[1st-mile-nm] AT&T broadband over power lines trial

[John Brown]

Aren't our power grids AC  ??

On Mon, Dec 18, 2017 at 8:48 AM, John Badal <JBadal at sacred-wind.com> wrote:

> I looked at this a few years ago, visiting with a former Sandia Labs
> expert on the matter, and concluded then that the technology was nowhere
> near acceptable in the U.S.  Older power equipment in rural areas and the
> number of transponders seemed to be just one hurdle.  Signal loss is
> another.  If I recall one overriding issue, with our DC electric power
> grids that require a power transformer every specified distance, Broadband
> Over Powerline (BBPL) will require corrective equipment at every
> transformer, not just at the switch and customer premise.  I’m eager to see
> what AT&T comes up with.  It’ll take a deep pockets company to figure this
> out.
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> John
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> *From:* 1st-mile-nm [mailto:1st-mile-nm-bounces at mailman.dcn.org] *On
> Behalf Of *David Breecker [dba]
> *Sent:* Friday, December 15, 2017 2:52 PM
> *To:* 1st-Mile-NM <1st-mile-nm at mailman.dcn.org>
> *Subject:* [1st-mile-nm] AT&T broadband over power lines trial
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> I’m curious to know if anyone knows anything about the effectiveness of
> this technology in its current state:
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> https://na.smartcitiescouncil.com/article/how-internet-over-
> power-lines-could-be-solution-underserved-communities
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> David Breecker,
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