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When it comes to providing mobility, today's wireless (WiFi) and ultra-wideband (UWB) solutions are justifiably popular. But as many consumers have discovered, moving around a room with your laptop is one thing; moving around your house and yard is another.
Wireless connections tend to "drop off" the farther a user moves from the installed router or cable modem. This poses a significant problem in homes where the installation point is on the opposite side of the house from the user's home office. Range limits, dead zones and interference make wireless networks unreliable for many mobile consumers - who then place multiple support calls to their service providers and/or network equipment vendors.
Intellon HomePlug-based powerline technology "fills in" these drop off spots by acting as an extension cord for the wireless environment. Customers simply plug a HomePlug-compliant bridge, such as an Ethernet adapter, into their wireless routers, instantly transforming every electrical outlet in the house or small business into a virtual Ethernet port. Next, they plug a HomePlug-enabled WiFi access point into any convenient electrical outlet where wireless coverage is needed. The Internet signal runs over electrical wires to the access point and then through the air via WiFi.
If customers need more than one access point to provide wireless coverage, they can plug in additional HomePlug-enabled access points where required-including the back porch, deck or poolside.
UWB deployments increase, so will the need for a reliable, cost-effective network backbone. Intellon's HomePlugAV-based powerline technology offers the ideal solution by using existing wiring to carry the signal from room to room and UWB to radiate the signal within each room. | |
