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	<title>BPL Provider of Broadband Over Power Line News and Reviews</title>
	<link>http://www.broadbandfocus.com</link>
	<description>Monitoring the BPL &#124; Broadband Over Power Line Industry</description>
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		<title>BPL Products Emerge at the 2008 CES</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The recent 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas had a few BPL Products on the menu for conference participants.
While most visitors to the Panasonic booth were probably captivated by their 150 inch plasma television, the company also brought a number of BPL devices for showing.  While many were prototypes, the array of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.broadbandfocus.com/2008/01/bpl-products-emerge-at-the-2008-ces</link>
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		<title>BPL Network Adapter Speeds of 400Mbps Achieved by Comtrend</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a recent breakthrough by Comtrend Corporation, broadband speeds of up to 400Mbps were recorded by their new PowerGrid 904 Ethernet Powerline adapter.  With an increase of speed double the previous typical average of 200Mbps, Comtrend&#8217;s adapter helps eliminate the cost of new wiring in a consumers&#8217; homes, which Triple-Play-Service and IPTV generally require.
“Reliable [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.broadbandfocus.com/2007/11/bpl-network-adapter-speeds-of-400mbps-achieved-by-comtrend</link>
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		<title>DirectTV To Become Major BPL Provider In Dallas - Fort Worth</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It will take over three years for the almost 2 million homes in the Dallas - Fort Worth, Texas region to receive full implementation of BPL services, but recent news indicates it&#8217;s set in motion.  The deal combines DirectTV&#8217;s satellite television, with broadband internet, and telephone service from The Current Group.  Some residents [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.broadbandfocus.com/2007/08/directtv-to-become-major-bpl-provider-in-dallas-fort-worth</link>
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		<title>BPL Standards Issues Announced</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The body responsible for setting standards for BPL Provider delivery has developed a list which will govern Broadband Over Powerline.  The IEEE set forth the requirements for IEEE P1901 which covers aspects including VoIP, video and the raw data delivery.  These standards have desperately been needed for deployment if BPL is ever going [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.broadbandfocus.com/2007/03/bpl-standards-issues-announced</link>
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		<title>BPL - Broadband Over Power Line Growth To Explode</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The &#8220;third wire&#8221; is coming.  As some in the industry are calling BPL - Broadband Over Power Line the third wire, PC World scooped the following.
&#8220;We are at an inflection point in the industry,&#8221; agreed Ralph Vogel, spokesmen for Utility.net, a Los Angeles-based BPL integrator. &#8220;Its position is similar to that of DSL in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.broadbandfocus.com/2007/03/bpl-broadband-over-power-line-growth-to-explode</link>
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		<title>Broadband Power Line UPLC Winter Conference 2007</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Utility CIO&#8217;s and CTO&#8217;s should mark their calendars for the upcoming, UPLC - United Power Line Council Broadband Power Line Winter Conference, to be held February 27 - March 2, 2007, at the Red Rock Casino, Resort, and Spa in Las Vegas.
The Keynote address really lays out the groundwork for the Program,
&#8216;The purpose of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.broadbandfocus.com/2007/01/broadband-power-line-uplc-winter-conference-2007</link>
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		<title>400k to 2.5 Million US BPL Subscribers by 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Even with the hurdles of conflict between potential BPL providers and Ham radio enthusiasts, a recent study indicates the number of subscribers to Broadband over power line service could jump from 400,000 in 2007 to 2.5 million in 2011.  This is according to FTTx and BPL: Analysis and Outlook.
&#8216;“Both consumer demand and business factors [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.broadbandfocus.com/2007/01/400k-to-25-million-us-bpl-subscribers-by-2011</link>
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		<title>IBM Offers BPL - Broadband Over Power Line In India</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to Indiatimes.com, some Indian consumers of broadband internet will be provided Broadband Over Power Line access, as soon as December of 2006.  IBM Global is set to launch BPL - Broadband Over Power Line in the country on a limited basis next month.  IBM is working with state electricity boards, and utility [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.broadbandfocus.com/2006/11/ibm-offers-bpl-broadband-over-power-line-in-india</link>
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		<title>Broadband Over Power Line Classified Information Service by FCC</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Communications Commission granted good news to the supporters of broadband overpower line technology Friday when they designated the service as an information service.  This designation places broadband over power line technology on the same grounds as cable modem and DSL Internet access services.  This is one step closer to bringing broadband [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.broadbandfocus.com/2006/11/broadband-over-power-line-classified-information-service-by-fcc</link>
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		<title>FCC Decides BPL Classification</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This Friday, the FCC will make a decision on BPL - Broadband Over Power Line Classification.  The decision decides if BPL will be classified as an interstate information service instead of a telecommunications service.
This is a decision of major consequence to BPL Providers.  Under the interstate information classification they&#8217;ll be subjected to less [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.broadbandfocus.com/2006/11/fcc-decides-bpl-classification</link>
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