In a South American country ripe for growth in Internet access, BPL Global enabled an electricity provider to get more

people online.

Overview Opportunity: La Nueva Electricidad de Caracas (La Nueva EDC) was looking to provide important new products and services, in addition to electricity, to meet the needs of their wide range of clients, businesses and industries. La Nueva EDC targeted broadband communications services as a way to have a strong, positive impact on the Venezuelan economy. More importantly, La Nueva EDC also saw the tremendous social benefits that these services could provide for its customers in low-income areas of the country. Solution: BPL Globals next generation broadband solutions enabled La Nueva EDC to provide high speed Internet access for data and voice communications over their existing power lines. Benefits: La Nueva EDC was able to leverage their existing electrical infrastructure for fast, cost effective deployment of reliable broadband services. They plan to leverage the BPL communications infrastructure to deploy Smart Grid solutions to enhance the efficiency and reliability of electrical operations. Results: With high demand from the public, the enrollment for broadband access and VoIP in enabled buildings has exceeded the 20 percent goal for the pilot deployment. La Nueva EDC received a reliable BPL communications network, with bandwidth over 1 Mbps per subscriber as a turnkey deployment by BPL Global.

as the best Broadband over Power Line (BPL) technology provider in the market with the hardware to provide a reliable communications network, the La Nueva EDC (http://www.laedc.com.ve/) is a company of the Venezuelan State dedicated to provide the best in electrical service, and is committed to meeting the expectations of its customers, employees and shareholders, thus helping to raise the quality of life of Venezuelan society. BPL Globals success in this pilot project is a testament to our vendor agnostic approach to serving our clients. That is, our best-of-breed solutions are able to work with any infrastructure that a client has in place. Recent estimates from the computer Industry Almanac indicate that only 13 percent of the Venezuelan population, or 3.3 million people, have Internet access. La Nueva EDC saw an opportunity to use the electrical grid to provide broadband service to low-income areas that are underserved. In addition to serving customers in residential apartment buildings, the initial pilot project included an elementary school with more than 1,000 students, enabling children access to the Internet. Real Results With Room To Grow The success of the La Nueva EDC partnership again La Nueva EDC successfully leveraged their existing power grid to provide citizens and less privileged community with access to the Internet, with plans for VoIP, IPTV, VPN and IP common services as well. From the start, La Nueva EDC recognized BPL Global demonstrates our ability to implement our broadband solutions globally. Plans are being developed to expand deployment of BPL technology in other areas of Venezuela. La Nueva EDC also plans to leverage the BPL communications network in combination with BPL Globals Smart Grid technology to improve efficiency and reliability of its electrical distribution network particularly through demand and load management and theft detection. software to monitor quality of service, and the experience to deploy and operate a BPL network.

Providing VoIP and Internet access using the power lines proved to be less costly for La Nueva EDC than having to install WiMax or WiFi networks. And there wasnt the need to run new wiring through buildings to take advantage of our system. As the deployment of broadband is extended to a larger area beyond the pilot community, the cost savings to La Nueva EDC will be dramatic.

BPL Globals deep knowledge and practical expertise allows utilities like La Nueva EDC and other businesses to avoid costly pitfalls often experienced during an initial implementation. Our experience enabled us to evaluate several best-of-breed BPL vendors and designed the best solution based upon the requirements of La Nueva EDC and the characteristics of the local electrical grid. We also managed equipment

What Sets Us Apart? Can design a broadband over power line program to meet the individual customer needs including project planning, design, deployment, managed services and market entry Comprehensive managed services offering controlled through our Network Expertise Software platform assures high quality of service, 24/7 monitoring, 100% resolution of trouble tickets and with advanced database support full control over plant and customer premise equipment for our clients Expertise to design, deploy and manage all-IP Next Generation Networks that incorporate multiple communications technologies including fiber, wireless, Ethernet, DSL, GPRS, PLC, and other digital communications technologies The ability to design, deploy and operate a cost effective, end-to-end turnkey solution using best of breed BPL technology with guaranteed bandwidth and latency Have delivered the best broadband over power line technology available worldwide, based on our DS2 components allowing 200 Mbps speed rate The know-how of an experienced broadband over power line leader that has deployed multiple BPL and Smart Grid solutions in five continents

Were excited about the economic and quality of life benefits these kinds of programs bring to entire cities, said Geraldo Guimaraes Jr., BPL Global Executive Director for Latin America. The sophistication and versatility of our design make it possible to work with a range of electrical infrastructures, operating environments and service requirements.

sourcing from ordering, importing and inventorying, to acceptance testing.

The Internet access provided through La Nueva EDC and BPL Global will continue to enable significant growth in the number of people with broadband access in Venezuela, especially in areas of difficult access. This is a special commitment for La Nueva EDC as a new public corporation.

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