It looks obvious

I’m following the maturing of BPL technology and its penetration into the market . I argued before that the best protection against the monopoly and the neutrality of the content delivery isn’t relay on government regulation but on free competition. Hence  a new technology  that will bypass the Telco’s and Cable companies control on the last mile connection to the end user will provide real alternative and better choices for the consumers. It also provides some explanation for Google’s investment in such technologies.

Netgear’s new powerline router providing another piece in making BPL a relevant alternative. Although it handles the  inside network it makes BPL more complete solution.

Link:  Netgear Ships 200-Mbit/s Powerline Router

Netgear on Monday began shipping a new powerline router designed to distribute information around the home at speeds up to 200-Mbits per second over ordinary power lines.

Netgear’s 200-Mbps Powerline HD Adapter (model HDX101) and an associated kit (the HDXB101) both are based on the Design of Systems on Silicon (DS2) chipset, which provides the underlying hardware. The HDX101 adapter will be priced at $129.99, while the kit — which provides two adapters, to convert Ethernet to powerline technology and back again — will cost $249.99, according to Netgear.

The Netgear router is compliant with the Universal Powerline Association specification, and will carry the association’s label on the box. Powerline networking technology competes with Ethernet as well as wireless in terms of home networking standards; while Ethernet is prevalent within the office, home networking setups tend to favor wireless, for reasons of cost and convenience.

You can read more about the capabilities of this router here.