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KlikVU Movies via Electric Outlets (BPL)

KlikVU, Inc. announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Gridline Communications Holdings Inc., a publicly-held Delaware corporation, to stream Video On Demand programming, including Movies TV sports, foreign language films, etc. via Microsoft Windows Media to Gridline subscribers worldwide. Under the terms of the MOU, KlikVU's content may be streamed through Gridline's Broadband via Powerline (BPL) network to customers worldwide.

PLC Network Solutions to Install 205 Mbps BPL Network in Dancom Pakistan

Trimax Corporation (OTC BB: TMXO), through its wholly owned subsidiary, PLC Network Solutions Inc. ("PLC"), announced today it will be installing its next-generation 205 Mbps Broadband over Powerline (BPL) devices in the corporate offices of Dancom Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd in Islamabad. PLC will be traveling to South Asia with its technical team in January to deploy its Broadband over Powerline equipment and train Dancom employees with its technology.

Derek Pepler, President of PLC Network Solutions, said: "We are pleased that Dancom has chosen to install our 205 Mbps Broadband over Powerline equipment in their offices. In growing office environments like Dancom's, both cost and flexibility are a major consideration. When shifting offices or adding desks, BPL makes a lot of sense from a wiring standpoint because your networked broadband connection is as close as the next electrical outlet. Dancom's clients include major businesses in Pakistan ranging from the Karachi Stock Exchange to Pakistan's best hotel, the Serena. PLC Network Solutions has generated a lot of interest for BPL across South Asia, and Dancom's offices will act as a great showcase for us."

Broadband over Powerline Give Utilities Revenue

Though still a niche market, broadband networking over power lines — whether in the home or in the wider area — could turn out to be a major revenue earner for power utilities, according to a just published report form ABI Research.

The researchers say BPL has the general blessing of governments and a reservoir of underdeveloped markets in eastern Europe, China, India and other regions lacking a well-developed communications infrastructure. But, according to Vamsi Sistla, ABI Research's director of broadband, digital home and media, BPL could also benefit legacy businesses such as power utilities in the industrialized world.

"Innovation in powerline technologies may or may not add to power utilities' revenues immediately," he says, "but the cost savings they enable will certainly help their bottom lines." He adds a fringe benefit of using a region's power grid to carry broadband access networks is that it makes the electricity distribution and monitoring system visible to managers as never before.

Grafting a broadband network onto the power grid, on the other hand, means completely remote, automated meter reading, as well as instant reporting of outages and system failures.
"ABI Research believes the utility industry should focus on these low hanging fruits, even more than building BPL capabilities to generate additional revenue," notes Sistla.
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Allied SCS and Advanced Powerline Technologies, Inc., Joint Venture

Advanced Powerline Technologies, Inc., (Pink Sheets:APWL) announces today that Allied Supply Chain Solutions, LLC and Advanced Powerline Technologies, Inc., have formed a joint venture for the sales and marketing of the Advanced Powerline Technologies, Inc., line of consumer electronics.

Allied SCS will focus on the development of high volume sales channels for the initial line of Advanced Powerline Technologies, Inc., products including LCD Monitors and associated accessories.

Allied Supply Chain Solutions, LLC focuses on all aspects of World Wide Business including product manufacturing, component sourcing and product development.

Advanced Powerline Technologies, Inc.'s principal business focus is to create and develop Broadband over Power Line (BPL) and Power Line Communications (PLC) friendly devices, products and services.

Networking: Investment Boom Underway

Companies are also working in strategic collaborations with others -- like the HomePlug Alliance (www.homeplug.org) -- to drive the adoption of technologies that may change the way networking is done, at least for homes and home offices, in the future.

Leading players like Intel, Sony, Radio Shack, Intellon and Arkados are part of the consortium, which is developing technologies that enable homes to network all their appliances -- including Ethernet networks, wireless networks, TV and appliances -- over conventional power lines.

"There is considerable renewed interest in power line products to support the growing consumer demand for increased network reach with reliable throughput," said Joyce Putscher, an analyst at In-Stat, an IT market research firm, Waltham, Mass.

The HomePlug Alliance is developing specifications for power line communications technologies, and focusing on developing a new market for those technologies, a spokeswoman said.

