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No Focus Networks
Personal Computer World
August 28, 2007
“We found adapters using the HomePlug AV standards were much more resilient to noise to their competitors.”

Powerline Networking Uses What You Already Have
Electronic House
April 2, 2007
HomePlug is strongly standards driven. Similar to the Wi-Fi Alliance, the HomePlug Powerline Alliance oversees specification development and testing and certifies products for interoperability.

35 easy fixes for network problems: Get media-ready
PC World Canada
March 28, 2007
“Products such as Linksys's PowerLine AV Ethernet Kit move data over your home's electrical wiring. Adapters plug into standard wall outlets. To set up the network, begin by connecting one adapter to an available ethernet port on your router… performance will be far more reliable than on a wireless network, especially in a large home.”

The Embedded Technologies Revolution
RF Design
March 26, 2007
"It won’t be long and we will have reason to replace our home entertainment systems again. That’s because there is a new revolution afoot that is merging the consumer electronics (CE) and PC worlds as one while making them communicable with embedded communications technologies."

Sync or Swim in the Video Stream
Business Week
March 21, 2007
“The sleeper technology for moving video around your home quickly is powerline networking, which uses adapters that plug into power outlets in your home and connect to computers or other devices using standard Ethernet cables.”

Power-Line Networks: the Future of Home Networking
Associated Content
March 19, 2007
"So what does this mean in plain English? It’s simple; you can set up the original adapter at the site of your router, say upstairs in your office…"

Powerline Knocking on the Door
CeBIT News
March 17, 2007
"The advantage of PLC has over other networking technologies is that it does not require new cabling to be installed, is resisteant to interference, and cannot be easily hacked."

HomePlug AV networking tech takes stage at CeBIT
ars technica
March 16, 2007
"devolo will unveil its new dLan NAS device with built-in HomePlug AV support while Intellon will demonstrate products capable of streaming multiple high-definition video streams over home electrical wiring."

dLAN 200 AVDesk Starter Kit Review
Computer Shopper
February 1, 2007
Powerline networking has come a long way and the 200 Mbit/s kit is faster than wireless and suitable for streaming HD video.

Power-Line Networking
PC Pro
January 2, 2007
The best kit on offer, though, is the Develo dLAN 200 AVDesk. It's a superb example of a product that simply works.

The Truth About Super Fast Wi-Fi: A Brewing Standards War
PC World
October 5, 2006
Your electric cord is now giving you the power to tap into the net. But, what should you know about it before you commit?

Powerline Networking
Broadband 2.0
October 1, 2006
“Just plug it in” technology lets consumers easily install a home entertainment backbone”

Powerline Adapters Bring Internet Access To Your Entire Home
Wall Street Journal
August 17, 2006
"There's a simple alternative that's often overlooked: Using small gadgets called Powerline adapters, you can route your Internet connection around your house over your regular electrical power lines, the ones already in your walls. It really works, it's fast and it doesn't disrupt your electrical system. Even better, it requires zero technical skill."

The Ultimate in Plug and Play
IT Week
August 3, 2006
New powerline switches make it remarkably easy to create or extend a network over AC mains wiring. No need to configure anything, I just had to wait for the blue light to appear at each end and – voila – the two switches were bridged over the mains. Moreover, they were connected at a steady 85Mbit/s, which was a lot more than I'd have got from wireless, even the latest draft 802.11n devices.

PCCW Ltd. to deploy PowerLine Technology
PowerLine Networking Communications
June 6, 2006
Hong Kong telecom service provider PCCW Ltd. is about to deploy the Homeplug Turbo Powerline networking standard for its broadband and IPTV platforms. The powerline technology will be used to capture broadband customers who are not willing to install new cables in their home.

Using Home Power Lines to Distribute Advanced IPTV Services in the Home
IP Television Magazine
March 1, 2006
This month we talked with Andy Melder from Intellon Corporation about how power lines in a home can be used to distribute data and multimedia content in the home. Intellon has worked with the HomePlug® Powerline Alliance to assist in the development of a highspeed data and multimedia distribution technology known as Home Plug AV. It allows consumers to utilize their in-home power grid as a broadband backbone through which to distribute rich content or data throughout their homes.

Intellon Fires Broadside In BPL Battle
Telecomweb
April 19, 2006
Broadband over powerline (BPL) chip house Intellon says it’s just passed the five-million-chips-shipped milestone for its HomePlug Powerline Alliance specification-compliant silicon along with hitting a production rate of one million chips per quarter.

