Broadband over Power Lines: Challenging existing broadband dynamics

Broadband over Power Lines, also known as the ``third wire`` for delivering broadband communications to users, has been gaining traction on a global basis. Since, more than 100 trials in 40 different countries worldwide have confirmed the viability of BPL technology, and visiongain sees the technology building momentum. Find out what market impact BPL will have by buying this latest visiongain report, ``Broadband over Power line: Challenging existing broadband dynamics``.

One of the advantages offered by BPL is that the technology will help stimulate new competitive market dynamics by introducing a new means of broadband access that does not require the building of an entirely new infrastructure.

Questions answered in this report include:

What is the opportunity for BPL and where do the key markets lie?
What business models exist for BPL service providers?
What lessons can be learned from global BPL trials and deployments?
What threat does BPL pose to traditional fixed-line broadband networks?
What kinds of services and applications does BPL enable?
How does BPL compare with rival technologies in terms of price, cost and performance?
BPL has been hampered by concerns over interference and the lack of standards necessary to drive it forward. But recent developments point to these problems being resolved. Visiongain believes the questions of BPL-caused RF interference have recently begun to be answered satisfactorily. Further, movements by various global standards bodies promises to boost the market.

This report will also tell you:

How is BPL standardisation progressing
What the regulatory environment is regarding BPL around the world
What the evolution towards next-generation BPL promise to deliver
The main market players and their strategies
What are the market drivers and barriers
Where the most activity is to be seen
The ubiquity of electric power lines as the means of providing access to the Internet is of particular benefit in rural areas, where the biggest promise lies for BPL. But visiongain warns that unless governments are willing to subsidise the substantial infrastructure costs required to enable a BPL system, the technology of providing broadband access over power lines may not be economically viable in these areas.

In urban areas, BPL's timing is critical, because it must compete in a very competitive marketplace, one in which legacy players have not only established a firm foothold, but are beginning to offer triple-play services, giving them differentiation and a competitive advantage. For BPL to succeed, it needs either a significant difference in service or price between BPL and existing broadband methods.

This latest 70+ page report from visiongain examines BPL both as a stand-alone technology and as a competitive entry into the broadband marketplace. Interference is comprehensively detailed and analysed in this report, as are other issues surrounding BPL.