On Sun, 7 Aug 2005, Richard A Steenbergen wrote: > The bottom line is that at a certain point there are a limited number > times you can put a wire to everyone's house into the ground. Cable modems > only make sense because the cable TV customer base to justify the build. > At some point in the future we might actually come up with a workable IP > over powerline technology, but again that will only make sense because of > the existing customer base that wants electricity.
802.16 is starting to sound promising -- the first certified "WiMAX" gear is starting to get rolled out right about now. Still a little bit of time away for general deployment, but certainly eliminates the wiring requirement. -- -- Todd Vierling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
