A new combatant, Broadband over Power Lines (BPL), has entered the broadband Internet access services competition. This network option relies on electrical power lines to move information to users. While the universality of electrical power offers vendors hope in penetrating the broadband market, the suppliers could have difficulty gain much market traction. “There are already two well entrenched networking options in the broadband marketplace, so it can become difficult for a third one to gain acceptance,” stated Bruce Leichtman, president of Leichtman Research Group.
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Powering Up a New Broadband Option
Posted by: Paul Korzeniowski November 22, 2005 05:00 AMA new combatant, Broadband over Power Lines (BPL), has entered the broadband Internet access services competition. This network option relies on electrical power lines to move information to users. While the universality of electrical power offers vendors hope in penetrating the broadband market, the suppliers could have difficulty gain much market traction. “There are already two well entrenched networking options in the broadband marketplace, so it can become difficult for a third one to gain acceptance,” stated Bruce Leichtman, president of Leichtman Research Group.