February 27, 2004
Why broadband over power lines is a bad idea
David Coursey weighs in on this important topic.
BPL ( broadband over power lines ) is a technology that uses radio waves, transmitted over power lines, to provide broadband Internet or other data connectivity. The problem with BPL is simple physics: Radio waves like to fly off into space. When they do, interference results. In order to get broadband speeds, BPL uses a large number of frequencies, some of which are capable of traveling literally around the world even on the small transmitter power that BPL systems use.
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