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Vattenfall presents a unique connected lighting system for municipalities
Vattenfall, a major European energy company, presents a unique connected lighting system for municipalities based on G3-ALLIANCE powerline communication. The largest installation covers more than 1300 connected poles and is still growing. Response times vary but can...
The 500th Certificate has been issued by the G3-PLC Alliance
In April 2022, G3-ALLIANCE Alliance issued the 500th certificate! And both test labs are working on additional certification projects. The certified devices include devices from 68 different manufacturers and more than 10 hybrid PLC & RF platforms as well as the...
Enabling the smartest grid…together: G3-PLC Alliance celebrates its 10th anniversary
In 10 years, the G3-ALLIANCE Alliance has become the world’s leading industry alliance for powerline communication in smart grid applications with almost 100 members and over 80 million G3-ALLIANCE products in operation in more then 30 countries worldwide. During...
The G3-PLC Alliance and the DLMS User Association Sign Liaison Agreement to Extend Capabilities and Drive Innovation
Paris, France, October 6th, 2021. The G3-ALLIANCE Alliance, the world's leading industry alliance for powerline communication in smart grid applications, and the DLMS User Association (DLMS UA), a leading voice internationally in strategic energy management...
G3-PLC Alliance Infoletter No. 2/2021 has been published!
2021 is a special year for the G3-ALLIANCE Alliance as we celebrate our 10th anniversary. The Alliance was formed in 2011 following successful field tests in France. And now we are with nearly 100 members and implementations in more than 30 countries! Click here to...
Enhancing the resilience of energy infrastructure using G3-PLC
Underground cable networks considerably reduce network outages and have lower transmission losses but the maintenance cost is high compared to overhead systems. In underground systems transmission faults are rare, but the fault point is hard to locate and the repair...
Renesas CoolPhoenix 3 PLC Modem in combination with TsuRuGi (sub-GHz transceiver-RAA604S00) has received the G3-PLC Hybrid certification
Renesas is pleased to announce that CPX3 (CoolPhoenix 3 Powerline Modem-R9A06G37) in combination with TsuRuGi (sub-GHz transceiver-RAA604S00) has received the certification for the G3-ALLIANCE Hybrid specification. This paves the way to additional smart grid and IoT...
Utility Broadband – Getting Smart Meters on the Fiber to the Home Network
Working with Landis+Gyr, Energie Wasser Bern (EWB) in Switzerland, successfully completed a pilot project for broadband utility to the last mile. Starting with 4,500 measuring points, EWB and Landis + Gyr jointly implemented a G3-ALLIANCE based smart metering solution...
The latest published reference version of the G3-PLC Specification
The latest published reference version of the G3-ALLIANCE Specification is available on the ITU website. This new version embeds the following main features: Enhanced data frame multicast service, Enhanced LOADng (« clusterhead » forwarding scheme and RREQ...
Neuron introduces nBox-Tool RF extension for G3-PLC Hybrid PLC&RF eco-system
G3-ALLIANCE alliance member company Neuron introduces nBox-Tool RF extension for G3-ALLIANCE Hybrid PLC&RF eco-system, making it the first Hybrid PLC&RF protocol analysis tool. The nBox-Tool both controls and powers the RF protocol analyzer over a USB...