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plcforumContents
• What is PLC?• What Can PLC Offer for Broadband Access?• What are the Benefits and Capabilities?• Issues to Consider?• Who is Deploying PLC?
plcforumBenefits & Capabilities
• Use of existing infrastructure • Almost 100% potential coverage• No additional wiring needed - just plug in!• PLC offers ways to bridge the “digital divide”
bringing service not just to wealthier users in cities but also to– isolated communities– socially disadvantaged areas
• Also supports narrow band applications
plcforumGeneric Integrated Model
CPE*
PC
Medium Voltage Grid Low Voltage(“Last mile”)
High Voltage In-Premise(“Last Inch”)
Phone(s)
(Fibre Network)
point tomulti-point
point to point
* CPE - Customer Premise Equipment
Internet& PSTN
PSTN - Public Service Telephone Network
plcforumLV Access/In-premise Model
Powerline Controller CPE
*
PC 2
Distribution Transformer
Low Voltage In-Premise
Phone(s)
PC 1
Fax
Printer
* CPE - Customer Premise Equipment* PSTN - Public Service Telephone Network
Internet& PSTN*
Telecom connection through: • Microwave links• Copper cable• Fibre• Satellite
plcforumCapabilities
50-100Mbps1 - 3km2-20MbpsAccess (MV)
50-100Mbps250-500m2-20MbpsAccess (LV)
50-100Mbps100m1-10MbpsIn House
Bandwidth(2003/2004)
ReachBandwidth(now)
System
plcforumIssues to Consider
PLC is only ONE part of the chain
ISP/VOIP/ContentBackhaul
Other Access (PLC)
PLC
Customer Service
PLC works well with other technologies
plcforumIssues to Consider
Regulation• Achieve the balance
between– bandwidth– reach– power– emissions– cost
plcforumEuropean Activities
NuonEDFDiax; EEFSENERLina.netSydkraft; Evicom;Elforsk; VattenfallViken; Lyse EnergiStoen; ZKE; Gdansk;Pattern
EnBW ; MVV; Energie Wasser Niederrhein; Energieversorgung Offenbach; Stadtwerke Hameln; Stadtwerke Solingen
TIWAG; Linz Strom; EVN
ENEL
Endesa; Union Fenosa:Iberdrola;
EDP
Scottish & Southern Energy
plcforumWorldwide Activities
AEP; Southern; EMC; Ameren;Consolidated EdisonCEMIG; COPEL; AES LUZ DEL SURChilectra; CGEETSATokyo Electric Power CoSingapore PowerHutchison WhampoaPLNIndonesia: Eddie Widiono, PLN's CEO: “The company's intention is to use its powerline grids to reach tens of million customers in remote areas.”