[LINK] BPL

[Kim Holburn]

Sending radio signals over giant antennae might seem like a good idea  
for internet to the home but it's really an attempt at a technical fix  
to a political problem.

The only real fix is to treat internet to the home as an essential  
utility like water and power.  Put in the infrastructure and have it  
maintained by government or if you have to, some pseudo free market  
system like they do with power and with water in Britain.  But the  
bottom line is that the basic infrastructure should be guaranteed by  
government whether it be local, state or whatever and access to the  
system a level playing field.

On 2009/Mar/14, at 9:42 AM, stephen at melbpc.org.au wrote:

> David writes,
>
>> Thing is: there isn't a solution to our communications needs.  
>> Wireless
>> would cover parts beyond DSL range, but that won't be adequate for
>> long.  FTTN would provide most of the population with speeds that  
>> seem
>> blisteringly fast to those of us on dialup, but that will pass.
>
>
> Actually, for a number of reasons, there may be a *perfect*  
> solution :-)
>
> Broadband over power-lines, specially when research reduces  
> interference.
>
> It's not a radically new technology, now, and most premises of which  
> i'm
> aware have power lines. Also, the ACMA seems to have a good handle  
> on it.
>
> eg, http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_2845
> & http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_310024
>
>
> But, the *very best thing* about BPL is that Telstra hates it. And  
> guess
> why? Because they claim it may interfere with cable modem services.  
> Haha.
>
> That's just perfect ... Telstra can have their $$$+ cable broadband,  
> and
> the rest of us can have BOTH an ADSL+ service, AND BPL, at the same  
> time.
>
> Eg, here is Telstra's ACMA submission, re their BPL request for  
> comment:
>
> http://www.acma.gov.au/webwr/_assets/main/lib100047/ 
> no251%20telstra.pdf
>
>
> I don't know what the max speed of BPL might be, but with ADSL+ over  
> yr
> phone line and additional feed from yr power line, MUST be pretty  
> quick.
>
> Sure five metre interference might be significant in SOME  
> circumstances
> right now, but, I'm fairly sure some clever Aussies could overcome  
> that.
>
> And, it would be worth any wait, just to stick it up Telstra..  
> hahahaha.
>
> Whatever, under Aussie circumstances it's certainly worth  
> investigation.
>
>
> Cheers,
> Stephen
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