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

[John Badal]

I think you’re right.  I just remember that Edison favored DC.  Guess he lost.

John

From: John Brown [mailto:john at citylinkfiber.com]
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2017 8:52 AM
To: John Badal <JBadal at sacred-wind.com>
Cc: David Breecker [dba] <david at breeckerassociates.com>; 1st-Mile-NM <1st-mile-nm at mailman.dcn.org>
Subject: Re: [1st-mile-nm] AT&T broadband over power lines trial

Aren't our power grids AC  ??

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

John



From: 1st-mile-nm [mailto:1st-mile-nm-bounces at mailman.dcn.org<mailto:1st-mile-nm-bounces at mailman.dcn.org>] On Behalf Of David Breecker [dba]
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2017 2:52 PM
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Subject: [1st-mile-nm] AT&T broadband over power lines trial

I’m curious to know if anyone knows anything about the effectiveness of this technology in its current state:

https://na.smartcitiescouncil.com/article/how-internet-over-power-lines-could-be-solution-underserved-communities

David Breecker,
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