11 September 2006
Broadband Gas
In the search for more ways to have broadband Internet connections, natural gas lines have joined in the possibilities.
The technique would involve sending radio signals through the natural gas pipe at up to 6000 megabits per second. The signal is decoded from the pipe to decode Internet, TV and phone content and a converter box in houses would send the signals to the correct device.
The problem with this is the number of houses who don't have natural gas. There are about 40% of houses without natural gas in the States. In Europe the number is a lot less though.
This is an interesting idea, but with so many homes without gas installation, it really is not a method of reaching more homes. The homes that would use this technology will more than likely be the same as those who would use cable or DSL connections. More useful is to try to reach people in more remote areas with broadband connections.
You can read more about it here.
The technique would involve sending radio signals through the natural gas pipe at up to 6000 megabits per second. The signal is decoded from the pipe to decode Internet, TV and phone content and a converter box in houses would send the signals to the correct device.
The problem with this is the number of houses who don't have natural gas. There are about 40% of houses without natural gas in the States. In Europe the number is a lot less though.
This is an interesting idea, but with so many homes without gas installation, it really is not a method of reaching more homes. The homes that would use this technology will more than likely be the same as those who would use cable or DSL connections. More useful is to try to reach people in more remote areas with broadband connections.
You can read more about it here.
Labels: broadband, gas, internet
