PLT Solutions, Sumitomo Electric to test power line telecom technology in Japan

Ambient Corp.'s (Jerusalem, Israel) 90% owned subsidiary, PLT Solutions Inc. and Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. (SEI; Tokyo and Osaka), Japan's largest manufacturer of electric wire and cable, announced the signing of a letter of intent for a controlled pilot program in Japan of power line telecommunication (PLT) technology developed by PLT. Sumitomo and PLT are planning to jointly present the technology to Japanese power utility companies and the parties are in the process of structuring the pilot program.

PLT technology is designed to transmit high-speed Internet data by way of existing electric power lines, the same electrical wiring that carries electrical power to individual homes and business. PLT has developed proprietary technologies that overcome existing infrastructure limitations precluding the use of electrical power lines for high-speed data transfer, making PLT economically viable as the prime broadband channel for homes and offices.

Sumitomo Electric Industries and Ambient Corp. have agreed to work together to study the feasibility of applying PLT Inc.'s technology to the Japanese PLT market. Full deployment of PLT Inc.'s technology in Japan will depend on the results of the pilot program and is subject to the resolution of various deregulation issues governing the Japanese utility companies.

Edited by John Spofford