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| − | The concept of distributing Internet over high-voltage lines to remote areas is based on a fibre cable being enclosed in the cable on top of a high-voltage power mast. Electricity is best carried over long distances at high voltages, and then the voltage is reduced in steps as the power is brought closer to houses and businesses. The National Grid operates at 400,000V with conductors carried on massive steel pylons from power stations to primary substations where it is converted to 132,000V for regional distribution<ref>http://www.beyondbroadband.coop/kb/using-overhead-distribution-lines-carry-fibre-optic-cables< | + | The concept of distributing Internet over high-voltage lines to remote areas is based on a fibre cable being enclosed in the cable on top of a high-voltage power mast. Electricity is best carried over long distances at high voltages, and then the voltage is reduced in steps as the power is brought closer to houses and businesses. The National Grid operates at 400,000V with conductors carried on massive steel pylons from power stations to primary substations where it is converted to 132,000V for regional distribution<ref>Jim Rowe, "Using overhead distribution lines to carry fibre optic cables", online, assessed 4Aug2020, http://www.beyondbroadband.coop/kb/using-overhead-distribution-lines-carry-fibre-optic-cables</ref>. |
In Europe, electricity companies own that fibre, and use it for communication regarding the electricity network. In Ethiopia, the government has connected the fibre to the national SchoolNet, and envisaged school connectivity in using the fibre. The idea is to | In Europe, electricity companies own that fibre, and use it for communication regarding the electricity network. In Ethiopia, the government has connected the fibre to the national SchoolNet, and envisaged school connectivity in using the fibre. The idea is to | ||
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Internet over High-Power Voltage lines
The concept of distributing Internet over high-voltage lines to remote areas is based on a fibre cable being enclosed in the cable on top of a high-voltage power mast. Electricity is best carried over long distances at high voltages, and then the voltage is reduced in steps as the power is brought closer to houses and businesses. The National Grid operates at 400,000V with conductors carried on massive steel pylons from power stations to primary substations where it is converted to 132,000V for regional distribution[1].
In Europe, electricity companies own that fibre, and use it for communication regarding the electricity network. In Ethiopia, the government has connected the fibre to the national SchoolNet, and envisaged school connectivity in using the fibre. The idea is to
- take the fibre down in regional villages
- add a fibre to radio gateway
- distribute the Internet over radio through dedicated or shared radio links reaching out to the schools
to be extended
References
- ↑ Jim Rowe, "Using overhead distribution lines to carry fibre optic cables", online, assessed 4Aug2020, http://www.beyondbroadband.coop/kb/using-overhead-distribution-lines-carry-fibre-optic-cables