Intellon Offers Next-Gen Home Networking Technology
ABC News
April 17, 2006
While powerline networking has been slow to take off in the United States, industry executives and analysts say the technology has a future as broadband television and home automation take hold. One of the members of the Homeplug Powerline Alliance, Intellon, said this week that it has sold over 5 million integrated circuits (ICs) to date, evidence that the technology is succeeding.

Intel slowly building digital home networks
Infotech
April 17, 2006
INTEL Corp. is continuing its push toward the digital home entertainment space with plans on innovative ways to distribute data across homes. The start of 2006 saw Intel making bold moves toward the consumer electronics space with a new logo, new marketing thrust and a new home entertainment platform called "ViiV."

IPTV/VoD: Solving The Home Wiring Problem
Netimperative
March 28, 2006
A major problem facing IPTV providers is the lack of standards and clarity in transferring new technology to the consumers' living room. In a guest column, Alexander Cameron, managing director of IPTV technology firm Digital TX, looks at ways the industry can resolve "the home wiring problem."

HomePlug, Intellon rock CeBit show
BPL Today
March 13, 2006
Over a dozen hardware makers showed off HomePlug-enabled gear using Intellon’s 200 mbps HomePlug AV chipsets or ICs (integrated circuits) last week at the CeBit technology show in Hanover, Germany.

devolo MicroLink dLAN Highspeed Starter Kit
Hexus.net
March 12, 2006
Can you name three types of networking technology for making available - anywhere in your home - an internet connection and PC-based digital media? Having listed wireless and wired Ethernet, you might come up short even if you're a networking veteran.

Inside the House: Powerline Technology Clears Wire Clutter, Simplifies Networking
The Mercury News
October 10, 2005
WILL WE ALL GET PLUGGED IN? Inside the House: Powerline Technology Clears Wire Clutter, Simplifies Networking

Welcome to the AV Club
Electronic News
September 21, 2005
HomePlug AV, a second-generation powerline technology based on the Alliance's work, aims to act as a backbone home networking technology.

Heavy Hitters Home In On HomePlug
TelecomWeb
August 25, 2005
Intel, Cisco's Linksys division and Motorola have joined the HomePlug Alliance, instantly adding major new stature to both the trade group and the technology it represents

Intellon Plugs Into $24.5M Series B For Digital Home Networking Chips
VentureWire Newsletters
August 25, 2005
New investor BCE Capital led the round with a $5 million investment, said Gary Rubinoff, managing partner.

Power-Line Networking: The Next Generation
PC World
August 19, 2005
The long-awaited HomePlug AV specification for superfast networking through conventional electrical wiring in homes and small offices has been ratified, paving the way for products as early as next spring.

HomePlug possibilities electrify network industry
GLOBEANDMAIL.COM
August 18, 2005
A new kind of network is coming down the wire. The technology that makes it possible is called HomePlug, a standard that uses existing electrical wiring and wall sockets to create a local area network. This ready-made communications infrastructure that already snakes through the walls of most buildings means voice, data and video communication can be delivered throughout a home or small office to any electrical outlet.

Powerline Promise
Smartmoney.com
July 14, 2005
WITHIN A FEW YEARS, everyone will be trying to sell every kind of communication service. Cable, phone, satellite and wireless firms will offer voice, data and television. That's made it hard to predict where market share and pricing will settle out. But prediction got even harder last week, when Google, Goldman Sachs and Hearst joined in a $100 million funding of yet another broadband technology. It's broadband-over-powerline, which runs on existing electric powerlines.

Google this: Current lands $100 million investment
BPL Today
July 11, 2005
Goldman Sachs, Hearst & Google pony-up for BPL Berkman family brings big-name connections

Current financing reflects quiet BPL explosion
BPL Today
July 11, 2005
"We've seen a lot more real interest" in BPL, Current Communications Group’s (CCG) Kevin Kushman told us Thursday, since his firm announced it was working with Cinergy on the US’s largest commercial BPL project a couple years ago. People are seeing the barriers to what BPL can do -- especially for utilities -- being broken down and that’s fueling demand, he added.

HomePlug Update
Broadband Business Forecast
June 15, 2005
The first devices of the next generation, called HomePlug Turbo, should be on retail shelves within weeks, McCaskill said. HomePlug Turbo promises the ability to deliver 15-20 Mb/s broadband over a home's electric wiring, or about four times the usable bandwidth of the initial HomePlug devices that have been on the market. The term "usable" is an important one in the broadband-over- powerline business, since noise on the electric lines from hair dryers, blenders and many other devices is a major impediment. Turbo, for instance, has a "fire rate" of 85 Mb/s compared to its usable 15-20 Mb/s after interference is overcome.

