Costs analysis of the Internet service over the power lines communication systems in Thailand

Providing affordable, reliable internet service over power lines (IPL) is a promising new technology. This paper is to explore the costs analysis of the internet service over the power lines communication systems in Thailand The cost model methodology in [1] is employed to analyze two types of monthly IPL cost namely, monthly cost per home passed and monthly cost per subscriber. As IPL technology is still in its early stage and there are few market available products, the costs are estimated by assuming three scenarios: best, worst and intermediate. The analyses advise that IPL can be more cost-effective if the number of users increase. Additionally, under the current situation in Thailand, IPL does not offer obvious benefit over regular cable or DSL connection as a matter of fact that pricing for IPL service is not competitive than other broadband internet services offering.