ESB Powerline Project is go in September

spongebob

We are awaiting a pimp.....sorry, An Official Announcement, by Dermot Ahern and the ESB.

Tuam and Portlaoise will be on the list for Powerline over electricity lines (thats normal copper now , nothing to do with fibre), dunno about anywhere else.

The fact that both those towns already have or will definitely have DSL by next year is not pimpworthy. Of course not.

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gandalf

Nope but it is good news that there may be competition on the last mile from a substaintial company.

Hmmmm whats that ah Philip no you've soiled yourself. Someone get the pampers please.

Gandalf.

Eurorunner

Tuam and Portlaoise will be on the list

D'ya think these trials extend beyond the towns out into the sticks a little bit? Im a few miles outside of Tuam...so naturally i would be a willing guinea pig:D

spongebob

a few miles outside Tuam in Tuamspeak could mean Mountbellew.
Martin Cleary in the ESB District office Galway is the project manager for Tuam, go pimp ur self

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rymus

yes, that makes perfect sense. Give broadband to areas that already have it. Why couldnt I have thought of that? I'll just sit here in the dark ages while some telco (or power company in this case) reinvents the wheel.

BKtje

I dont think Portlaois exchange is enabled (is it?)

Rymus im sure they have their reasons for trialing it in this areas.

elexes

Originally posted by B-K-DzR
I dont think Portlaois exchange is enabled (is it?)

Rymus im sure they have their reasons for trialing it in this areas.

ther's 2 exchanges in port afaik and one is done . chk the eircom online tester .. im sure its around somwhere

but what i want to know is this the test period or is this the start of the offical release ?
how long exactly will the rest of the country take to be done once its released ( guessing its a flick of a switch )

rymus

Originally posted by B-K-DzR
Rymus im sure they have their reasons for trialing it in this areas.

Ah yeah no doubt they do but it doesn't mean I can't be ticked off about it anyway

Eurorunner

a few miles outside Tuam in Tuamspeak could mean Mountbellew

Well, unfortunately your not far wrong there muck!....i suppose i must be an eternal optimist or something

Martin will receive a call from me on monday:D

Thanks for the info.

Eurorunner

Reported in the Tuam Herald


Broadband boost for Tuam:

I never got round to making that call to the ESB but this article answers my question anywayz:

"Martin Clarke, Technical Support Manager ESB, told The Tuam Herald that this was a trial programme with no guarantees. They will monitor its operation and decide whether it is viable based on suitability and cost.

He explained that the ESB had brought fibre optic lines to their 110 kv station at Cloonacragh by running them along their power lines. From here the signal will be carried to the Ballygaddy Road sub-station and from there to transformers in the areas selected to take part in the project such as the industrial estate and the centre of town via the ESB lines."

sceptre

Not sure if it's the same issue as the article mentioned by Eurorunner but the July 31 issue of the Tuam Herald mentioned that the first 100 connections would either be free or almost free for the duration of the trial. Not free for everyone in other words. Anyone living in Tuam, start moving to the phone as soon as you can.

thegills

Tuam and Portlaoise will be on the list for Powerline over electricity lines

When did Portlaoise enter the equation. AFAIk it's only Tuam. Reasons for selecting Tuam 1) its in the BMW region and 2) it's serviced by the ESBT National Fibre n/w.

thegills

shinzon

Is anywhere else marked for the trials or is it just those 2 towns

Regards

Shin

spongebob

Originally posted by thegills
When did Portlaoise enter the equation. AFAIk it's only Tuam. Reasons for selecting Tuam 1) its in the BMW region and 2) it's serviced by the ESBT National Fibre n/w.
thegills

Portlaoise is in the BMW Region
Portlaoise is serviced by the Fibre figure of 8 Too

Of course they shouldn't be on a trial like this, harummmmmpppph . How about Kinnegad instead ?

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viking

Originally posted by Muck
Of course they shouldn't be on a trial like this, harummmmmpppph . How about Kinnegad instead ?

I fully agree with Muck's sentiments on this matter!

viking

thegills

Muck,

You haven't answered my question?
Portloaise is one of the 19 MAN towns so would be unlikely to be trialled because if they can't get broadband there then we're all shagged. I also have a contact in ESBT who told me that only Tuam will be trialled?

Of course they shouldn't be on a trial like this

Why, explain?

thegills

spongebob

Because I should be on it. That requires that Tuam and whatever are told to feck off for starters.

I'll go halves with Kinnegad though

Portlaoise already have DSL from 2 providers and a MAN in the pipeline (atrocious pun )

Tuam already have DSL from one provider.

/me has ISDN and is not a happy bunny!

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Moriarty

Thread split. Power Line Telecomunications (PLT) Technology.

dahamsta

What a pro!

thegills

I found an interesting website about PLT. There seems to be a monoploy on the kit supplier.
MainNet

bminish

Originally posted by thegills
I found an interesting website about PLT. There seems to be a monoploy on the kit supplier.
MainNet

If you don't mind the pun, they are the 'main' kit suppler but PLT is a tiny market and if you have a look at their press releases page you may note that things haven't been all that busy recently although they are obviously involved in some of the US trials.


Ascom are another supplier
http://www.ascom.com