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AUSTRIA

PLC Disturbances (December 2005)

Relating to document COCOM-05-50, Austria is pleased to present the following report about disturbances caused by power line communications in the HF bands (2000 - 30000 kHz).

In Austria, broadband services via PLC are being provided in one region (approx. 250,000 inhabitants). Since the first trials of this technology in this region, which commenced in 2001, the radio amateurs, and various public safety organizations using radio services in the HF band in this region, periodically reported disturbances in the frequency bands below 30 MHz, which were, according to the opinion of the spectrum users, caused by PLC operation in the concerned region.

In order to verify the complaints of the various spectrum users, the competent Austrian authority (i. e. the Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology, Telecommunications Authority) investigated the reported disturbances.

The measurements carried out in May 2004, April 2005 and November 2005 clearly showed that the cause of the disturbance reported by users of the HF band in the concerned region is the operation of PLC. In particular, the measurement proved that the emission of PLC installations is up to 16000 times (42 dB) higher than the relevant limit (according to CEPT ECC/REC/(05)04).Details of the measurement results are available in the annex to this document.

In addition the report states that mercury vapour lamps, such as those used in street
lighting, were found to produce strong emissions up to 3GHz when induced with the BPL signal. This effect was detected quite recently and is still under investigation. It is supposed that the plasma of mercury vapour, being an element with a non-linear characteristic, generated harmonics of the BPL signal and spreads it over a very wide bandwidth with rather high field strength.

https://www.bmvit.gv.at/telekommunikation/publikationen/downloads/inf022005v3.pdf

More info (In German) at this site

https://www.bmvit.gv.at/telekommunikation/plc.html

Austria confirms BPL/PLC interference (68 Kb pdf)

Austria pulls plug on BPL trial!

Austrian BPL/PLC Page

Austria's Broadband over Powerlines causes numerous radio disturbances!

Austrian company gets award for BPL cover-up!

Austrian BPL company gets "People's Choice" award!

BPL/PLC can continue to operate in Linz! (In German)

Fines to be leveled against the PLC company in Linz Austria (In German)

Linz Austria BPL News (In German)

Oe3mzc Powerline Page-BPL Audio & Video clips!

BELGIUM

Homeplug BPL wipes out frequencies up to 130 Mhz

BRAZIL

Brazilian BPL Links (Most in Portuguese (As supplied by Flávio PY2ZX))

More sad news from Brazil 26 August 2009

ANEEL (Electric Power Agency) has approved today the BPL proposal previously accepted by ANATEL (Telecom Agency). Now the regulatory framework is build for practical wide implementation.

https://archangelo.net/temp/plc/archangelo_abert2009_EE.pdf
https://www.telesintese.ig.com.br/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11974&Itemid=105
https://sbtvd.cpqd.com.br/?obj=noticia&mtd=detalhe&q=14636
https://www.telaviva.com.br/News.asp?ID=132038&Chapeu=
https://www.teletime.com.br/News.aspx?ID=132038
https://www.aesp.org.br/noticias.asp?id=39216&t=8

https://www.telecomonline.com.br/noticias/setor-de-radiodifusao-pede-mais-estudos-sobre-plc-antes-da-regulamentacao-da-tecnologia

BPL for Brazil

BPL Internet Tutorial in Portuguese (PLC BPL Uma Tecnologia Poluidora)

Implications of BPL and RFI (1.6 Meg pdf) (In Portuguese)

Recordings of BPL/PLC interference (In Portuguese)

CANADA

BPL coming to Canada!

Canada's BPL testing begins in new trial!

Canadian Broadcaster item on BPL!

Canada's National Amateur Radio Society (RAC) and BPL!

Canada's National Amateur Radio Society (RAC) BPL Page!

CBC Ottawa - Company wants to electrify high-speed internet!

Trial begins in Vancouver, British Columbia!!

CHILE

BPL causes interference says Chilean Government report (340 Kb pdf in Spanish)

ECUADOR

Ecuador considers BPL

Empresa Electrica Quito chooses Corinex Broadband Over Powerline Technology

EGYPT

Egypt to build BPL Smart Village in Cairo

BPL to rise like the phoenix in Egypt

 Just when commentators had written off Broadband over Powerlines (BPL) comes news that Egypt-based SABA Electric is getting into the act.

 It has formed a partnership with ISP LINKdotNET and has plans for easy access to the internet through BPL.

 In a media statement SABA Electric said BPL is the technology it will use to provide to provide broadband data speed up to 8 Mbps that include a number of Voice over Internet Protocol and video options.

 On complete build out the network could reach over 300,000 residents.

 (Information via WIANEWS 4 June 2010 and Jim Linton VK3PC)

EUROPEAN UNION

BPL: A European Perspective!