Home Networking Revisited
CableFAX Daily
April 28, 2005
 

Powerline, Coax Tech Vie for Cable-Industry Support
Twice This Week in Consumer Electonics
April 18, 2005
Home-network technologies vied to tie the knot with the cable industry here at the 54th annual National Cable Television Association (NCTA) convention, where advocates of powerline and coaxial network technologies advanced their agendas.

HomePlug Charges Up
Network World Fusion
March 28, 2005
Powerline is poised to deliver both whole home networking and broadband services.

Wi-Fi in the House
XChange
March 5, 2005
Wireless captures lead for in-home networking, but other options abound

It All Connects -- and Converges
Wall Street Journal
January 31, 2005
The march of digital technologies through cameras, video and a flurry of gadgets is reshaping old standbys and broadening their use.

CED's BROADBAND 50 - DECEMBER 2004
CED
December 1, 2004
Intellon chosen in fourth edition of CED's Broadband 50's list of the broadband champs and top contenders; the companies, technologies and people who we think have shaped and influenced the broadband sector in 2004, and those who are challenging to do so in 2005.

Five for '05
NetworkLife
November 29, 2004
Networkworld highlights five technologies mature and stable enough to recommend for home networking - including Intellon's HomePlug powerline solutions.

Here Come Two More Bullets for Cable To Dodge
CableWORLD
November 8, 2004
As if being in satellite's crosshairs weren't enough, fiber-to-the-home and broadband over power line technologies could soon enable telcos and utilities to add video delivery to their bundles.

Plug It In
Broadcasting & Cable
September 20, 2004
The new buzz: the electrical outlet that puts a charge in home networking.

Wi-Fi May Be Portable, But Wires are Reliable
Electronic News
September 16, 2004
Broadcom and Intel may be pushing Wi-Fi to connect the digital home and Freescale amy be pushing ultra wideband -- but another company is planning to caputure the market by relying on old infrastructure - existing powerlines.

Amped Up and Ready to Go
IEEE Spectrum
September 17, 2004
Broadband over power lines gets a second wind, but regulatory concerns linger

Home Electronic Network May Be as Close as Nearest Power Outlet
The Wall Street Journal
July 28, 2004
If the HomePlug Alliance has its way, consumers will be able to link their television sets, stereos, computers and other devices in one seamless home network -- by simply plugging them in to regular electrical outlets.

Rousing the Dead Spot
The Mossberg Report
May 17, 2004
So I've been testing some add-on gadgets designed to resolve range problems. And after surveying the options, I can recommend what I think is the best, but least-advertised, answer. My solution involves combining Wi-Fi with another simple plug-and-play network technology, called Powerline, to make an end run around the range issue.

Powerline Networking To Compete with Wi-Fi; Comcast Testing
The Online Reporter
May 15, 2004
Wi-Fi, the wireless networking based on Ethernet, is the most dominant method for connecting devices at home but it will soon have competition...Powerline, as the electrical wire scheme is called, enables any power outlet to become an Ethernet port with a bandwidth of up to 14 Mbps.

The Audio Powered Home
Stereophile
May 10, 2004
Music Choice, a company that provides audio programming over digital cable and satellite systems, and integrated circuits manufacturer Intellon announced last week a HomePlug audio system that they claim allows multiple audio streams to be sent anywhere in the home over existing household power lines.

Power Play - Electric grids may become the next providers of broadband
Time Magazine
May 3, 2004
The concept of transmitting data across a power grid isn't new, but until recently the technology could handle only tiny streams — enough to monitor a few substations but not enough to support high-speed surfing by multiple users. Now new modems and other advances are prompting dozens of utilities around the country to start testing BPL in earnest.

Joining Ranks To Win: An Interview With Intellon
Broadband Home Central
April 26, 2004
Since our first tests of HomePlug two years ago, we've found the concept of networking home devices using the electrical wiring already in the walls to be very appealing. After all, someone is likely to ask you "Is it plugged in?" when something isn't working. Plugging a new device into a power outlet and having it become connected is intuitive. It has great coverage, because power outlets are already distributed all around a house--unlike the more limited number of telephone or coax connection points.

Ocala's Intellon snares $23M in private financing
Orlando Business Journal
April 9, 2004
Powerline could give ethernet, wireless new competition.

Intellon Corp., a company that enables electric wires to handle computer data, has received $23.5 million in equity financing from a group of American and foreign investors.

Broadband Power Play Hits the Million Mark
Broadband Business Forecast
April 6, 2004
Part 2 0f 2

As Broadband over Powerline (BPL) begins to take off - Intellon ships its 1 Millionth HomePLug IC.

