Documents de travail de l'OCDE sur l'économie numérique
Les technologies de l'information et de la communication sont largement diffusées et utilisées, ce qui renforce leur incidence économique et sociale. L'OCDE conduit des activités pour aider à mieux comprendre la façon dont les TIC contribuent à une croissance économique et un bien-être social durables, ainsi que leur rôle dans l'évolution vers des sociétés fondées sur la connaissance.
- ISSN: 20716826 (online)
- https://doi.org/10.1787/20716826
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL)
Developments and Policy Issues
The focus of this paper is to provide an overview of developments in broadband power line
technologies and related policy issues. The electric power grid is a hostile environment for high-speed data
transmission, but after years of development, the technology to deliver high-speed data over the existing
electric power delivery network has emerged, somewhat tentatively, in the marketplace. This technology,
referred to as Broadband over Power Lines (BPL), uses medium- and low-voltage power lines to provide
broadband Internet access to residential users and businesses and is considered by some as a third access
technology offering potential competition to xDSL telecommunication lines and cable modems. Recent
trends, however, indicate that the focus of BPL technology is shifting from providing broadband
connectivity to smart meter usage allowing households to reduce energy costs and allow energy companies
to better manage their networks by developing a “smart grid”.
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