EDXC Power Line Communications Report

Europe approves new Powerline Communications specifications

European Law a possible king hit for BPL

Europe looks to BPL

European Union BPL/PLC Library

European Union BPL/PLC Research

EU sets BPL Guidelines:- Believes it could bridge digital divide

EU BPL/PLC Standard Questioned

Europe urged to push ahead BPL!

NATO report suggests interference from BPL/PLC on HF (Shortwave) Radio is likely (9 Meg pdf)

PLC/BPL: Potential Threats to Radio Services! (527 Kb pdf)

Powerline BPL/PLC information from Europe

Scepticism about EU powerline moves!

FRANCE

French Radio Hams fight BPL/PLC!

GERMANY

ADDX BPL Information and Sound Files

BPL sound files from DARC, Germany! (MP3 files)

BPL testing from Germany (758 Kb pdf)

German Ham discusses BPL and ITU regulations

Power company in Mannheim, Germany, appears to be loosing the BPL battle!!

The DARC (the German version of the ARRL) reports that the power company in Mannheim, Germany, appears to be loosing the battle in the German court system (VGH Baden-Würtemberg, 7.2.2006, Az: 1 S 787/05).

The situation in Austria seems to be similar, i.e. in Europe two Main Net PLC networks are in legal trouble due to the interference they are causing.

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GHANA

Ghananian Broadband over Power lines test

INDIA

BPL to be installed in Indian buildings

Wired for Broadband

INDONESIA

Indonesia gets BPL

IRELAND

Irish BPL Trial report 2006 (1925 Kb pdf)

ITALY

Italy to begin BPL/PLC

JAPAN

BPL Interference goes as high as 400 Mhz (670 Kb pdf)

JARL: New Developments (May 2004) with PLC in Japan

Panasonic's BPL Push

Playing catch-up on BPL says Telecom Asia!!

"Preserve Spectrum" Anti PLC/BPL page by Cosy Muto!

KOREA

Korea considers BPL!

MIDDLE EAST

PC Magazine (Middle East Edition) BPL Article

NEW ZEALAND

National Business Review talks up BPL!

NZART BPL Page

PAKISTAN

BPL to be installed at offices in Pakistan

PHILIPPINES

BPL doubt in the Philippines

PORTUGAL

Information from Carlo CT4RK, Sines, Portugal.

https://tek.sapo.pt/4O0/701371.html

From 31 October 2006, the only company that explores a BPL system in Portugal, will shutdown all BPL services, due the loss of customers that have gone back to cable and ADSL systems, and also because the ADSL & Cable are a much better and efficient way to deliver broadband services.

BPL from ONITELECOM (called ONI220) have only 500 subscribers, and a bad quality service. ONI220 will continue to deliver broadband access to the Internet, but with ADSL technology.

I`m happy to inform you, that by now, Portugal is a BPL free country, and I don't see any other operator with interest in BPL, in the next times. All telecom portuguese operators are established in the broadband area, but by ADSL, CABLE, WIRELESS, WI-FI, OPTICAL FIBER, but not in BPL.

Interference (QRM) made by CORINEX A200 PLC homeplug device, February 2010 (Youtube).

RUSSIA

Russia falls for the BPL trap!!

SOUTH AFRICA BPL: THE SAGA CONTINUES IN SOUTH AFRICA

From WIANEWS 19 October 2008 Edition via SARL

Two South African ham radio political leaders have testified in opposition to the introduction of Broadband over Powerline or BPL Internet access in that nation.

ZS6AKV, and ZS6BUU, have made presentations at the South African telecommunications regulator's BPL Hearing.

ZS6AKV presented the South African Radio League's objection to the current draft regulations and ZS6BUU showed how BPL could potentially interfere with the nations emergency communication.

Telecommunications regulator ICASA said that by law it is tasked to protect licensed radio services against interference. It also admitted that it is BPL operators that cause interference. A final decision on the South African BPL rules is due out in a few months.

Interference confirmed at "Rooiwal" Township, South Africa!

PLT/PLC/BPL is not an acceptable system while interference to HF is potentially High - SARL

Power Line Communications: Threat to Amateur (Ham) Radio and Other HF services!

South African ISP adopts Encryptonite OneT System for "Smart Grid" IPTV

SPAIN
Gridlock in Cyberspace

Spanish BPL/PLC audio clips

SWEDEN
Sweden acts on BPL/PLT equipment

https://www.ero.dk/37D6714E-27DF-42D7-AF4B-D790B0083183?frames=no&

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
Trinidad and Tobago may go with BPL

UNITED KINGDOM

BBC: BPL Technical Report!

BBC World gets stuck into BPL Hype!

Broadband crosses Power Lines (IT Week)