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BPL, WiMAX - Will there be a third pipe?

August 8, 2005

In my opinion, DSL deregulation wouldn't be so problematic if there was a viable third pipe to the home on the horizon.� While there has been much hype surrounding the development of WiMAX and broadband over powerline (BPL), the reality is that reliable versions of those technologies are years away.� Indeed, mention BPL to anyone outside the FCC and you'll get people trying to control their laughter.� Two problems - interference and power grid limitations - prevent BPL from being the third pipe of the immediate future.� WiMAX is only slightly better off, although it too has major interference problems.� WiMAX, though, has heavy hitters such as Intel backing it, so the hype will still remain.

Without one of these two technologies becoming a reality, consumers will find themselves at the short end of the�Internet access stick -�in the form of higher prices.�




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