AT&T said today that it is in advanced discussions with power companies and others regarding trials of AT&T AirGig technology in at least two locations by this fall. AT&T AirGig is an internally-developed wireless technology designed to be deployed using…
Smaller rural power companies are a lot like small rural telcos in that they tend to be heavily vested in their local communities. If residents are clamoring for faster Internet, the local power company or telco generally will try hard…
Broadband over Powerline (BPL) technology suffered a serious blow yesterday when reports surfaced that BPL service provider International Broadband Electric Communications will cease operations at the end of January. In a letter posted on its website, IBEC encourages existing customers…
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) has seen its share of fits and starts. At times it seems like the ‘little broadband engine that could,’ reviving itself just when it disappeared off the radar screen. But recent news makes you wonder…
IBM and International Broadband Electric Communications (IBEC) today announced that they are rolling out BPL networks to nearly 200,000 customers in rural areas by seven electricity cooperatives in Alabama, Indiana, Michigan and Virginia. IBM’s the first major systems integrator to…
Just when you thought broadband over powerline was officially dead, here comes IBM to revive it. IBM is partnering with International Broadband Electric Communications Inc. (IBEC) to target the 900 or so rural electric cooperatives with a BPL solution. IBEC…
DirecTV and Current are pushing broadband over power lines (BPL) in the Dallas market. Current has equipped 130,000 homes with the service and DirecTV is beginning to market it. Packages range from a 1.5 Mbs symmetrical connection for $20/month to…
Generally speaking, broadband over power line (BPL) deployments have been few and far between. But that’s not stopping Princeton, Illinois. The municipally owned electric utility in Princeton is about to complete its launch of BPL. Princeton began rolling it out…
DirecTV has decided it can’t wait any longer on a triple play solution and has picked Current’s broadband over power line (BPL) solution for high speed broadband and VoIP services. DirecTV has to be frustrated at its competitors (and sometimes…
DirecTV is reportedly eyeing broadband over power line (BPL) as its triple play savior. Long in need for a data/voice component to compete with cablecos and telcos, DirecTV hopes that BPL can fit the bill. But, is this an act…
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