Swiss OFCOM - 2nd Generation Power Line Communications

The Swiss regulator the Federal Office of Communication (OFCOM) has published some information on 2nd Generation Power Line Communication systems on their website.

The latest issue of the Swiss OFCOM Infomailing, No.16, has some information on this technology. It says that Powerline Communication (PLC), is used to transmit data via the electrical mains and can operate in the frequency range of 1.6 to 34 MHz. It is able to cover several hundred meters through power lines and has attracted interest to cover the "last mile" via the electrical network.

The article acknowledges that it is not possible to operate short wave radio receivers in the immediate vicinity of these devices.

The French language variant is at
http://www.bakom.admin.ch/dokumentation/Newsletter/
01315/03174/03187/index.html?lang=fr

and a Google English translation of the French newsletter can be seen at:
http://tinyurl.com/r9hpax

Swiss Federal Office of Communication (OFCOM) (newsletter not available on the English site)
http://www.bakom.admin.ch/index.html?lang=en

UKQRM
http://www.ukqrm.org/