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

You plug a cell phone-size adapter into any electrical outlet in your house and you've got 3M bit/sec. Internet service Some call it “the third wire” and others call it “broadband over powerline” (BPL ...

With the election looming, there does appear to be one issue that both Liberal and Labor can agree on: broadband over powerline could one day be used to get Internet access to Australia's remotest ...

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The HomePlug® Powerline Alliance (www.homeplug.org), the world’s leading industry group for powerline networking, today announced the availability of the HomePlug AV2 ...

Current Communications Group, which offers broadband Internet service over power lines, said Thursday that it has received investment money from Google, Hearst and Goldman Sachs. Although Current did ...

Powerline networking, whether as a means of potentially bringing Internet access to the masses (along with power usage monitoring and control to them and their utility companies) or for connecting LAN ...

Commission expected to classify BPL as it has DSL and cable modem, a move that should help spur further investment in the technology. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, ...

There's a new outlet for the Internet on the horizon that's sure to electrify the industry -- high-speed Web access that comes into homes or businesses through power lines, making every electrical ...

Amperion, a start-up that makes equipment to deliver broadband service over powerlines, this week announced $10 million in new funding. The Chelmsford, Mass., company says the funds will be used for ...

LONDON — The 26-partner OPERA 2 powerline communications consortium is entering its next, crucial phase as the EU-backed group tries to convince operators to deploy the technology it has developed in ...

Until recently, there wasn't much you could do to remedy the situation short of hardwiring your house -- and if you live in a rented apartment, or if you don't want to start drilling holes in your ...