Broadband over Power Line (BPL) Faces Challenges in the US and Global Markets.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c48883) has announced the addition of USA - Broadband Market - Broadband over Power Line (BPL) to their offering. BPL is a potentially disruptive last mile technology, which delivers broadband Internet access Broadband Internet access, often shortened to just "broadband", is high speed Internet access—typically contrasted with dial-up access over modem. Dial-up modems are generally only capable of a maximum bitrate of 56 kbit/s (kilobits per second) and require the full use of a via powerlines to power outlets in the home. The technology potentially enables electric utilities to become triple play communications providers with minimal infrastructure investment. With support from the US government and the FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. , ongoing resolution of technology problems, the development of global standards, major equipment suppliers entering the market, and over 100 trials around the country some of which are becoming commercial, the USA is ideally placed to become a world leader in BPL deployment. Nevertheless, a number of significant technological hurdles face the BPL industry both in the US and globally. In particular, unlike its DSL and HFC 1. (networking) HFC - Hybrid Fiber Coax. 2. (hardware) HFC - hydrofluorocarbon. competitors, BPL cables cannot be segmented and have a poor and unpredictable frequency response, thereby suffering from strict limits on the total capacity of any BPL system. Thus, it remains to be seen whether BPL will develop into a competitive broadband technology on a meaningful scale. Topics Covered 1. Synopsis 2. Overview 3. BPL Forecasts 4. BPL deployment issues and obstacles 5. Differences between bpl and dsl or hfc 6. BPL technology 7. BPL regulations 8. BPL deployments and trials 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Commercial deployments 8.3 BPL trials 9. BPL industry players 9.1 BPL standard setting bodies 9.1.1 HomePlug Powerline Alliance HomePlug is an industry trade group for power line communication. This organization of about 50 companies defines power line communication specifications. HomePlug 1.0 and AV are the two versions of the specification for home networking technology that connects devices to each 9.1.2 United Power Line Council (UPLC UPLC United Power Line Council UPLC Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography ) 9.1.3 IEEE Standards Association The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Standards Association (IEEE-SA) is a leading developer of global industry standards in a broad-range of industries, including:
9.2 Integrated BPL solutions 9.2.1 Current Communications 9.2.2 Gridline Communications 9.2.3 International Broadband Electric Communications Inc (IBEC IBEC Irish Business and Employers' Confederation IBEC International Basic Economy Corporation IBEC International Bank for Economic Cooperation IBEC International Broadband Electric Communications, Inc. ) 9.2.4 Mitsubishi Electric 9.3 BPL IC chip makers 9.3.1 DS2 9.3.2 Intellon 9.4 BPL equipment suppliers 9.4.1 Amperion 9.4.2 Ambient Corporation 9.4.3 Corinex 9.4.4 Corridor Systems 9.4.5 Elcom's Coppertalk 9.4.6 Main.net Power Line Communications 9.4.7 PowerWAN Inc 10. Related reports Exhibit 1 - BPL fast facts Companies Mentioned - International Broadband Electric Communications Inc (IBEC) - Mitsubishi Electric BPL IC chip makers - DS2 - Intellon BPL Equipment Suppliers - Amperion - Ambient Corporation - Corinex - Corridor Systems - Elcom's Coppertalk - Main.net Power Line Communications - PowerWAN Inc For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c48883 
I'm still wondering why BPL hasn't hit the forefront, I would imagine some upstart trying to take on verizon or time-warner without having to lay out billions upon billions to build a network. What's the deal?
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