[Lf] Ethernet Over Mains]

[Andre Kesteloot]

Tracey Gardner wrote:

> Anybody want to volunteer to be a pilot site and say goodbye to
> the LF bands? :-)
>
> Tracey
>
> Ethernet Over Mains
> 29 November 2001
>
> "A new base for a Welsh company which is developing technology
> likely to revolutionise communications in the home and in the
> small firms sector is being officially opened this week at
> Imperial Park, Newport.
>
> LANergy Ltd. intends to double its existing workforce of some 13
> scientists as it begins production of hardware and software,
> which will allow small and medium sized firms and private homes
> easy access to the astonishing potential offered by broadband
> communications.
>
> The company was created earlier this year with the backing of a
> £1.35 million investment syndicate which was led by Finance
> Wales' Innovation Fund and which included Welsh technology
> entrepreneur Terry Matthews together with Jon Moulton of Alchemy
> Partners and venture capital company 'Wales Fund Managers'
>
> Essentially, LANergy's pioneering technology removes the need to
> wire every device in the home or office into a new network to use
> high speed, broadband voice, video and data.
>
> The cost of doing has so far deterred most SME's from installing
> new networking links and enjoying the huge business benefits of
> broadband communications.
>
> But LANergy's technology will use existing electrical circuits to
> allow homes and business to connect personal computers, TVs,
> telephones and other devices without the need to install any new
> wiring.
>
> It will also mean that many more people in future will find it
> easier to work from home
>
> LANergy's new headquarters at Imperial Park was jointly declared
> opened today by the company's newly appointed Chairman David Dey,
> formerly Chairman of British Telecom and of Energis, and by
> Finance Wales' Chief Executive Colin Mitten.
>
> Said David Dey: " We have some tremendously exciting technology
> which is on the verge of coming to market. Looking forward, we
> plan to grow the company and become a significant,
> technology-based employer in the Newport region. These are very
> exciting times for LANergy."
>
> http://www.lanergy.com/