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Powerline networking charges up
News Network gear makers are surging at the potential of powerline technology, as a complement to wireless products and as a differentiating feature for products that are increasingly fighting for retail shelf space.
[March 10, 2003, 10:57]
Powerline Communications Technology - Residential Versus Commercial
White Papers The Telkonet PlugPlus solution has a substantially different architecture from the residential powerline communications (PLC) solution, which is intended primarily for the single family residential market and where small peer-to-peer networks are...
[September 2, 2008, 7:34]
Powerline broadband gets financial boost
News On Wednesday, the companies threw their weight behind a group called the HomePlug Powerline Alliance, which develops standards and specifications for businesses and service providers offering broadband-over-power-line (BPL) service into the home.
[August 25, 2005, 16:20]
French powerline vendor wires homes and hotels
News According to Berthaud, there are still several limits to what is possible with powerline broadband in the home or office. Despite these limitations, LEA says that powerline broadband is superior to Wi-Fi in many respects.
[March 18, 2004, 18:15]
Spectral Spreading by Linear Block Codes for OFDM in Powerline Communications
White Papers Power Line Communication (PLC) uses the highly developed infrastructure of the electrical energy distribution network for data transmission. Measurements are showing that a broadband use of PLC channels is possible.
[October 21, 2004, 3:00]
Wireless can be worse!
Talkback By the time we switched to Powerline our wireless computers were detecting ELEVEN other networks nearby (we are in a building containing a large number of small offices) and nobody was getting a decent connection.
[September 10, 2008, 8:06]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Powerline networking is back, for the third or fourth time. Siemens makes the only argument that stands up, that powerline networking is complementary not competitive to Wi-Fi, but to me it feels like the technology is a classic case of engineers...
[March 13, 2003, 16:35]
Plug into the Net
News Canadian telecommunications company, Northern Telecom Ltd (Nortel) and United Utilities PLC, have formed a joint company, NOR.WEB DPL, to develop and market their data-over-powerlines technology, dubbed Digital PowerLine.
[March 26, 1998, 12:48]
Home networking gets a jump start from new tech
News Powerline technology, which has taken years to develop, has lagged behind other home networking kits that have hit store shelves first, such as wireless and phone-line products. The group, called the HomePlug Powerline Alliance, recently chose a...
[January 5, 2001, 9:20]
Ultrawideband: The latest chipset unveiled
News Within those ranges, Powerline is DC to 30 MHz, Cable is DC-50MHz upstream, downstream 50-750MHz, but we can add higher frequencies. We've demonstrated ultrawideband in the past over wireless, over cable systems and over the power supply network...
[May 11, 2004, 15:40]
Win a ZyXEL connectivity bundle review
Reviews The ZyXEL Christmas connectivity bundle includes a Wi-Fi VoIP phone, a MIMO router, a pair of Powerline Ethernet adapters and a MIMO PC card. This kit enables you to completely network your home, as well as make voice calls and access the Internet...
[December 15, 2006, 8:32]
Power outlets may feed home networking
News The HomePlug Powerline Alliance, which includes Cisco Systems, Intel, RadioShack, Motorola and Hewlett-Packard, among others, has spent the past year working on a standard for using homes' internal electrical network to link electronic devices.
[June 26, 2001, 11:55]
MIMO and Smart Antenna Techniques for 802.11a/b/g
White Papers Its popularity, in turn, has raised the awareness of current Wi-Fi limitations, spurring a rush to market of alternative technologies such as next generation Powerline and UWB. Convenience and affordability have made Wi-Fi the dominant home...
[August 26, 2006, 1:00]
DSL and Home Networking
White Papers It is projected that HomePNA will be the most popular home networking technology, followed by wireless LAN, while powerline fills niche roles. The increasing number of multi-PC homes has created a need for a home networking gateway to provide DSL...
[August 14, 2003, 0:00]
Do-it-Yourself IPTV Takes Off in Belgium
White Papers The conventional approach, wiring homes with Category 5 Ethernet or using an IP over powerline (PLC) solutions didn't meet that goal. Gaining exclusive rights from the Professional Football League to broadcast Belgian football, Belgacom wanted to...
[August 4, 2008, 19:08]
170Mbps through an electrical socket demoed
News Matsushita Electronics has claimed a breakthrough in powerline broadband by running an Internet connection through an ordinary electrical socket, using a new chip. At a tradeshow in Japan on Thursday the company demonstrated a network capable of...
[September 30, 2005, 14:15]
Networking card taps into powerlines
News LANergy, the specialist in LANs over existing power wiring, demonstrated a so-called powerline networking card at Networks and Telecoms on Tuesday that will make the technology price-competitive against Ethernet for homes, small businesses and...
[June 25, 2002, 14:53]
Networking start-up plugs into cable
News The Pure Speed products are a high-speed alternative to home wireless networking gear, and another networking technology called powerline networking, which uses a home's existing electrical wiring to deliver network connectivity.
[May 15, 2003, 13:08]
Bright sparks offer broadband over power lines
News The technology behind the service, known as Powerline Communication, has been in development for several years. Homes and businesses in the Winchester area can now get high-speed Internet access through their power line, thanks to a trial from...
[August 21, 2003, 13:19]
CeBIT: ZDNet Germany's Top Ten hottest Hannover picks
News The transfer of data through the power-network "Powerline" enables Internet access up to 1 megabite per second. 1. Palm parade Three manufacturers simultaneously introduce new handheld devices at CeBIT
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