PLT EXPERIENCES IN SPAIN

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PLT EXPERIENCES IN SPAIN

• INTRODUCTION
• Provisional experiences started on April 2001
• System offers
• System A
• System B
• Two different systems from different
  manufacturers.
• Advantages
• Increase of competition in the subscriber local
  loop.
• Disadvantages
• Lack of experience for being a new technology and
  unawareness of possible problems.

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PLT EXPERIENCES IN SPAIN

• PROVISIONAL LICENCES
• THE TELECOMMUNICATION SPANISH ADMINISTRATION
  ISSUED SEVERAL PROVISIONAL LICENCES TO THREE
  DIFFERENT ELECTRICAL COMPANIES IN ORDER TO TEST
  THE NEW TECHNOLOGY.

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PLT EXPERIENCES IN SPAIN

• PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS OF THE
• PROVISIONAL LICENCES
• THE TELECOMMUNICATION ADMINISTRATON HAS THE RIGHT
  TO PROHIBIT OR RESTRICT THE SERVICE IN CASE OF
  INTERFERENCES OR OTHER JUSTIFIED REASONS.
• EMC LEVELS MUST COMPLY WITH THE ALLOWED VALUES
  IN THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT OF THIS SYSTEM.
• LVD, EMC, AND RTTE DIRECTIVES MUST BE FULFILED
  WHERE THEY ARE APPLICABLE.
• A PLAN CONTAINING TESTS AND MEASURES IN ORDER TO
  COMPLY WITH THE DIRECTIVES ABOVE-MENTIONED WAS
  REQUIRED.
• OTHER PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO
  ADMINISTRATIVE ASPECTS OF THE PROVISIONAL LICENCE
  WERE ALSO INCLUDED.

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PLT EXPERIENCES IN SPAIN

• EXPERIENCES IN MADRID
• From October 2001 to December 2002
• About 300 subscribers in four different areas of
  Madrid.
• Network access through optical fibre in the
  transformation substations from 15 Kv to 380 V.
• PLT signal is injected in these transformation
  rooms into each of the three phases R, S, T.
• A PLT modem is installed in the subscribers home
  and another one in the electricity meter room.

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PLT EXPERIENCES IN SPAIN

• EXPERIENCES IN ZARAGOZA AND SEVILLA
• From October 2001 to December 2002
• About 2500/3000 subscribers.
• Network access through optical fibre in the
  transformation substations from 15 Kv to 380 V.
• Modems PLTs modems in substations, meter rooms
  and subscribers homes.
• Use of booster stations so the PLT signal can be
  kept at low levels.

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PLT EXPERIENCES IN SPAIN

• APPLICATION OF LVD AND EMC DIRECTIVES TO PLC
  SYSTEMS DURING THE PROVISIONAL EXPERIENCES (I)
• LVD Directive fulfilment has been verified
  through the established procedures.
• To verify the fulfilment with the EMC DIRECTIVE
  and as there are not harmonized standards, a
  Competent Body pointed out the conditions and
  measures to be taken. Most of them were based in
  the requirement of not disturbing any other
  telecommunication system.
• Tests were carried out by
• service providers
• an independent laboratory contracted by the
  Administration
• Telecommunication Administration

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PLT EXPERIENCES IN SPAIN

• APPLICATION OF LVD AND EMC DIRECTIVES TO PLC
  SYSTEMS DURING THE PROVISIONAL EXPERIENCES (II)
• All European forums as well as the EMC-WG have
  been reported on the development of these
  activities.
• There has been a constant coordination among all
  the Ministries involved (Economy (responsible for
  the electrical sector) and Science and
  Technology), the Commission on Telecommunication
  Market and the National Comission on Energy .

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PLT EXPERIENCES IN SPAIN

• FOLLOW-UP OF THE PROVISIONAL EXPERIENCES
• There has been a constant coordination among the
  bodies involved
• Ministry of Economy (responsible for the
  electrical sector)
• Ministry of Science and Technology
• Commission on Telecommunication Market
• National Comission on Energy
• There have not been any complaint from
  telecommunication users which could be caused by
  the operation of the PLT networks.

