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re: bpl trial in tassie I PROMISE this is the last one;

It appears there has been a competing successful trial of BPL in Queanbeyan....oh wait...what do I read...

Broadband over Powerline (BPL) technology has passed a major milestone with Australia’s first successful delivery of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) across a BPL network.
The VoIP calls have successfully linked to land line and mobile phones as part of a trial being carried out in Queanbeyan by leading Australian energy services business Country Energy and Australian broadband phone company engin.
The BPL trials are expected to continue for another 18 months.
Country Energy’s Manager Telecommunications Enterprises, Geoff Fietz, said the successful trial clearly demonstrates the maturing of BPL and the potential of the technology.
“BPL technology has the potential to provide affordable broadband access to rural and regional Australia without reliance on existing service delivery options,” he said.
The trial VoIP calls using BPL were made through engin’s Voice Box technology which was connected to an analogue telephone and a Mitsubishi BPL modem. The modem was plugged into a standard powerpoint.
“This demonstrates the enormous potential of the technology – every powerpoint becomes a broadband delivery point,” stated Mr Fietz.


There's that Mitsubishi-Engin thing.......