System and method for high speed data communications

A non-transitory, machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

• receiving video data from a radio frequency receiver located at a power transformer that provides electrical power to a premises via an electric power line extending between the power transformer and an internal circuit of the premises, wherein the video data is obtained wirelessly by the radio frequency receiver from a network node via an antenna located at the power transformer, and wherein the radio frequency receiver receives a first plurality of RF signals comprising a band of RF frequencies, and wherein a first subset of the band of RF frequencies is associated with a first end user device of a plurality of end user devices and a second subset of the band of RF frequencies is associated with a second end user device of the plurality of end user devices, wherein the video data is received by the radio frequency receiver as a millimeter-wave signal including amplitude information and phase information, wherein a power of the millimeter wave signal is limited so as to interact with the antenna located at the power transformer while not interacting with a second antenna at a second power transformer, wherein the millimeter-wave signal is generated by converting an optical digital data signal using a photodiode;
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• transmitting the video data on the electric power line to the internal circuit at the premises, wherein a modem communicates with the internal circuit at the premises to enable the modem to deliver the video data to each of the plurality of end user devices in the premises, wherein the video data is unicast to the each of the plurality of the end user devices in the premises.

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a processing system including a processor, video data from a first radio frequency receiver located at a power transformer that provides electrical power to a premises via an electric power line extending between the power transformer and an internal circuit of the premises, wherein the video data is obtained wirelessly by the first radio frequency receiver from a network node via an antenna located at the power transformer, wherein a first plurality of RF signals received by the first radio frequency receiver are for a first local region, and wherein a second plurality of RF signal are received by a second radio frequency receiver for a second local region, wherein the video data is received by the first radio frequency receiver as a millimeter-wave signal including amplitude information and phase information, and wherein the millimeter-wave signal is demodulated by electro-optic sampling, wherein a power of the millimeter wave signal is limited so as to interact with the antenna at the power transformer while not interacting with a second antenna at a second power transformer, and wherein the millimeter-wave signal is generated by converting an optical digital data signal using a photodiode;
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• transmitting, by the processing system, the video data on the electric power line to the internal circuit of the premises, wherein a modem communicates with the internal circuit of the premises to enable the modem to deliver the video data to each of a plurality of end user devices in the premises, wherein the video data is unicast to the each of the plurality of the end user devices in the premises.