Intellon Closes $23.5M in Series A Recap
VentureWire Newsletters
April 5, 2004
Intellon Corp., a developer of integrated circuits and applications that allow high-speed digital data to be transmitted over power lines for residential networks, is expected to announce today that it has raised $23.5 million in its Series A recapitalization round.

Powerline networking company raises $23.5 million
Silicon Strategies
April 5, 2004
"As the inventor of the technology behind the HomePlug 1.0 standard, Intellon is driving the market for powerline networking and communications on a worldwide basis. We are particularly interested in the growth opportunities we see for powerline networking in data, video and voice distribution in the home," said Julian Brodsky, founder and vice chairman of Comcast Corp. and senior managing partner of Comcast Interactive Capital.

INTELLON CORPORATION RAISES $23.5 MILLION IN FINANCING
HomeToys
April 5, 2004
Comcast, EnerTech, Liberty Associated, Fidelity and Philips Invest In Home Powerline Networking Technology Leader Intellon

Intellon Picks Up Cogency Semiconductor IP and R&D Team
Dow Jones - Venture Wire
April 5, 2004
Ocala, FL-based Intellon, a developer of integrated circuits and applications that enable the transmission of high-speed digital data over power lines for residential networks, has acquired the engineering team and intellectual property of Toronto-based Cogency Semiconductor, a competing developer of power-line chips, in a stock deal.

Intellon acquires Canadian company
Ocala Star Banner
March 29, 2004
Intellon Corp. has acquired Toronto-based competitor Cogency Semiconductor Inc., a move that officials say will strengthen the local company's place in the technology industry.

Power(line) play: Intellon absorbs Cogency
CED Broadband Direct
March 29, 2004
Signaling that the powerline networking sector is beginning to mature, chipmaker Intellon Corp. has acquired the engineering team and intellectual property of one-time rival Cogency Semiconductor.

The deal combines two of the foremost makers of powerline networking silicon.

Power To The People: Broadband Electrified
Broadband Business Forecast
March 22, 2004
Part 1 of 2

Broadband power line (BPL) technology finally has come of age technologically, after years of struggling to overcome such technical and physical difficulties as isolating high-voltage electricity from the signal fed to a computer or other electronic equipment.

NetGear: Powering the home with Ethernet
CNET - Netgear
June 12, 2003


Grappling with Powerlines
CED Magazine
June 10, 2003
It takes a bold competitor to step into the ring with one of broadband’s fastest-growing and most hyped technologies–wireless networking–but that’s exactly what the proponents of powerline networking are doing.



Connect USB- and Ethernet-Equipped Computers to a Powerline Network with Belkin Powerline Products
Belkin
April 29, 2001


NETGEAR Next-Generation Compact Wall-Plugged Ethernet Bridge Makes Network Access Easier, More Convenient

March 24, 2001
NETGEAR XE102 Wall-Plugged Ethernet Bridge Easily Extends Network Access To Existing Electrical Outlets for PC’s and other Emerging Internet Enabled Entertainment Devices

Intellon wins CEBIT "Oscar" Awards (German Only)
CHIP
March 14, 2003


Powerline networking gets a charge
CNET
March 7, 2003
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.

Forget Tin Cans, These Gizmos Improve Wi-Fi Trouble Spots
Walt Street Journal - WALTER S. MOSSBERG
January 2, 2003
For tinkerers who want to learn how to improve their Wi-Fi reception, the Siemens SpeedStream AP will do the trick.

Network awaits in the wall
The Orange County Register
September 1, 2000
An alliance of companies makes products to connect devices using a home's electrical outlets.

Bridging Wireless to Electrical
802.11 Planet
September 24, 2002
The company has introduced a reference design for what it calls the RD51X1-AP. This HomePlug wall module -- it plugs right into the AC outlet -- is equipped with a Compact Flash slot.

World Class: Most Promising Newcomer HomePlug
PC World
August 15, 2002


Socket to me, Phonex: A network using outlets
USA Today
July 31, 2002
"Installs in seconds." It says so right on the box. Unfortunately, the folks at Phonex Broadband never specified just how many seconds. Try 432,000 of them — more than five days.

NeverWire 14: Uses unused bandwidth in home electrical wires.

Even at that, it took a personal visit to my East Coast home from one of Phonex's Utah-based execs before the company's NeverWire 14 home-networking products began to rock. And as is often the case with computers, we couldn't absolutely diagnose what had gone wrong (though we had our suspicions).

