Photo by Benn Kobb: NYCHA's Avi Duvdevani (L) receives an earlier award from PTI's Alan Shark last June

Public Technology Institute (PTI) has recognized the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) as an Innovation Lab for its Broadband over Power Line (BPL) in-building network proof of concept.

NYCHA evaluated BPL technology and developed a business plan to provide a cost-effective solution to replace legacy building door control and intercom systems (which currently cannot support multifunction communication and broadband for high-speed Internet connectivity) and to upgrade the security cameras in the agency's housing developments to a BPL-based system.

As an Innovation Lab, NYCHA will share information on the project and serve as a resource for government officials interested in leveraging existing building power line infrastructure to enable:

• Smart building technology such as remote asset and temperature monitoring
• Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) including intercom services
• CCTV/video surveillance
• High-speed Internet for residents.

A 14-page document describing the NYCHA BPL project is available online at no charge.

Public Technology Institute is a national, non-profit technology research organization. Created by and for cities and counties, PTI promotes innovation and collaboration for thought-leaders in government, and advances the use of technology to improve the management and delivery of services to the citizen. For more information visit www.pti.org.