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Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 20:05:17 +0100
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From: "Alan Gale" <alan.gale@zen.co.uk>
Subject: LF: [BDXC-UK] More on Data TX
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Hi All,

	I thought the following message from the BDXC reflector might 
be of interest to some of the members on the list:


>From: "Tony Hudson" <tony.hudson@basys.co.uk>
>DX Information from the British DX Club.
>
>The following from Electronics Weekly September 15th may be of interest.
>
>INTERNET VIA MAINS IS CUT OFF
>
>Nortel networks and United Utilities have decided to disband NOR.WEB their
>jointly-owned Internet-
>over-the-mains company. "The decision has been made to close the the joint
>venture even though the technology is robust and well proven", said Kate
>Thompson, NOR-WEB's director of marketing programmes.
> Launched two years ago, the company developed its digital powerline
>technology which used electricity substations to modulate data onto the
>mains. This provided homes and businesses connected to the substation with
>1Mbit/s links for Internet access
> When the company first launched the technology it announced services would
>start a year ago. However
> deployment of the technology suffered a years delay. The result of the
>delay has been increased competion from broadband technologies such as
>digital subscriber line (DSL) and cabel modems, and ultimately the
>venture's closure. "The projected volumes for digital powerline, with the
>roll out of xDSL and cable, are not significant enough," explained
>Thompson.
> This is despite the successful completion in May of a technology trial in
>Manchester involving 70 homes, a school and small businesses. In turn the
>technology has also been tested by power utilities in Germany
>and Sweden.
> No redundancies are expected. There are no plans to use the technology in
>other applications. "The two
>companies still own the patents but there are no current plans at present,"
>said Thompson.
>
>Tony Hudson
>
>Permission is hereby granted to reproduce the above information, provided
that
>full credit is given to the original contributor AND to the British DX Club.
>

	
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