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Search Enter keywords, a title or a report id number below. In All Categories --------------------- Telecom & Computing Business & Finance Mfg & Construction Pharma & Healthcare Consumer & Retail Gov & Public Sector Energy & Transport Country Reports Company Reports --------------------- Transcripts Advanced      Select a currency for use throughout the site Australia Dollars Canada Dollars Euro Japan Yen Sweden Kroner Switzerland Francs UK Pounds US Dollars Viewing report Order by Fax Printer Friendly PDF Brochure Send to Friend Enquire before Buying Electronic Broadband over Power Lines in the Real World: Early Commercialization in Manassas, Virginia E SOURCE, Nov 2004, Pages: 13   Description     Companies Mentioned        Enquire before Buying    Send to a Friend   Broadband over power lines (BPL) promises faster, cheaper, and more accessible Internet service via the local electric utility system. To shed light on how BPL is faring in its early stages, we took a close look at Manassas, Virginia, where the municipal utility was the first in the nation to advance BPL from a pilot program to a commercial offering. Manassas missed its goal of having the entire city—12,500 homes and 2,500 businesses— wired for BPL by mid-2004. Even so, without any advertising, BPL has attracted substantial interest: There are a few hundred users on the system and a backlog of 1,300 requests for service. Early adopters in Manassas say the system is easy to set up, reliable, and fast. Some customers are being won over from competing broadband Internet options, all of which carry higher prices. Download speeds are comparable to digital subscriber line (DSL) service, although not as fast as the peak speeds achieved over cable modem. BPL received a green light in an October 2004 technical ruling from the Federal Communications Commission. Nevertheless, substantial challenges may impede BPL from achieving its full potential. Amateur radio operators are fighting BPL deployments over the issue of interference. System economics are still uncertain, especially in rural areas that are often seen as the biggest natural market for BPL. And utilities that were burned in the last big wave of telecom investments are moving slowly and cautiously. Customers who bought this item also bought The Impact of Voice over Broadband: Forecasts for Western Europe Global Opportunities and Markets for Chipsets Equipment and Services Broadband Access Service Pricing - How Service Providers Price Broadband Internet Access Around the World 802.20: The Assessment of a Wide Area Data Opportunity 802.16 / WiMAX Strategic Overview 2004 Broadband Access Markets 2004 - Worldwide, Regional and Country-Specific Forecasts of Broadband Access Equipment and Service Markets Through 2010

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