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I read about this a few years ago, but hadn't heard it being rolled out until a co-worker said he was going to be in the trial market.
This is really cool and it should be very reliable. I'll probably switch to this myself because my part of Cincy has old telephone lines and I am not getting the speed anywhere near what I should. The telco upgraded everyone to 3mb recently and I'm still getting 300k even though I am less than 1 mile from the switch.
Part of the article below.
http://www.cinergy.com/News/default_corporate_news.asp?news_id=420
Cinergy Broadband and Current have formed a joint venture that will roll out broadband services under the brand Current Communications?. Initially, these services will consist of high-speed internet and will eventually be bundled with voice over IP (VoIP). Current will manage the venture, which will build and operate the BPL network and provide marketing, customer support and back office functionality. The BPL network will be deployed on electric distribution infrastructure using proven, proprietary BPL equipment and technology from Current?s subsidiary, Current Technologies, LLC.
The companies have also created a second joint venture to pursue the deployment of BPL to targeted municipal-owned power companies and rural electric cooperatives across the United States. This joint venture will be managed by Cinergy Broadband and will market Current?s BPL technology to its target customer utilities.
In addition to the joint ventures, Cinergy has made an investment in Current as part of a larger round of financing. In the financing, Current?s existing investors, Liberty Associated Partners, LP and EnerTech Capital, LP, have each contributed additional capital. The aggregate amount of financial commitment to Current and the BPL ventures by all parties in these transactions exceeds $70 million.
The decision to roll out broadband services, initially in southwest Ohio and northern Kentucky, follows a trial of the technology and broadband service offering with more than 100 residential customers and several business customers in the Hyde Park area of Cincinnati. The trial produced high customer satisfaction and a strong interest in enrolling in the commercial service.
For Internet users, Current?s BPL service offers:
This is really cool and it should be very reliable. I'll probably switch to this myself because my part of Cincy has old telephone lines and I am not getting the speed anywhere near what I should. The telco upgraded everyone to 3mb recently and I'm still getting 300k even though I am less than 1 mile from the switch.
Part of the article below.
http://www.cinergy.com/News/default_corporate_news.asp?news_id=420
Cinergy Broadband and Current have formed a joint venture that will roll out broadband services under the brand Current Communications?. Initially, these services will consist of high-speed internet and will eventually be bundled with voice over IP (VoIP). Current will manage the venture, which will build and operate the BPL network and provide marketing, customer support and back office functionality. The BPL network will be deployed on electric distribution infrastructure using proven, proprietary BPL equipment and technology from Current?s subsidiary, Current Technologies, LLC.
The companies have also created a second joint venture to pursue the deployment of BPL to targeted municipal-owned power companies and rural electric cooperatives across the United States. This joint venture will be managed by Cinergy Broadband and will market Current?s BPL technology to its target customer utilities.
In addition to the joint ventures, Cinergy has made an investment in Current as part of a larger round of financing. In the financing, Current?s existing investors, Liberty Associated Partners, LP and EnerTech Capital, LP, have each contributed additional capital. The aggregate amount of financial commitment to Current and the BPL ventures by all parties in these transactions exceeds $70 million.
The decision to roll out broadband services, initially in southwest Ohio and northern Kentucky, follows a trial of the technology and broadband service offering with more than 100 residential customers and several business customers in the Hyde Park area of Cincinnati. The trial produced high customer satisfaction and a strong interest in enrolling in the commercial service.
For Internet users, Current?s BPL service offers:
- "Always on" high speed Internet access from power outlets throughout the home or business
- Upload and download access at the same speeds using readily available, off- the-shelf HomePlug? power line modems
- Local area networking from all power outlets over existing electrical wiring
- Faster speeds (in excess of 3 mbps) at lower monthly cost than other broadband services
- Multiple speeds and pricing plans to meet individual needs and budgets
- Truly "Plug and Play" installation and activation within minutes
- All with no need to add any in-home wiring
