Philippines to rollout of BROADBAND Internet over ELECTRIC POWER LINES Nationwide !!!!

With a handshake. NEA administrator Edita Bueno and Nextream president Tyrone Javellana firm up their alliance in the presence of Gen. (ret.) Pedro Dumol (left) and officials of NEA and Nextream.
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Venture formed to spark ‘rural revolution’
By Donna G. Brazas
Monday, May 08, 2006

After 35 years of providing rural electrification to 33,500 barangays, the National Electrification Administration has formed an alliance with Nextream Broadband Philippines, a fast rising US-based technology firm, to launch what is probably the second revolution in the countryside - wiring rural folks to the Internet.

The alliance was firmed up after NEA administrator Edita Bueno and Nextream president and chief executive officer Tyrone Javellana signed the deed of donation for five sets of brand new computers to NEA coinciding with the inaugural switch-on of Nextream’s Broadband-Over-Power-Lines technology. The signing ceremony and turnover of computers was witnessed by former NEA administrator, now Nextream chairman, Gen. (ret.) Pedro Dumol, Francis Nacienceno, president of the Rural Electrification Association Cooperatives and NEA officials.

“After energizing 98 percent of the barangays with only 2,500 out of the 36,000 not yet energized by NEA, it’s but proper to join forces with Nextream in its avowed mission to stage a second wave of revolution in the rural areas which is to wire them to the global village using Nextream’s broadband over power lines technology,” Bueno said after formally accepting the computer donations.

Bueno lauded Javellana for his patriotism in giving back something in return to his native land as well as Dumol, whom she considered as a second father and a great mentor, for his continuing effort to serve the country by starting the first revolution of bringing out from darkness and bringing electricity to millions of households in the rural areas and for the successful formation of 120 electric cooperatives all over the Philippines. “It is to the credit of Gen. Dumol that he is venturing into another pioneering BPL project, probably the first in Asia, which will dramatically help in educating the people as well as providing equal access to technology and information at an affordable price.” The NEA chief vowed to endorse to other electric cooperatives possible joint ventures with Nextream.

For his part, Javellana underscored the social relevance of connecting the countryside to the rest of the world by empowering them with a powerful tool of education and access to information.

“It’s always nice to be home. This project will surely ignite a second revolution after our partners—the electric cooperatives have literally brought out from darkness the rural folks but only this time—it will be the illumination of the mind,” Javellana said. He promised to provide more computers to NEA in the coming months.

For his part, Dumol saluted the NEA officials for “performing beyond expectations” and for continuing the noble mission of providing electricity to the rural households in provinces where only 2,500 barangays are not yet energized.

Dumol likened the BPL technology to a three-in-one instant coffee wherein the end-user can have access to the internet, cable tv and telephone at a very affordable price using the Nextream modem and wired to the regular main outlets of homes. He said that BPL technology does not need any satellite or expensive cable wires to be connected to the Internet but only through the electric power lines.

Nextream finance chief Gary Cedeno stressed the benefits of the BPL technology in terms of creating jobs for the people.

While the race for wireless Internet technology goes on among the major telecom companies, Nextream is unfazed by the stiff competition.

Nextream sales and marketing manager John Yu expressed optimism that more electric cooperatives, once they find out that broadband technology works wonders, will join forces with Nextream Broadband Philippines.
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