The bottom line

Phonex Broadband NeverWire 14 ( out of four; model QX-201, $129 each unit, minimum of two required; www.phonex .com)

Pro: Lets you turn ordinary electrical sockets into home networking ports. No software needed to get going. Con: Expensive. Installation hassles despite plug-and-play promise. But I'm getting ahead of myself. Configuring any type of network that lets you share an Internet connection, printer or files throughout your home can be a challenge, even for techies. Nearly two months ago, when I last wrote about the topic, I focused on the Wi-Fi wireless brand of home networking. Setup had been a bear, but once I got up and running, I was able to rapidly prowl the Web on a laptop from room to room, without cables.

My plan this time around was to examine "power-line" networking, a scheme devised by the HomePlug Powerline Alliance, an industry consortium. Phonex, along with Linksys, Netgear and other companies, is at the forefront of this promising technology.

Plugs in to wall outlets

In theory, power-line networking is not as liberating as Wi-Fi — it is, after all, a tethered approach. But the beauty of the power-line method is that you can turn any ordinary AC electrical outlet into a network port, without drilling through walls. Since sockets reside in every room, you can simply extend a network through the house.

Because most people have many more power outlets than phone jacks, power-line networking also would seem a more suitable way to go than another type of network that uses telephone wires, HomePNA (Home Phoneline Networking Alliance).

No software to load

Phonex provides another huge selling point. Not only are its nodes, as these devices are called, supposed to operate right out of the box, but they don't need you to load software. That's right, no disks are included. In the $129 box are the node itself, which looks like an external modem, an Ethernet cable, power cord and instructions.

Here's how it all should work. You connect one NeverWire 14 device directly into the cable/DSL modem or the router though which your broadband Net service comes, and plug the power cord into any AC outlet. Next, plug an identical NeverWire unit into a separate power outlet, and connect your PC to it. At least two NeverWires are always required, so the price can get steep; a network can handle up to 16 nodes.

At the press of a button, you can apply a layer of encryption to ensure that only your units can communicate with one another, an important consideration for apartment dwellers or others who may share an electrical grid with neighbors. The only other configuration required is to flip a switch on the nodes designating "hub" or "PC," depending upon whether it's connected to the computer or your modem. That's it. You should be rocketing off to cyberspace.

Too bad I couldn't get off the ground. I'd connected the first NeverWire14 to the 3Com router in my basement office (which was connected to my Cablevision cable modem) and the second to a laptop and AC outlet in an upstairs bedroom. Diagnostic lights on both NeverWires seemed to signify that each recognized the existence of the other. But I still wasn't getting anywhere near the Net.

Because my wireless network, consisting of a so-called access point and PC card, does not have the oomph to extend from my basement to the second floor, I wondered if I had somehow exceeded the power-line range.

However, power-line networking claims to provide a range of about 1,000 "wire-feet," around 5,000 square feet of living area. I ruled out distance by connecting both nodes to a single outlet. I also swapped out several laptops, so the PCs weren't to blame.

I spent some time on the phone with Phonex, but various tests failed to solve the problem. The company shipped a replacement pair, which also failed.

The Phonex people insisted I was experiencing an aberration. Frankly, I hear this sort of plea all the time from nervous company officials trying to stave off a negative review. Yet I believed them. Perhaps that's why I agreed to let an executive visit my house.

An exec at the door

He arrived on a Monday morning and started poking around the settings of my 3Com router (a model that has been discontinued). The router was probably also running old "firmware," the programming code that becomes a permanent fixture in the device. The Phonex exec made no actual changes to the router settings, but the NeverWire 14s, as if by voodoo, came to life.

The power-line standard promises maximum data rates of 14 Mbps, faster than the most popular wireless networks. The reality is you won't get near those speeds — 5 to 8 Mbps is more typical, and at that speed the limiting factor when surfing the Net will be your broadband performance, not these devices. The network can be slowed down by other appliances, notably halogen lamps and light dimmers that are nearby or plugged into the same socket. Turning on the halogen in my living room dropped the speeds from around 7.3 to 2.5 Mbps, but that's still plenty fast. (The most common wireless networks also are prone to interference from microwaves and cordless phones.)

Probably the most impressive feature of the power-line network is that it allowed me to visit cyberspace from areas of my home that had been off-limits via my particular wireless layout. I could now hum along in upstairs bedrooms and, best of all, even the backyard.

Notwithstanding my early "aberration," I've become a fan of the power-line technology. I'd still like to see prices fall: Wireless and HomePNA networking gear typically are cheaper. By the way, Phonex offers 24/7 toll-free technical support, but if you do run into the types of problems that I did, don't count on getting quite the same level of personal service.

E-mail ebaig@usatoday.com.



