Optus Vision used a hybrid fibre coaxial cable network to connect homes to its network.
It is intended to be used to connect homes or businesses that are closer together.
Some scientists say a better digital route is through a national network of glass fibers that connect homes.
In the late 1990's, the state paid to connect homes north of the plant to public water mains.
A fiberoptic network connects homes, and homeowners have a choice of two cable television providers and high-speed Internet access.
In basic terms, this is the infrastructure that connects homes and small businesses to the high-speed Internet.
Provo's backbone connects homes and businesses throughout the city, as well as municipal buildings, schools, power stations, and traffic signals.
The highway metaphor is popular because the crucial missing links are within the metropolitan networks that connect businesses and homes to the high-speed long-distance fiber.
Also, it was formerly common to connect mobile homes to utility power via a 14-50 device.
Copper wires like those used to connect most homes to the telephone network also used to be employed for regional and transcontinental networks.