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Report: Power Companies Poised to Enter Race to Deliver Broadband Services
SILVER SPRING, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 2006--US electric power companies are poised to join the multi-industry competition to provide broadband services to homes and businesses.
That's the conclusion reached in a new study by Pike & Fischer, Silver Spring, MD, on the burgeoning Broadband Over Power Lines (BPL) industry.
Seven power companies are already delivering broadband services in the US, and many more could follow soon, according to the respected research and publishing company. The power companies comprise yet another industry in the race--already joined by satellite TV, cable TV and telephone carriers--to deliver Internet and other broadband services.
The researchers found that at least 26 power firms are already using BPL technology for internal utility applications, including monitoring, diagnostics and automation. Most of those companies have not yet focused on the transmission function of their networks.
The 45-page study, published by Pike & Fischer's Broadband Advisory Services, lists all the companies currently involved in BPL. In each case, it details what third-party BPL service provider they are using (if any), the scope of their involvement, and who is supplying the company with BPL equipment. It also profiles the equipment providers.
Other sections discuss federal and state regulations governing BPL technology, with special attention on Texas, California and New York. The report features a detailed account of a recent conference sponsored by the United Power Line Council on BPL technology, including predictions offered by many of the conference presenters.
The US trails Europe and Asia in BPL use, principally because the foreign nations employ 240-volt electrical systems that serve many more homes per transformer than the 120-volt system used here.
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