Plugging Into Ordinary Outlets To Share Broadband Access
The New York Times
July 25, 2002
With broadband Internet access, familiarity can breed contempt when there is only one speedy ramp to the Web. What if the computer needs to be moved to another room, or someone else under the same roof wants to share access?



HomePlug power-line networking shows promise
Mercury News
June 20, 2002
HomePlug, a new standard for building computer networks through AC electric power lines, just might succeed where its predecessors have failed -- despite typical first-generation bugs that left me HomeUnPlugged.



Powerline networks your home
San Francisco Chronicle
June 10, 2002


Powerline Networking Products Pack Surprises
PC World
April 15, 2002
First wave of home networking tools aren't always easy to operate, but they get the job done.

Instant Home Computer Networks
NewYork Times
April 4, 2002
Several new products allow consumers to link multiple home computers to a single high-speed Internet connection through existing electrical wiring. But how well does it work?

HomePlug: Every outlet a network port?
EDN
March 21, 2002
If power-line-networking vendors do it right, connecting your PC, printer, or stereo together will just "happen" when you plug the power cord in the wall.



Plug and play at home
The Economist
March 14, 2002
Having learned from their previous mistakes, firms making computer networks that piggy-back on a building's electrical wiring are due to re-enter the home networking business with a vengeance

Just Plug It In: Networking Via Power Circuits
PCWorld
February 28, 2002
HomePlug makes it easy to use existing in-wall wiring for fast home networks

NETGEAR Unveils Powerline Technology for the Home and New Gigabit Solutions for the Small Business Network at COMDEX Fall 2001 in Las Vegas
Yahoo
November 12, 2001
NETGEAR Showcases Live Demonstrations of its New Powerline Technology, Full Line of Routers, Wireless Products, Switches and Adapters at Booth No. L909 in the Las Vegas Convention Center

OFDM avoids AC power-line noise
Network World Fusion
October 8, 2001
With the convergence of broadcast entertainment and broadband access, the demand to send digital voice, video and Internet data within the home will increase. The cost of installing in-home wires to support this is expensive, disruptive and time consuming.



Intellon taps Orlando banker for president's job
Orlando Business Journal
September 10, 2001
Ocala-based Intellon Corp. has named Orlando banker Charlie Harris as board chairman and company president.



All charged up
CommVerge
August 1, 2001
After a number of fits and starts, it's been an electrifying month for Intellon. For starters, the HomePlug Powerline Alliance finalized version 1.0 of its powerline-networking specification, which is based on Intellon's PowerPacket technology. In addition, Intellon announced not only the commercial availability of its INT5130 PowerPacket chip set but also customer commitments to employ that chip set in designs.

Home Networking Wildcard Emerges
AllNetDevices
July 9, 2001
In the last few weeks networking that uses in-wall power lines to connect devices finally has emerged from the shadows. I believe that power line networking based on the HomePlug specification could greatly speed adoption of compelling devices and applications for the home.

Intellon gets seal of approval, ships first chips
Orlando Business Journal
June 29, 2001
The first products featuring computer chips from Ocala-based Intellon Corp. will begin appearing inside electronics this fall. Intellon's chips also have been made the industry standard by an industry confederation. That was announced this week at the annual PC Expo trade show in New York City.



Powerline Networking Moves Ahead
AllNetDevices.com
June 28, 2001
In-home networking using existing in-wall powerlines moved ahead Thursday as chipset vendor Intellon Corp. said that three original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have bought its HomePlug chipsets.



HomePlug completes powerline network spec
EE Times
June 27, 2001
The HomePlug Powerline Alliance announced the completion of its 1.0 specification for powerline-based home networks at PC Expo on Tuesday (June 26), and said vendors will bring to market products that meet the spec's 14-Mbit/second data rate this year and next.



Power outlets may feed home networking
CNET News.com
June 25, 2001
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. The new standard is based on technology created by little-known company Intellon.



Power Line Network Standard Debuts
PC World.com
June 26, 2001
The HomePlug Powerline Alliance is releasing its first home-networking specification here today at the TechXNY computer show. The launch is nearly ten months later than scheduled, but proponents say the technology is worth the wait--and now expect products based on the specification to roll out by year's end.

New Home Networking Standard Finalized
NewsFactor Network
June 26, 2001
Analysts see power line technology taking market share from some other forms of networking, due primarily to the ubiquity of electrical power sockets.

Company reveals powerline home networking device
IDG.net
June 26, 2001
Phonex Broadband Corp., based in Midvale, Utah, will market a consumer-installable device that can transmit data at up to 14M bits per second (bps) speeds over home electrical wiring, the company announced Tuesday at the PC Expo convention in New York.



