Internet over power poles

[k0ua]

Here is a little info about G lines.

Goubau line - Wikipedia

I am wondering if the "plastic" launchers are infused with something metalic.

 

[MossRoad]

The telephone poles remind me of the vampire tap spacing on thicknet. :laughing:

 

[Tomtint]

My B.I.L works for the local telephone utility. He told me about this technology about 3-4 years ago. Not sure why but they did not peruse it. Probably enough competition with every other option out there now.

 

[kcflhrc]

If it actually works it should be real cheap to deploy. Burying cable is expensive.

 

[Mendonsy]

Whether they work or not, that mounting will make them a great target for lightning strikes.

 

[k0ua]

Whether they work or not, that mounting will make them a great target for lightning strikes.

There will be little pieces all over the ground....

 

[kcflhrc]

Whether they work or not, that mounting will make them a great target for lightning strikes.

As well as target practice

 

[rekees4300]

As well as target practice

For sure ... they kinda resemble birds Wonder if one would need to be mounted on every pole?

 

[techman]

I did some research on it. ATT bought the company developing it. It is a mesh network scheme using 30 Ghz line of site links. Inductive pickup on the power lines to power each node. The testing is being done in the southern US, and there was a comment that northern states could be more of a challenge with snow.

paul

 

[Industrial Toys]

I wonder if the menonites would have to abandon their beloved internet, seeing as the devil is in the wires or some such thing.

There was some commercial a few years ago by a large corporation, with Sean Connery as the narrator. They showed a high tension power corridor, saying something about information traveling along these wires. This nonsense bothered me so much, I wrote the company. For whatever reason, I never saw the commercial again.