El sistema PLC, PLT o BPL en el mundo.

BPL a worldwide failure
World-wide, most of the BPL/PLC “trial” systems are failing or being closed down.

Australia, Banned due to interference concerns – didn’t even get to trial stage, banned on the basis of overseas trials.
»www.aca.gov.au/radcomm/frequency_plann..
Also the Australian regulatory authorities think in home BPL is in violation of international CISPR 22 EMC (interference) standards.

Japan, Banned, major interference problems.
»www.jarl.or.jp/English/4_Library/A-4-1..

Finland, Banned, major interference problems.
»www.ficora.fi/2001/en/vuosi_lyhyesti.asp

Singapore, Failed, too expensive.
»www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/todayn..

Holland, Failed, too expensive and interference problems.
»www.darc.de/referate/ausland/iaru/euro..

Austria, 75% of BPL systems shut down, 70 complaints.
»svartifoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve..

The first BPL/PLC system was put “on-air” in 1997 (since closed due to interference issues). In spite of much hype and empty promises there has not been a single successful large scale commercial deployment.

The question is why we are allowing monopoly utilities to use money that should be spent keeping the lights on, to spend money on failed legacy technology that the technical savvy counties have rejected?

Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana