The BPL War: Big Win In The UK

A big win against BPL in the United Kingdom. This with word that the planned rollout of a BPL system will not take places.

According to the GB2RS News, a representative of Scottish and Southern Energy PLC has said that the company is not likely to undertake any further rollout of the technology. The reasons given were the lack of progress on technical standards for B-P-L systems and the commercial position in relation to the provision of other broadband services such as ADSL.

While this is good news, at this point it is not clear whether the planned trial of BPL by the Manx Electricity Authority on the Isle of Man will go ahead or be put on hold as well. (GB2RS)

Source: Amateur Radio Newsline™ Report 1443