PLC ADVANTAGES

• Sunk costs: Uses already deployed electricity infrastructure (Low and Medium Voltage). PLC offers greater penetration potential than the conventional telephone local loop. Cost effective in comparison with other technologies.
  
• Broadband Speed: Current technology allows for transmission speeds of up to 200Mbps. Mobile telephony may be covering the developing world fast, and that's a good thing, but they cannot offer broadband speeds like this. And service industries need speed as well as connectivity to be competitive.
  
• Ease for end user: A conventional socket is all that is needed for connection. This also becomes an advantage within homes and offices as it transforms the internal wiring into a LAN infrastructure. No extra wiring necessary. A useful, and more efficient alternative to wireless technolgies
  
• Multiple services: The same IP technological platform requires only one modem for access to internet, telephony, interactive TV, security systems and so on
  
• Interoperability: At the macro level PLC offers a wider market reach to ISPs and telecoms. At the micro level, PLC works seamlessly with other technologies such as structured wiring, WiFi, WiMax, DSL, cable modem and so on.
  
• Permanent connection: User is always online.
  
• Futureproof: Ideal for VoIP, dual-mode mobile phone technology as well as VoD
  
• Scalability: PLC provides a robust in-house or in-structure solution, in-campus solution, or region- to countrywide coverage.
  
• Ease of installation
  
• Benefit to the eletricity utilities: Enhanced QoS metrics.