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Bringing Broadband Communications to its 500 inhabitants, in a simple and quick way, here is the challenge that local authorities decided to take up in Samarçolles, a small town in Vienne department, west of France.
Since the area was not eligible to receive broadband communications by ADSL or Optical Fiber, Samarçolles local authorities decided to go for Power Line Communications technology, that consists in bringing broadband communications over power lines.

Thus, a communication infrastructure combining PLC and WiFi was set up in Samarçolles, lighting up with broadband communications the main village and surrounding hamlets.

Ilevo is very proud to be part of this project, that strongly involved all local partners. A common success that can be seen into users' high level of satisfaction. This also confirms the capabilities of Ilevo 200Mbps PLC technology to overcome digital divide issues. The example of Samarçolles opens the way for larger PLC deployments in France, like those already started by Ilevo worldwide, in India, Australia, Switzerland...

The official inauguration of Samarçolles PLC infrastructure was held on June 29, 2007, in presence of Philippe CURE, Sous-Préfet de Châtellerault, Alain FOUCHE, Président du Conseil Général et Sénateur de la Vienne, Jean-Pierre ABELIN, Vice-Président du Conseil Général, Bruno BELIN, Président de la Communauté de Communes du Pays Loudunais, Jean TOURET, Vice-Président du Conseil Général, and all Samarçolles inhabitants.

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