One common challenge in today’s emerging gigabit broadband environment is extending that ultra-broadband experience throughout the home through gigabit home networking. After all, what good is ultra-broadband service if it only makes it to the side of the home? Enter…
HomeGrid Forum and Taiwan’s Allion Labs, its Accredited Testing House, on June 3 announced that several new products recently earned G.hn home network certification. Coming from different manufacturers and vendors, the new G.hn-certified products operate over a variety of wired…
Sigma Designs, a leading chip manufacturer, has integrated TR-069 into its latest G.hn systems-on-a-chip (SoC) CG5200. TR-069 is a BroadbandForum specification that allows remote management and diagnostics of network connected customer premises equipment (CPE). G.hn is an emerging home networking…
The HomePNA Alliance and the HomeGrid Forum have decided to merge, due in large part to the emergence of G.hn home networking technology. Both HomePNA and G.hn are home networking technologies that leverage existing in-home wiring to establish home networks….
Sales of multimedia-over-coaxial cable (MoCA) devices are fueling sustained growth when it comes to home networking equipment in North America, according to a new report from Infonetics Research. Some $46 billion will be spent cumulatively on consumer home networking devices…
Momentum for the digital home is on the rise and the North American market is leading the world, according to recent research reports. The growing adoption of Internet connected devices like tablets, game systems, and smart TVs is fueling the…
The HomeGrid Forum yesterday launched its G.hn Certification Program for home networks and devices at Computex in Taipei, Taiwan. At least six silicon companies are expected to register to have their products tested for performance, interoperability, EMI (electromagnetic interference) and…
Shipments of core home networking equipment and network-enabled media consumer (CE) devices will exceed 1 billion units come 2014 as the number and variety of connected media devices continues to grow, says ABI Research. For ABI’s “Home Networking Market Data”…
I’ve been covering home networking, and the digital home by extension, for some time now. I believe the digital home is an ultra-important segment for broadband carriers – a battlefront if you will – as they look for ways to…
Our Digital Home Summit Conference kicked off this morning to an energetic crowd here in Las Vegas. We’re focusing on the important and emerging trend of the digital home and the opportunities it provides broadband service providers. There is a…
The outlook for “no-new-wires” technology, such as HomePlug, HomePNA and MoCA, is on the upswing given the rise of HDTV, IPTV and home networks, but competing standards may muddy the waters for consumers and providers alike, according to a new…
The United Nations International Telecommunications Union approved all three components–- the Data Link Layer (G.9961), Physical Layer (G.9960) and coexistence protocol (G.9972) –- of the Home Grid Forum’s G.hn home networking standard. G.hn promises consumers so-called “everywire” connectivity–the ability to…
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