THRASHER2
08-16-2007, 03:32 AM
DIRECTV Signs on With Current Group to Provide Powerline Broadband
Dallas-Fort Worth to be test subject of new Broadband Over Powerline service.
Cable and DSL companies will get another competitor in the high-speed Internet realm later this year. DIRECTV announced today that it will offer Broadband Over Powerline (http://www.currentgroup.com/news/releases/08.15.07_DIRECTV.html) (BPL) and VoIP services in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
DIRECTV signed on with CURRENT Group for distribution of its service to customers. As many as 1.8 million customers will be covered by the service over the next two to three years according to DIRECTV.
"Our agreement with CURRENT gives our customers another high-quality, easy-to-use option to pair broadband services with DIRECTV's video offerings," said DIRECTV VP of Broadband Evan Grayer. "By choosing this bundled option, DIRECTV customers will now be able to enjoy fast, reliable and secure high-speed Internet service anywhere they have a power outlet in their homes."
"We are pleased to partner with DIRECTV to offer them the ability to bundle their world-renowned satellite video services together with BPL high- speed Internet and VoIP services," said CURRENT CEO Tom Casey. "Consumers in Dallas will have a compelling new choice for their broadband service and, at the same time, feel good about the fact that the same Internet network is helping to improve the efficiency and reliability of the electric grid while reducing its environmental impact."
Customers will simply being able to plug their computer (via a powerline adapter) into a power outlet for Internet connectivity. According to CURRENT, its BPL service "offers equally fast upload speeds -- up to 25 times faster than other 'high-speed' services, and up to 75 times faster than dial-up connections."
Dallas-Fort Worth to be test subject of new Broadband Over Powerline service.
Cable and DSL companies will get another competitor in the high-speed Internet realm later this year. DIRECTV announced today that it will offer Broadband Over Powerline (http://www.currentgroup.com/news/releases/08.15.07_DIRECTV.html) (BPL) and VoIP services in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
DIRECTV signed on with CURRENT Group for distribution of its service to customers. As many as 1.8 million customers will be covered by the service over the next two to three years according to DIRECTV.
"Our agreement with CURRENT gives our customers another high-quality, easy-to-use option to pair broadband services with DIRECTV's video offerings," said DIRECTV VP of Broadband Evan Grayer. "By choosing this bundled option, DIRECTV customers will now be able to enjoy fast, reliable and secure high-speed Internet service anywhere they have a power outlet in their homes."
"We are pleased to partner with DIRECTV to offer them the ability to bundle their world-renowned satellite video services together with BPL high- speed Internet and VoIP services," said CURRENT CEO Tom Casey. "Consumers in Dallas will have a compelling new choice for their broadband service and, at the same time, feel good about the fact that the same Internet network is helping to improve the efficiency and reliability of the electric grid while reducing its environmental impact."
Customers will simply being able to plug their computer (via a powerline adapter) into a power outlet for Internet connectivity. According to CURRENT, its BPL service "offers equally fast upload speeds -- up to 25 times faster than other 'high-speed' services, and up to 75 times faster than dial-up connections."