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G3-PLC Alliance Gains Momentum in Smart Grid Arena
May 7, 2012
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The G3-PLC Alliance recently announced that eleven new members have joined the international alliance whose goal is to promote the G3-PLC communications standard. These companies are all stakeholders in the smart grid ecosystem, including utilities, equipment manufacturers, R&D and test labs, and semiconductor makers. The approval of the G3-PLC standard by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), and the broad based Alliance membership, is seen as giving utilities confidence that the interoperable G3-PLC-based equipment and tools will be available for their projects.
The ITU recently approved the G3-PLC protocol as a low-frequency, OFDM-based narrowband powerline communications (NB-PLC) standard. The G3-PLC is the first NB-PLC standard that supports the IPv6 Internet protocol, and is intended to allow new internet-based energy management systems for use by utilities and grid operators. Utility companies can now plan their deployments utilizing G3-PLC technology to achieve cost-effective smart grid systems that meet customer's needs.
New members include MRSK, a large Russian electricity distribution, construction and research company; and Atos Worldgrid, an energy systems integrator. Also joining are three equipment manufacturers: Elster, Iskreameco, and devolo AG. Also, four semiconductor companies -- Accent Semiconductor, Enverve, Freescale, NXP and Renesas - joined the LAN testing laboratory as new members.
These companies, coupled with the G3-PLC founding members, are seen as attesting to the significance and growing investment in G3-PLC technology.
Source: G3-PLC Alliance
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