any plans with such low speeds anyway, even in the most rural parts of the country.
Similar threads
