What is Broadband over Powerline?

Sometimes, technology moves backwards. Such is the case with Broadband over Powerline, a technology which allows people to access the Internet by plugging a special modem into an electrical outlet. In a sense, the electric company becomes the Internet Service Provider (ISP). In this way, consumers can have a third option for getting Internet access, in addition to cable and DSL. Specifically, Broadband over Powerline transmits Internet service via radio waves over electrical lines. Unfortunately for ham radio operators, these Internet transmissions access many of the same frequencies that are traditionally used for ham radio. Broadband over Powerline utilizes these frequencies because they are generally low wavelength and require little power, but still deliver the same high-quality broadband services that consumers can get from cable and DSL sources. Interference of ham radio transmissions with Internet transmissions and vice versa can be problematic for both sides. Broadband over ...  more

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