[AusNOG] Alternative to NBN?

[Mark Stewart]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/17/gchq_plt/

 

And this just showed up on the reg. How topical J

 

Regards,

 

Mark Stewart

 

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From: Mark Newton [mailto:newton at internode.com.au] 
Sent: Monday, 16 May 2011 8:09 PM
To: Mark Stewart
Cc: Skeeve Stevens; AusNOG
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Alternative to NBN?

 

 

On 15/05/2011, at 10:57 PM, Mark Stewart wrote:





Synergy (Western Power) were working on Internet over Power some years ago
in South Perth and some other areas which was canned due to some issues with
Ham radio users?

 

It wasn't just ham radio, although that's what the power companies
emphasised.

 

Broadband over power lines turned sections of the electrical grid into

giant broadcast antennae, spraying RF in all directions.  The fifth

harmonic blatted air traffic control frequencies, which is probably the

number one reason why the technology was never, ever going to... fly.

 

   - mark

 


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