
The IEEE distributes both information and resources to its members, as well as
providing technical and professional services. To stimulate interest in occupations
related to the technology, the IEEE also offers services to its student members all
over the world.
Another major aspect of the IEEE consists of prospects, individuals and
corporations, buying its products and participating in its conferences and
symposiums.
OPERA 2
The Opera consortium includes thirty-six partners native to various European
countries and Israel. All the bodies and associations involved in the development of
PLC technology are represented in the consortium, from public services to telecom-
munications operators through chipset makers, modem manufacturers, consul-
tants, and universities.
This wealth of diverse profiles and skills plays an important role in the fulfill-
ment of the consortium’s objectives.
Opera’s strategic objective is to “provide a high speed access service to all Euro-
pean citizens by using the most universal infrastructure—the PLC network.” In
order to achieve this, Opera carries out research and development, as well as dem-
onstration and dissemination operations at a European level, so as to overcome any
residual obstacle and to make it possible for PLC operators to provide high-speed
access services to each European citizen at a competitive price.
The main Opera missions are the following:
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general improvement of low and medium voltage PLC systems (speed, easy
implementation, and so forth);
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development of optimum solutions for PLC network connection to backbone
networks;
•
PLC system standardization.
PUA (PLC Utilities Alliance)
The PUA is an alliance created in Madrid on January 21, 2002, focusing on Euro-
pean public services delivering to more than a hundred million customers.
It currently has the following members:
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EDF (Électricité de France), France;
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Endesa Net Factory, Spain;
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Enel Distribuzione, Italy;
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Iberdrola, Spain;
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EDP (Electricidade de Portugal), Portugal;
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EEF (Entreprises Electriques Fribourgeoises), Switzerland;
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Unión Fenosa, Spain.
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