Forbes.com: Broadband Powerline (BPL) to Generate $4.95 Billion in Access Revenue in 2013, According to a New Report

Broadband Powerline (BPL) to Generate $4.95 Billion in Access Revenue in 2013, According to a New Report
07.11.07, 7:05 AM ET

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c62353) has announced the addition of Broadband Powerline: The Third Wire to their offering.

This report discusses market and technology developments in BPL. The report analyzes BPL market and technology trends, quantifies the market, and provides seven-year forecasts for subscribers and access service revenue. The report shows BPL is emerging as the third wire to the home, providing broadband access and smart grid applications. The report discusses BPL's competitive advantages that will drive its growth. The report discusses BPL developments in different regions of the world, and provides revenue and subscriber breakdown for each of the region.

Smart Grid to Emerge as Major Application

Falls Church, Virginia: Broadband Powerline (BPL) will generate $4.95 billion in access revenue in 2013, according to a new report. This represents a compound annual growth rate of 53.9 percent over the revenue generated in 2006, the research firm said.

"Over the past two years, commercial rollouts of BPL have picked up, giving the technology a lot of momentum," said Naqi Jaffery, President and Chief Analyst, Telecom Trends International, Inc. "At the same time, technical solutions to BPL's interference potential have emerged."

The report, "Broadband Powerline: The Third Wire," says BPL standardization activity has picked up. On the technical front, the OPERA consortium has standardized Access BPL, and the HomePlug Powerline Alliance is working on an access standard of its own. However, according to the report, the entry of IEEE in the standardization process has created the prospect of a globally-accepted BPL standard by 2008.

Mr. Jaffery said BPL is offering quad-play, with smart grid emerging as major application, adding: "Service providers are using BPL as a bidirectional communication platform." Besides providing high-speed Internet access, BPL is delivering real-time data for monitoring the electric grid, Mr. Jaffery said.