PLDT readies ‘broadband over power lines’

Philippine Daily Inquirer 12/03/2009  MANILA, Philippines -- Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) said it will be ready to launch, in six to 12 months, its landmark “broadband over power lines (BPL)” service, seen as a new technology that will fast-forward the growth of Internet use in the country.

The BPL technology is a by-product of the PLDT group’s acquisition of a controlling stake in Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), the country’s largest power distributors.

The new technology, as its name suggests, will allow PLDT to efficiently bring broadband services to virtually all of Meralco’s 24 million customers concentrated in Metro Manila and nearby areas at a minimal cost.

The technology will allow the company to deliver Internet services to households using Meralco’s network of power lines in Metro Manila.  Continue reading here http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/infotech/view/20091203-239926/PLDT-readies-broadband-over-power-lines