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A Winchester family is to become the first in England to take part in the commercial trial of a new broadband internet connection delivered not over telephone wires but across the electricity network.
Mark and Sue Phillips, of the city’s Nursery Gardens, will be on the receiving end of super-fast internet access following enabling of the first electricity sub-station providing the service.
Mum of two Sue Phillips, who fundraises for local charity Caring in Crisis and is chair of Winchester community project The Home Nursery Green Group, joined local business and community representatives, Deputy Mayor Councillor Mrs Cecily Sutton, and Southern Electric’s Director of Telecoms Dr Keith Maclean to mark the start of the trial today (Wednesday 20 August).
Following successful pilots in Scottish towns Crieff and Campbeltown, and the launch of a commercial trial in Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Southern Electric selected Winchester as the first English city for further trials of its broadband system.
The new technology is called Powerline Communication (PLC) and takes advantage of Southern Electric’s extensive electricity network in the area. PLC sends the broadband signal along the electricity wires and cables that bring power to homes and offices – delivering access to the internet at speeds of up to 20 times faster than dial-up connections directly through standard electrical sockets.
http://www.scottishandsouthernenergy.co.uk/news/viewcurrent.asp?id=80
A Winchester family is to become the first in England to take part in the commercial trial of a new broadband internet connection delivered not over telephone wires but across the electricity network.
Mark and Sue Phillips, of the city’s Nursery Gardens, will be on the receiving end of super-fast internet access following enabling of the first electricity sub-station providing the service.
Mum of two Sue Phillips, who fundraises for local charity Caring in Crisis and is chair of Winchester community project The Home Nursery Green Group, joined local business and community representatives, Deputy Mayor Councillor Mrs Cecily Sutton, and Southern Electric’s Director of Telecoms Dr Keith Maclean to mark the start of the trial today (Wednesday 20 August).
Following successful pilots in Scottish towns Crieff and Campbeltown, and the launch of a commercial trial in Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Southern Electric selected Winchester as the first English city for further trials of its broadband system.
The new technology is called Powerline Communication (PLC) and takes advantage of Southern Electric’s extensive electricity network in the area. PLC sends the broadband signal along the electricity wires and cables that bring power to homes and offices – delivering access to the internet at speeds of up to 20 times faster than dial-up connections directly through standard electrical sockets.
http://www.scottishandsouthernenergy.co.uk/news/viewcurrent.asp?id=80























