According to LightReading, Google faces some reliability issues with its WiFi network deployed last year in the city of Mountain View, California. Due to interferences with other WiFi nets, residential users can't access to Google' s free-of-charge hotspots. Sources tell Light Reading that "Google is in the 'talking and exploring' phase with powerline home networking, especially with Spain-based PLC chipsets maker DS2, who recently released the first 200Mbit/s solutions to the market.
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My comment : Powerline technology is going to make it, whatever the final decision by Google will be. Simply because PLC is the easiest/simplest/cheapest way to create the broadband home network that all the new services - think TriplePlay and HDTV - enabled by the FTTH Fiber-To-The-Home massive deployments will require. My take on that ? By 2008, Apple will release the first consumer electronics device with embedded 200Mbit/s powerline connection - think of a universal set-top-box combining Airport, AppleTV and whatever new marvels Mr. Jobs has in his pockets for the year to come ;-)
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