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PLT EXPERIENCES IN SPAIN

• CURRENT SITUATION DEFINITIVE LICENCES
• THREE OPERATORS ASKED FOR LICENCES TO ESTABLISH
  AND OPERATE TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS BASED ON
  PLC TECHNOLOGY
• THE COMISSION ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKET ASKED
  FOR REPORTS TO
• Ministry of Science and Technology
• Ministry of Economy
• National Comission on Energy

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PLT EXPERIENCES IN SPAIN

• DEFINITIVE LICENCES. REPORTS
• Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of
  Economy and National Comission on Energy issued
  their reports proposing some special conditions
  to be included in the licences.

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PLT EXPERIENCES IN SPAIN

• DEFINITIVE LICENCES. CONTENT OF THE REPORTS (I)
• TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THAT THIS TECHNOLOGY IS
  BEGINNING TO TAKE OFF, IT IS RECOMMENDED NOT TO
  IMPOSE MANY EX ANTE OBLIGATIONS AT THE INITIAL
  STAGES.
• FULFILMENT OF THE APPLICABLE DIRECTIVES TO THESE
  SYSTEMS.
• EMC LEVELS MUST COMPLY WITH THE ALLOWED VALUES IN
  THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT OF THE SYSTEM.

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PLT EXPERIENCES IN SPAIN

• DEFINITIVE LICENCES. CONTENT OF THE REPORTS (II)
• FULFILMENT OF THE EUROPEAN HARMONIZED STANDARDS
  TO BE ADOPTED IN THE FUTURE FOR THIS KIND OF
  SYSTEMS.
• WHILE THERE ARE NOT EUROPEAN HARMONIZED
  STANDARDS, THE TELECOM ADMINISTRATION WILL USE
  THE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS THAT GUARANTEE
  ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY BETWEEN THE
  DIFFERENT EQUIPMENTS, INSTALLATIONS AND SERVICES.

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PLT EXPERIENCES IN SPAIN

• DEFINITIVE LICENCES. CONTENT OF THE REPORTS
  (III)
• THE ELECTRIC SECTOR LAW DOES NOT PROHIBIT THE
  ELECTRIC COMPANIES TO DEVELOP THIS ACTIVITY,
  PROVIDED THAT THE TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICE IS
  CARRIED OUT BY A SUBSIDIARY COMPANY (THERE MUST
  BE A STRUCTURAL SEPARATION BETWEEN THE TWO
  ACTIVITIES).
• ELECTRIC COMPANIES MUST COMPLY WITH THEIR
  OBLIGATIONS REGARDING QUALITY OF THE ELECTRIC
  SERVICE AND CONTINUITY IN THE DISTRIBUTION
  SERVICE, ACCORDING TO THE LAW THAT REGULATES THE
  ELECTRIC SERVICE.

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PLT EXPERIENCES IN SPAIN

• DEFINITIVE LICENCES. CONTENT OF THE REPORTS (IV)
• THERE MUST NOT BE ANY CROSS SUBSIDIARIES BETWEEN
  THE TWO ACTIVITIES.
• THE INCOME ACQUIRED FROM THE TELECOMMUNICATION
  ACTIVITY HAVE TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN THE
  MODEL TO ESTABLISH THE PRICE OF ELECTRICITY.

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PLT EXPERIENCES IN SPAIN

• CURRENT SITUATION DEFINITIVE LICENCES
• On 2nd october the COMISSION ON
  TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKET awarded C1 licences,
  for the establishment or operation of public
  telecommunications networks without the right to
  offer the telephone service available to the
  public
• ENDESA NET FACTORY S.L.U.
• IBERDROLA REDES S.A.U.
• UNION FENOSA REDES DE TELECOMUNICACION, S.L.
• In adition to the general conditions of every
  licence, the beforementioned conditions have been
  included in these licences