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UPA 2006 Plan for Powerline Standards

Universal Powerline Association to Provide Basis for International Standardization for Broadband Access and AV Home Networking

The Universal Powerline Association (UPA) unveiled its work program for 2006 at its annual general meeting. The group intends to build on the coexistence specification published in 2005 and to further promote the capabilities of powerline communications (PLC) to deliver global solutions for broadband access and home networking.

"The UPA is now firmly established as the only independent industry body bringing together the global PLC community and speaking of the need for sound, solid standards based on coexistence and interoperability," said Eric Morel, president of the UPA. "In just one year, since its launch at CES in 2005, membership in the UPA has doubled, and even greater increases are expected in 2006 based on the significant interest shown by players in the PLC field."

The most recent recruits to be welcomed to the UPA are Toshiba Electronics, PCN Technology, AcBel Polytech Inc, Tecnocom and Telekom research and Development SDN BHD (Malaysia).

In 2006, the UPA will continue to work with global standards bodies; the IEEE, ETSI and other pertinent industry organizations - to establish worldwide standards that enable technological coexistence and interoperability between broadband access and home networking PLC applications.