All Articles Tagged Homeplug

Julie Jacobson | 11/28 01:37 PM, 0 Comments

Consumer electronics professionals generally recommend hard wiring for the best audio, video, voice and data (AVDD) delivery. But sometimes you simply can’t get the wire to all the right places. Thankfully, today we have many technologies that deliver an excellent AVDD experience with no new wires required, including both wireless and “softwired” (powerline, coax) solutions. They include: WirelessHD (WiHD) – SiBeam (acquired by Silicon Image)Wireless Home Digital Interface (WHDI) – AmimonIEEE 802.11n (WiFi)Ultra-wideband (UWB)/WiMedia Wireless Gigabit (WiGig)Wireless Display (WiDi) – IntelMultimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) (coax cable)HomePlug (powerlines) So how… View this story

Jason Knott | 03/08 08:30 AM, 0 Comments

The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) has rated the HomePlug Powerline Alliance's HomePlug Green PHY (GP) as the leading communications protocol for Smart Grid applications. AHAM members produce over 95 percent of the appliances sold in the United States. Because home appliances are an integral part of the smart grid, AHAM commissioned an independent study of communications protocols to determine which are most suitable for connecting appliances to the smart grid. The study focused on communications protocols selected in the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) Framework and… View this story