HomePlug hasn't exactly struck it big on the home networking scene but, with so many disparate options (none of which play very nice together) it's not hard to see why. The Powerline Alliance is ...

Standards encourage the adoption of new technologies because they provide assurance that products made by different manufacturers will work together. When you buy a wireless router, you don’t worry ...

We've been disappointed by the fits and starts that powerline technology has suffered in the past, but an honest look over the past year's HomePlug Alliance achievements isn't without bright spots.

The HomePlug Powerline Alliance, Portland, Ore., recently announced a technology path for Smart Grid (intelligent energy networks), an infrastructure-critical market poised for rapid growth. The ...

HomePlug technology -- which uses ordinary electrical outlets to create a home network, sending data through power lines -- has come a long way from its first iteration, where it failed to offer ...

The HomePlug Powerline Alliance, the leading industry group promoting adoption of powerline home networking products, recently announced that it has enhanced the HomePlug AV certification program to ...

The HomePlug Powerline Alliance has begun working on a powerline-network standard whose speed, coverage and quality of service will exceed that of the current 200Mbps HomePlug AV standard. The ...

HomePlug 1.0 offers a way to build 14-Mbps home networks using house ac wiring. Part of its appeal is that the network connection can be the appliance's ac power cord. Home ac wiring is an extremely ...

ZyXEL is among the first to market with a HomePlug AV MIMO product, so you can expect to pay a premium for these adapters. But if you want speed, there’s no faster power-line tech on the market. Note: ...

If the question is “What are ways to connect small-office networks?” the answers are A) Ethernet, B) Wireless and C) HomePlug. The new Siemens SpeedStream 2524 Powerline Wireless DSL/Cable Router adds ...

We connected with HomePlug before the open of the CES Expo and were able to get a few question and answer sessions regarding their new technology which allows in-home networking over AC lines as well ...

How would you network your home? Ethernet? WiFi? Something else? HomePlug's not everyone's first choice for home networking, but in some scenarios it's favourable. If radio interference is a problem, ...