UK Regulator's Study Points Up Limitations of Amperion-Equipped BPL Trial

NEWINGTON, CT, May 11, 2005--Ofcom, the UK's telecommunications regulatory agency, has concluded that Amperion BPL equipment deployed in a field trial in Scotland 'as tested is not and cannot be FCC Part 15 compliant above 30 MHz.' Ofcom today released a study, 'Amperion PLT Measurements in Crieff,' which summarizes measurements it took at the site in Scotland. PLT is another term for BPL. Ofcom's investigation also demonstrated the limitations of Amperion's 'notching' capabilities to mitigate interference to radio reception. ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ, says Ofcom's study reflects what the League and others have known all along about BPL.
(ARRLWeb)