Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Methodology
Overview: Networking Over Powerline
- Why Powerline?
- No New Wires
- Technical Challenges and Benefits
Competing No New Wires Technologies
- Twisted Pair/Copper (Telephone Wiring)
- Coax
- Wireless
Regulatory
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- General Technical Requirements
- FCC Opinion and Order, August 2006
- California
- New York
- Texas
- European Standardization Organizations (ESOs)
- Japan
Competing Technologies Over Powerline, Alliances and Standards
- HomePlug Powerline Alliance
- HomePlug 1.0
- HomePlug Command and Control (HPCC)
- HomePlug Turbo
- HomePlug AV
- HomePlug BPL for Access
- Universal Powerline Association (UPA)
- Consumer Electronic Powerline Communications Alliance (CEPCA)
- IEEE 1901
- United Power Line Council (UPLC)
- Open PLC European Research Alliance (OPERA)
- Cost Expectations for PLC/BPL Access Infrastructure
- PLC Utilities Alliance (PUA)
- PowerLine Communications Forum (PLCforum)
Applications for Powerline Networking
- Broadband Access Over Powerline
- Utility Company Use
- Customer Services
- BPL Business Models
- Three Primary Infrastructure Components
- BPL Deployment Costs
- Costs of Broadband Access Via Powerline
- Economic Viability for Rural Communities
- In-Home Broadband Over Powerline
- Triple Play Services (IPTV, Data, Telephony)
- Home Networking
- Home Automation and Security Systems/Services
Deployments and Trials
- Arizona
- California
- Italy
- New York
- Ohio
- South Africa
- Spain
- Texas
- The Queen Mary
- Virginia
Selected Players
- Ambient
- Arkados
- Asoka USA
- Aztech Systems
- Belkin
- BellSouth
- CenterPoint Energy, IBM, and Corinex
- Comcast
- Communication Technologies (COMTek)
- Conexant Systems
- Corinex Communications
- CURRENT Communications Group
- D-Link
- develo
- Design of Systems on Silicon (DS2)
- Duke Energy
- EarthLink
- EchoStar Communications
- GE Energy
- GE Security
- Google
- Intel
- Intellon
- Linksys/Cisco Systems
- Microsoft and Intellon
- Motorola
- Netgear
- Panasonic/Matsushita
- Phonex
- Radio Shack
- Renesas Technology
- Sagem Communication
- Schneider Electric
- Sling Media
- SmartLabs
- Texas Instruments
- Yitran Communications
- ZyXel Communications
- Worldwide Market Shares
Worldwide Forecasts
Worldwide Broadband Powerline Networking Equipment: In-Home and BPL Access/Utility
- Opportunities for Broadband Powerline Equipment Geographically
- Forecast by Retail vs. Service Provider
- Forecast by Bandwidth
- Forecast by Product Segmentation
- Forecast by Technology
- Forecast for PHY/MAC Chipset ASP by Bandwidth
- Adding Other Consumer Low-Speed Powerline Communications (PLC) into the
Equation
- 2005 Low-Speed Consumer PLC Sales
- Home Automation Powerline: A Different Animal?
- INSTEON by SmartLabs, Inc.
- Universal Powerline Bus (UPB) by PCS
List of Tables
- Table 1. Excluded Frequency Bands by the FCC
- Table 2. HomePlug 1.0 Maximum Throughput at Various Layers Using DQPSK
3/4 Modulation
- Table 3. Comparison of HomePlug 1.0 with Other Wireline Technologies
- Table 4. Yitran Command and Control Chip Specifications
- Table 5. Worldwide HomePlug Equipment Market Shares (Units)
- Table 6. Worldwide Non-HomePlug and Proprietary Broadband Powerline
Equipment Market Shares (Units)
- Table 7. Worldwide Broadband Powerline Equipment, In-Home Networking vs.
BPL Access and Utility, Annual Shipments (Units in Millions)
- Table 8. Worldwide Broadband Powerline Equipment by Region (Units in
Millions)
- Table 9. Worldwide Broadband Powerline Equipment by Sales Channel (Units
in Millions)
- Table 10. Worldwide Broadband Powerline Equipment by Bandwidth (Units in
Millions)
- Table 11. Worldwide Broadband Powerline Equipment by Product Segment
(Units in Millions)
- Table 12. Worldwide Broadband Powerline Equipment by Technology, HomePlug
vs. Non-HomePlug and Proprietary (Units in Millions)
- Table 13. Worldwide Broadband Powerline PHY/MAC Chipset ASP by Bandwidth
(US$)
List of Figures
- Figure 1. OPERA General Architecture of a Powerline Communications Access
System
- Figure 2. BPL US Deployment Map
- Figure 3. CURRENT's BPL Solution
- Figure 4. Motorola's BPL Canopy Approach: Wireless over Low Voltage
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