Not Yet Ready for Prime Time, But Almost
Extreme Tech
June 25, 2001
With Powerline networking all you need to do is plug your PC or other device into the closest electrical outlet. If the new HomePlug products, due out by Q3 2001, work well and install easily, Powerline networking could be a dominant technology for home network applications within a few years.



Abandoned IPOs
CFO
June 13, 2001
CFO Bryan Carr and his colleagues at Intellon Corp., a semiconductor maker in Ocala, Fla., were anxious to raise capital through an initial public offering in 2001. But as the equity markets soured, so did the company's IPO prospects. By March, Intellon had withdrawn its offering. Nevertheless, the company was still able to tap financial markets in a timely fashion, thanks to Rule 155.



Networking standards are advancing
Twice
June 11, 2001
Wireless and no-new-wires home network technologies advanced in recent weeks, with the HomeRF Working Group ratifying its speedier 10Mbps 2.0 specification and the HomePlug Powerline Alliance completing field trials of its 10Mbps-14Mbps power line technology.



Net.worker briefs
Network World
May 28, 2001
Standards-based power line home network products took a giant step closer to retail shelves last week as Intellon shipped the first chipset based on the HomePlug specification. Expected to ship by Thanksgiving, the first HomePlug products will allow data transfer speeds of 14M bit/sec. The HomePlug Alliance is an industry group made up of more than 80 computer and consumer electronics companies.



Intellon begins shipping new chipset
Star Banner
May 26, 2001
Intellon recently began shipping its home-networking powerline chipset — INT5130 — to original equipment manufacturers to fulfill an estimated $40 million-order backlog. The Ocala-based company produces home automation technology.



Chip maker drops IPO, gets $40M in orders
Orlando Business Journal
May 11, 2001
If an emerging technology alliance succeeds in turning the average home's electrical system into a high-speed network, it will be in large part due to the efforts of Intellon, a computer chip company in Ocala.

Intellon begins shipping new home-network chipset
Silicon Valley
May 9, 2001
Intellon this week began shipping its powerline chipset, that would allow equipped electronics devices to communicate with one another over a home network.

When a good idea isn't quite enough
The News & Observer
May 7, 2001
Some ideas take longer to develop than you would expect. I had thought, for example, that power-line networking would have been big business by now. The idea seems ingenious. Your house is already laced with electrical wires. Why not use them to connect computers, which could then be networked from any room?



Intellon rolls HomePlug silicon as field trials conclude
EETimes
May 7, 2001
Power-line-based home networking will get a boost this week as Intellon Corp. begins sample shipments of its two-piece home-networking chip set, which has been endorsed by the HomePlug Alliance, an industry group pushing power-line technology. Separately, the alliance will report the results from U.S. and Canadian field trials involving more than 500 homes and 10,000 connections.



Intellon Stretches to Silicon Valley
LocalBusiness.com
April 10, 2001
The Ocala-based company has announced the opening of a new support center in Santa Clara, Calif., to provide technical support and expand its sales and marketing presence on the West Coast.



Powerline Networking Deserves A Second Look
EE Times
April 9, 2001
Powerline-based home networking faces the daunting task of overcoming its reputation as slow and unreliable, a reputation that originated from less-than-stellar initial attempts at the technology. However, advances in semiconductor chips have given the technology the boost it needs. Consumers and manufacturers should embrace the capabilities that the new generation of powerline-based networking offers.



The Backbone of the Connected Home: Powerline Communications
Home Toys
April 1, 2001
The arguments surrounding wireless vs. phoneline vs. powerline networking are both familiar and unnecessary. The true beauty of powerline lies in the fact that it does not need to compete with the other technologies. Instead, given its architecture and capabilities, powerline may be the best suited to bridge the technologies together, as well as fill in the gaps.

HomeToys Interview - Horst G. Sandfort
Home Toys
April 1, 2001
PowerPacket was selected by the HomePlug Alliance as the baseline technology for its forthcoming industry standard after an extensive evaluation of all available powerline technologies. This evaluation included theoretical analysis, laboratory testing and field testing to determine which technology best met the rigid market requirements defined by HomePlug. Included in the requirements was a minimum throughput speed of 10 Mbps, scalability to higher speeds, digital encryption security, compatibility with existing technologies and ease of installation.

Future Tech Reality Check
Home Office Computing
April 1, 2001
Eager tech companies are always hatching new ways to win business owners' hard-earned income. In the following speculations, HOC's reporter takes a virtual leap forward to next year to look back at which high-tech tools proved invaluable for home-based entrepreneurs in 2001--and which proved to be mere pie in the sky.

