http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060226/ap_on_hi_te/rural_internetEver wondered why the price of broadband has been slipping recently when cable rates are always going up? I think we may be on the edge of having this technology like Europe has.
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,57605,00.htmlDear Friend,
I’m writing to tell you about a 120-year-old technology that’s about to turn the cable, DSL and wireless industries upside down, and not only create an exciting new industry but also make early investors incredibly rich.
I realize that what I am about to tell you may sound too good to be true because I know that you’ve heard all this kind of stuff before—only to be woefully disappointed.
But let me assure you, as the editor of America’s leading technology investment advisory, that what I am about to tell you isn’t conjecture on my part or wishful thinking. It truly is the next big thing in high-speed Internet communications.
If you doubt what I say, you must remember that just 88 years ago the telephone was considered the next big thing when it replaced the telegraph…push-button dialing was considered revolutionary when it replaced the rotary phone in the 1960s…and digital processing was considered a quantum advance when it not only replaced analog processing in the 1990s, but ultimately ushered in a new era of lightning-fast broadband communications.
Today, this “new” 120-year-old technology is not only on the verge of supplanting DSL, cable and wireless but is also joining the long history of advancing communication technologies that you now take for granted.
Mark my words—if you can get in now before this new technology is commercialized, you could reap almost obscene profits as the world rushes to adopt this breakthrough technology, and your digital life will never be the same.
Why Broadband Over Power Lines Could
Ultimately Replace DSL and Wireless
I’m Michael Murphy, and as the founder and editor of New World Investor I’m not going to proclaim that the era of cable, DSL or wireless broadband technologies is dead. That would be foolish. But if you’ll take a few minutes to hear me out, I’ll explain why today’s high-speed technologies could ultimately go the way of the videocassette.
How so?
Through a technological breakthrough called Broadband over Power Lines (BPL). Simply put, BPL is a breakthrough technology that uses today’s power lines to send data and voice communications.
As a result of this innovation, every single electrical outlet in the world can not only become an Internet connection but become one that’s twice as fast as cable and 10 times faster than DSL.
Do you realize what this means?
This one technology not only puts the utilities in head-to-head competition with the cable and phone companies, but it also has a massive cost advantage since the utilities don’t have to invest a stinking dime in infrastructure or franchise fees.
Let me repeat that. Because of this quantum breakthrough, they don’t have to build new transmission lines or even rewire people’s homes to offer high-speed broadband data or video content to their customers.
Without getting too technical, all the utilities need to do is send a simple carrier wave down the power lines to give their customers broadband access that’s two times faster than cable and 10 times faster than DSL—all by simply plugging a receiver into a wall socket.
And I mean any wall socket!
As a result, this BPL technology not only gives consumers more than half a dozen Internet access points in every room in every home, apartment, hotel and commercial building but also offers utility companies a major new source of revenue without the cost of building any infrastructure.
So, unlike the cable and telephone companies that need to string a cable or phone line to your house to give you Internet access, the utilities can offer you better service without the hassle or expense.
In a world where you have to plug into a wall socket for electricity, a phone line for telephone communications, a DSL or cable line for Internet access, and a cable for TV programming, BPL changes everything—and the repercussions are going to be quite dramatic.
That’s true not just for cable companies and telephone companies that derive their income from high-speed broadband communications and video, but also for utility companies that will soon be able to offer the fastest and most convenient Internet access in the world.
And it’s all because BPL technology gives the utilities the opportunity to bundle electricity, broadband and communications into one connection that’s already been prewired around the world.
I'll definitely be keeping my eye on this stuff!
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