Session held on PLC in the Finnish Telecommunication Administration Center (Telehallintokeskus, THK) on May 16 th , 2001.
The Finnish Minister of Transport and Telecommunication, Mr. Olli-Pekka Heinonen, had answered to the question of a Member of Parliament regarding the introduction of PLC in Finland: For the present, because of the technical problems encountered, introduction of PLC technology is not possible.
THK had invited current and possible future users of radio frequencies for a session to discuss the introduction of Power Line Communication PLC.
Participating bodies of this session:
• Telehallintokeskus, THK (Finnish Telecommunication Administration Center)
• Jyväskylän Energia OY (Regional energy network operator)
• Sähköenergialiitto r.y. SENER (Association of electrical energy network operators)
• Pääesikunta (Headquarters of Finnish Defence Forces)
• Ilmailulaitos (Finnish Aviation Administration)
• Digita OY (Broadcasting transmitters operator, operating the transmitters of the Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE)
• Suomen Radioamatööriliitto SRAL r.y. (Finnish Amateur Radio League)
The energy suppliers expressed their interest in using the frequencies for data traffic. They also expressed that with modern equipment, in their opinion the radiation by PLC on their networks would not be above natural noise.
The representative of the Finnish Defence Forces deems usage of the same frequencies in the air and in power cables without interference impossible.
The representative of the Finnish Aviation Administration expects safety risks if PLC were taken in use.
The representative of the Broadcasting transmitters operator Digita OY expressed that the limits in the German standard NB-30 are too low for the operators of PLC and too high for the current legal users of the frequencies.
He assumed that usage of PLC would totally stop home reception of analogue and digital broadcasting transmissions on the HF bands in the normal home.
The President of the Finnish Amateur Radio League deems PLC a threat to all users of radio frequencies, and said that the published results of tests had showed that PLC presents harmful interference to radio frequencies.
He expressed that technology can develop further but that the laws of physics do not change.
The common opinion of all the participants of the session was: PLC technology can only be taken in use, when it has been thoroughly proven that PLC does not present harmful interference to HF radio traffic and especially to safety relevant HF radio traffic.
The Finnish Minister of Transport and Telecommunication, Mr. Olli-Pekka Heinonen, had answered to the question of a Member of Parliament regarding the introduction of PLC in Finland: For the present, because of the technical problems encountered, introduction of PLC technology is not possible.
THK had invited current and possible future users of radio frequencies for a session to discuss the introduction of Power Line Communication PLC.
Participating bodies of this session:
• Telehallintokeskus, THK (Finnish Telecommunication Administration Center)
• Jyväskylän Energia OY (Regional energy network operator)
• Sähköenergialiitto r.y. SENER (Association of electrical energy network operators)
• Pääesikunta (Headquarters of Finnish Defence Forces)
• Ilmailulaitos (Finnish Aviation Administration)
• Digita OY (Broadcasting transmitters operator, operating the transmitters of the Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE)
• Suomen Radioamatööriliitto SRAL r.y. (Finnish Amateur Radio League)
The energy suppliers expressed their interest in using the frequencies for data traffic. They also expressed that with modern equipment, in their opinion the radiation by PLC on their networks would not be above natural noise.
The representative of the Finnish Defence Forces deems usage of the same frequencies in the air and in power cables without interference impossible.
The representative of the Finnish Aviation Administration expects safety risks if PLC were taken in use.
The representative of the Broadcasting transmitters operator Digita OY expressed that the limits in the German standard NB-30 are too low for the operators of PLC and too high for the current legal users of the frequencies.
He assumed that usage of PLC would totally stop home reception of analogue and digital broadcasting transmissions on the HF bands in the normal home.
The President of the Finnish Amateur Radio League deems PLC a threat to all users of radio frequencies, and said that the published results of tests had showed that PLC presents harmful interference to radio frequencies.
He expressed that technology can develop further but that the laws of physics do not change.
The common opinion of all the participants of the session was: PLC technology can only be taken in use, when it has been thoroughly proven that PLC does not present harmful interference to HF radio traffic and especially to safety relevant HF radio traffic.























