DirecTV may test broadband on power lines

[Tom Snyder]

Satellite television provider DirecTV Group Inc. may test delivering high-speed Internet service through power lines in a major U.S. city in the next year, its chief executive said on Monday.

http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN1433448320070514?feedType=RSS&rpc=22

[Gregg Lengling]

Satellite television provider DirecTV Group Inc. may test delivering high-speed Internet service through power lines in a major U.S. city in the next year, its chief executive said on Monday.

http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN1433448320070514?feedType=RSS&rpc=22

I wouldn't put any faith in that, there is a big uproar as to the nature of the beast causes interference to Public Safety, Military and Amateur Radio frequencies....this is a lost cause...I can't believe someone like D* would even consider it.

[Ex Direcway]

I wouldn't put any faith in that, there is a big uproar as to the nature of the beast causes interference to Public Safety, Military and Amateur Radio frequencies....this is a lost cause...I can't believe someone like D* would even consider it.

I believe D*'s new owners have a lot of investment in BPL, that is probably why they are taking that route.

[Bebop]

They don't have any other choice. Their competitors owned every other infrastructures for broadband. They will be testing only in one city.

I have read about broadband over powerline, but has anyone actually has success implementing it?