Open map of the world's electricity, telecoms, oil, and gas infrastructure, using data from OpenStreetMap. Your browser may have performance or functionality issues with Open Infrastructure Map. WebGL with hardware acceleration is required for this site to perform well. These types of objects are an inevitability since they serve the purpose of. Power-line communication (PLC) is the carrying of data on a conductor (the power-line carrier) that is also used simultaneously for AC electric power transmission or electric power distribution to consumers. On poles with both types of lines, electric. When planning or inspecting modern infrastructure—whether for a commercial building, a smart factory, or utility-grade outdoor networks—you'll likely encounter two essential but very different types of cabling: power lines and communication lines. Although they may sometimes share space on poles or. The transport of electricity from substations to distribution transformers is the primary purpose of primary wire, designed to operate at voltages significantly higher than those in other wires and cables.