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  • Aussie telcos 'looking into powerline broadband'

    Australian telcos are seriously looking at broadband over powerline (BPL), according to vendor NEC -- but interference and regulatory issues are still haunting the technology.

  • Broadband over powerline gets boost from US

    A new initiative in the US could give broadband over powerline (BPL) a kick-start, with two US companies getting together to provide Internet connectivity through electricity cables.

  • Powerline broadband trial pleases utility

    Tasmanian electricity utility Aurora Energy is "very pleased" with the progress of its four-month-old Hobart trial of broadband over powerline (BPL) technology and is fielding strong international interest from countries as far afield as Iran.

  • Aurora dumps broadband over powerline

    Aurora Energy has decided to withdraw from a three-year-old broadband-over-powerline experiment as a result of cost pressures.

  • Telstra's Fibre to the Node to kickstart Aussie BPL?

    Telstra's recently-announced plans to extend fibre-optic cables to street-side cabinets in order to provide faster ADSL services could be the kickstart broadband over powerline (BPL) technology needs in Australia, a leading authority on the subject said this week.

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  • Shocking times for Aussie broadband over powerline

    It seemed like a good idea at the time, but Australian utilities' recent abandonment of broadband over powerline (BPL) technology has all but sealed the fate of a technology that was once hoped to bring high-speed data to every corner of Australia.

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