|
Many BPL systems will utilize WiFi instead of low voltage downlinks with PLC modems for access into the customer premises. The medium voltage distribution system will be used for the last mile segment into service areas. Any interference generated by the BPL carrier could be confined to areas traversed by the MV distribution. Not all MV distribution will be lit with BPL for some time because projected subscriber counts in a given area may not justify the expenditure.
BPL is not being rammed down American throats. Power companies see it as a potential source of revenue from existing infrastructure. Will they hold your electric power hostage unless you sign up for broadband Internet access from them? I think not. The biggest obstacle to BPL success is financial and not technical. If it can’t be priced competitively or provide added value compared to other broadband services while providing a decent return on investment to the power company, it will simply go away. I see it faced with the same hurdles that broadband wireless service has failed to overcome.
fresnel
|