A method of data transmission provides for representing data using ultra wideband pulses, sending at least one pulse over an electrically conductive guided medium, receiving the at least one pulse at a telecommunication interface having an ultra wideband pulse over conductive medium modem coupled to the electrically conductive guided medium, wherein the telecommunication interface is operatively connected to a non-ultra wideband pulse over wire communication modem coupled to a communication medium. The method further provides for recovering the data from the at least one pulse.