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September 15th, 2005
CURRENT Improves Utilities’ Efficiency, Brings Utilities
into Internet Provider Market
CURRENT Communications Group, LLC, a broadband over powerline (BPL)
service provider, has selected Intellon's Turbo chipset (INT5500CS) as the basis for its powerline communications products.
CURRENT’s products enable utility companies to offer electric socket based Internet communications and improve the overall
efficiency of the utility’s electric distribution networks. These systems gives utilities the capability to read electric
meters, identify power outages, monitor utility capacitor banks and manage security cameras.
CURRENT’s broadband systems also permit high-speed broadband
access over every electrical outlet in a customer’s home. According to Richard Goldstein, CEO of CURRENT "Intellon's
HomePlug chipsets provide a cost-effective, robust networking solution that enables our BPL infrastructure to serve multiple
purposes for utilities and end-users. We have been a long-time supporter of HomePlug technology. One important factor we considered
in our selection of a powerline technology was that Intellon's solution is based on the HomePlug industry standard, thus ensuring
end-to-end compatibility with existing and future HomePlug-enabled devices, while providing a cost-effective 85Mbps infrastructure
solution."
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