Connection to Internet via the electric network

The electric company Endesa is carrying out pilot trials in Barcelona and Sevilla to permit the connection of Internet via the electric network.

The use of Power Line Communications technology, "PLC" facilitates the transmission of voice and data via the electric cables, converting any point in a potential connection to all the telecommunications services.

The tests are being carried out with Ascom technology apparatus at the Olympic Port of Barcelona and with components from the Valencian technology firm DS2 in Sevilla, having obtained transmission speeds of up to 10 Mbps.

The territorial expansion plan for the new service is not known. In the Balearics, this will have to be offered via the infrastructure of Gesa, a company that belongs to Endesa, responsible for the exclusive generation, transport and distribution of electric energy. The new service will represent an alternative to the high cost involved in the optic fibre cable and will permit a high velocity access from any home that has an electricity supply.

Iberdrola, the other large Spanish electric company, has also initiated in Madrid a pilot experience.

Datum: 26/02/2001

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