First Mile Access Networks and Enabling Technologies

Market Analysis and Trends

As of now, the PLC market is a nascent market, best described as an emerging phenomenon. Among other predictions, a significant increase in the number of local bodies and communities that deploy PLC networks can be predicted. This is because service providers sometimes find it difficult from a right-of-way perspective to deal with utility companies, which are generally community owned/leased. PLC networking is gradually being accepted as a standard solution to the first mile problem. As the acceptance grows worldwide, the variety of available applications will broaden. Initially, PLC was used just for voice. As channel difficulties (noise) were overcome, the application of PLC was extended to data and later video. In ...