[Premium-Rx] BPLReport Predicts Rapid Growth For BPL-Access

[GandalfG8 at aol.com]

In a message dated 26/06/2005 16:35:02 GMT Daylight Time,  w9ran at oneradio.net 
writes:

Or in  marketing terms, whether it provides the best value, 
relative to the next  best alternative -  which today includes  the  the  
telephone, cable, and wireless ISPs   


Another "interesting" option was discussed in the "Whatever Next" column of  
the RSGB's Radcom this month.
A San Diegobased company called Nethercomm are supposed to have a  system, 
patents on the way, that will allow bandwidths in excess of 10 Gb  using the 
natural gas distribution network.
They claim this will allow "fully shielded" operation, thus avoiding the  
noise problems associated with power line distribution.
Since they also claim no changes are needed to the infrastructure other  than 
the addition of "hubs" and terminal equipment my first assumption was  that 
they intended to use the metal pipes etc as a form of waveguide, although I  
hadn't quite decided how they'd deal with significant size changes or sharp  
bends:-)
However, having seen stacks of plastic piping by roadsides in the UK  as gas 
supplies have been updated over the past several years I can't help but  
wonder what's going on here.
Is it reasonable to assume that the gas distribution network in the US, for  
example, is still "fully shielded" or are they perhaps just suggesting  
threading fibre optic cables through the gas piping regardless what it's made  of?
Anyone have any more information on this?
 
regards
 
Nigel
G8PZR
 
 
 
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