"For many applications in the digital home, a power line device offers a useful alternative to a networking solutions, especially with the faster speeds of this next generation of 85 Mbps technology," said Kartik Gada, the product line manager at Netgear, Inc., a Santa Clara, Calif.-based developer of power line networking technologies.

New Powerline Products for Christmas 2005

Netgear (www.netgear.com) jumped the gun on the holiday season with not one, but two different products. The RangeMax 240 wireless router incorporates Airgo Network's third-generation MIMO chip set to deliver raw data rates of up to 240 Mbps; around 120 Mbps effective once the smoke clears. It also includes support for the WPA-2-PSK security and on-board hardware support for 128 bit AES, TTIP, and WEP. There's also built-in denial-of-service (DoS) attack protection and intrusion detection and prevention, plus some other widgets to support time-based usage controls and "trusted user" controls. The four-port router version of the RangeMax 240 will set you back $199 list while the notebook adaptor will list at $129.

If you aren't comfy with Wi-Fi being "secure," Netgear's second option is powerline technology in an 85 Mbps wall-plugged Ethernet switch, the XE104. First-generation PLT maxes out at a paltry 14 Mbps, so while it's not quite full up Fast Ethernet, it gets pretty close. And unlike wireless tech, PLT is relatively straight-forward: you plug it in, and it works, specifically, plug it into the wall and plug an Ethernet cable to it.

The XE104 includes a four-port Fast Ethernet hub, so it's likely to go over equally well in a small office environment as well as in the home. Available in 110 volt US or 220-volt for Europe, you'll need two of the gizmos to "extend" your network. One goes next to your broadband router, and the other goes next to wherever in the household you can find an electrical wall plug. List price for one is $99.99. Only drawback is the 85 Mbps Intellon-based design isn't a formal standard, so mixing-and-matching higher-speed PLT devices from other vendors is likely to be done at your own risk.

If you can wait until after the holidays, Panasonic will supposedly be showing and maybe shipping up to 170 Mbps PLT technology at CES in January. The company demoed its proprietary high-speed technology at this year's CES and also at more recent consumer shows in Japan. Will it meet the HomePlug AV standard? Don't know. <> For still higher-speeds in the PLT arena, HomePlug AV was finalized over the summer and products should be demoing at CES and shipping by next holiday season. The make-everybody-happy standard will support up to 200 Mbps raw data rates over home wiring, plus support for distributing HD TV signals, VoIP quality-of-service management, audio distribution, and the kitchen sink. The big picture vision is to build HomePlug AV into everything from PCs to TV sets and PVRs and even into the fridge and oven. In addition, HomePlug AV should/will have peaceful coexistence with broadband over powerline (BPL) and backwards compatibility with slow-ride 14 Mbps HomePlug 1.0 devices. µ

New Agreement to Install Broadband Over PowerLine Technology in India

New Agreement Forged to Install Broadband Over PowerLine Technology in India Hotels and Shopping Mall

Trimax Corporation, through its wholly owned subsidiary, PLC Network Solutions ("PLC"), has signed an LOI with The BI Group of Companies, New Delhi, to install its Broadband over PowerLine (BPL) devices and bundled services at two hotels and a major shopping mall owned by the company. The Hotels include the Holiday Inn, Agra, and The Hotel Marina, New Delhi, India. The Ansal Plaza shopping mall in Ludhiana is the first of its kind in Punjab with major international brands such as Nike, Reebok, Levis, Benetton, McDonald's and KFC.

The BI Group's Holiday Inn Hotel in Agra is a 5-Star business and leisure hotel in the city of the world famous Taj Mahal. The Hotel has 150 rooms and 4 suites. The hotel has also banquet facilities for up to 2,000 people. Due to demand, the hotel has added another 50 rooms and an additional banquet hall for up to 800 guests. The Marina Hotel, New Delhi, is a heritage landmark hotel in the heart of Connaught Place. It is a 100-room hotel that is soon to undergo renovations, which is being given importance by the New Delhi Government. After the renovations, the hotel will be renamed the Radisson Marina Hotel which is a franchise of Carlson Hospitality, USA.