WIA releases BPL report

The President of the Wireless Institute of Australia, Michael Owen, VK3KI, has announced that the WIA Board had adopted a report prepared by its specialist group, the WIA BPL Working Group, charged with the responsibility of monitoring and analysing the development of BPL -
Broadband over Power Lines.

The report is a comprehensive review of BPL in the Australian context and it is believed that it will be of interest to the power industry, prospective BPL operators, BPL equipment providers, ISPs, the telecommunications industry, radiocommunications users, and government
regulators of consumer protection, competition, radiocommunications and telecommunications.

The report contains a description of BPL, its advantages, disadvantages and risks from the perspectives of the relevant stakeholders. It outlines the Australian regulatory environment, and broadband delivery, today and as it
develops. Applications of HF radio communications are identified and described, and a short summary of overseas trials of BPL technologies is provided.

The Report concludes that the WIA is not opposed to BPL per se, but is opposed to conduct that results in substantial interference with radiocommunications or substantial disruption or disturbance of radiocommunications. The WIA believes that is fortunate that BPL is not the only way ahead, as it is confident that advances in emerging
technologies will meet Australia's growing need for Internet access.

Source: Wireless Institute of Australia

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