[SMCARA] IBM, CenterPoint Follow Google On BPL Bandwagon

[JD Delancy]

BPL battle appears to be gaining momentum (thanks to KL7DR for sharing)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan O'Barr" <dan at obarr.net>
Sent: Tuesday, 12, July, 2005 17:23
Subject: [KL7AA] IBM, CenterPoint Follow Google On BPL Bandwagon

Another big name in technology has invested in the potential offered by
broadband over power line services.

More at:

http://www.webpronews.com/news/ebusinessnews/wpn-45-20050712IBMCenterPointFollowGoogleOnBPLBandwagon.html


President George W. Bush, who has expressed his hope for universal,
affordable broadband access by 2007, and various state regulators are
working to encourage deployment of broadband services, and specifically BPL

http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/technology/

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Well, it looks like the battle is heating up again!

73, KL7DR
http://gahleos.obarr.net/


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JD Delancy" <w1jd at drix.net>
Sent: Tuesday, 12, July, 2005 02:59
Subject: Broadband's power-line push

> BPL rears its ugly head again.. (Thanks for KL7DR for sharing
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dan O'Barr" <dan at obarr.net>
> Sent: Monday, 11, July, 2005 20:38
> Subject: [KL7AA] Broadband's power-line push
>
>
>  For the complete story, go to this link:
>
>
>
http://news.com.com/Broadbands+power-line+push/2100-1034_3-5780316.html?tag=nl.caro
>
>
>  A big-ticket investment by three corporate heavyweights in a little-known
> start-up that provides Internet access over electrical lines has sparked
> renewed interest in a technology that's never come close to living up to
its
> billing.
>
>  73, KL7DR
>
>