New Retail, Custom Products Deliver Network Functions
Twice.com
February 1, 2001
The first products to incorporate HomePlug Powerline Alliance technology will include Phonex Ethernet-to-power-line and USB-to-power-line adapters, a Motorola cable modem, and an updated Rio home Internet receiver from Sonic-blue, chipmaker Intellon said at CES.

Power-line network chips, systems make inroads
EETimes.com
January 16, 2001
Companies developing chips for home networks powered by ac power lines have stepped up to the plate with silicon and OEM deals, even as industry analysts continued to view a power-line-based solution as the dark horse among home networking technologies. . . . Intellon Corp. (Ocala, Fla.) demonstrated at the Consumer Electronics Show this week a multichip prototype of a single-chip solution it expects to begin sampling in April.

Home Office Casual: The CES Post Game Wrap Up
Home Office Computing Magazine
January 16, 2001
CES brought two pieces of home networking news—big and bigger. . . . Intellon and its partners in the HomePlug technology alliance, who say a fully functional, reliable 14Mbps AC network is going into field trials soon and will reach store shelves in time for Christmas 2001, if not before.

Suppliers and Products Network at CES
Twice.com
January 8, 2001
At this year's CES . . . suppliers have unveiled a host of new home network products intended for sale through over-the-counter and custom-install channels. . . . The first products to incorporate Home Plug Powerline Alliance technology will include Phonex Ethernet-to-power-line and USB-to-power-line adapters, a Motorola cable modem, and an updated Rio home Internet receiver from Sonicblue, chipmaker Intellon said. Intellon will supply the HomePlug-compliant 14MBps chips for the devices, expected to be available in the second half.

Sonicblue Sheds S3, Readies Consumer Devices
TechWeb
January 5, 2001
After an agonizingly long regulatory tug of war, Sonicblue has finally shed its graphics business and the legacy of S3. . . . Freed from its chip business, Potashner said Sonicblue will use the Consumer Electronics Show to show off a full range of consumer devices . . . . In addition, Sonicblue will demonstrate its line of home networking products, using the powerline standards designed by Intellon Corp.

Consumer Electronics Show 2001
Howstuffworks.com
January 4, 2001
The Consumer Electronics Show is a chance for 1,700 electronics manufacturers to show off their products to more than 100,000 journalists, buyers and customers. . . . Intellon has updated their popular powerline networking product.

Electric Dreams Are Real: Power Lines Can Network
www.multichannel.com
December 18, 2000
The use of power lines as a home-networking platform has gotten a bum rap for years. It presents an extremely troublesome and noisy environment that fluctuates each time someone in the house turns on a power drill, vacuums the rug or flips on a halogen light.

HomePlug Standard Brings Networking to the Home
CommsDesign
December 1, 2000
Ethernet-class networks over standard home power links are coming, thanks to ASIC-based signal processing advances that keep a lid on the interference and transfer function degradations that compromise the power line transmission medium.

Comdex 2000: Everything Wireless, Web and Wacky
Computerworld
November 20, 2000
Powerline networking -- using existing AC wiring and outlets to transmit data around homes and businesses -- is one of the high-tech world's classic "vaporware" promises, but several companies showing their wares at this week's Comdex trade show insist they're on the verge of making the dream a reality.

Dream of Powerline Edging Toward Reality
San Francisco Chronicle
November 16, 2000
Powerline networking -- using existing AC wiring and outlets to transmit data around homes and businesses -- is one of the high-tech world's classic "vaporware" promises, but several companies showing their wares at this week's Comdex trade show insist they're on the verge of making the dream a reality.

All You Gotta Do Is Plug It In
MSNBC.com
November 14, 2000
Apple Computer sells lots of iMacs by saying all users need to do is plug the computer into a power outlet and then into a modem or Ethernet connection, and the iMac does the rest. Well, from what I’ve seen demonstrated at Comdex, we’re close to eliminating the second step completely.

The Home Becomes the Network
EE Times
July 28, 2000
Home networking may be the most exciting market that doesn't yet really exist...Alberto Mantovani, president of the HomePlug group and director of strategic programs at chip vendor Conexant Systems Inc., said the group will finish defining and testing its specification by the end of the year and promised that the chips will be able to send data signals over electrical wires at speeds up to 10 Mbits/second. That format is based on technology developed by Intellon Inc., an Ocala, Fla.-based company dedicated to power-line networking designs.

If you're creating a home computer network, you have four choices. None is perfect
Wall Street Journal
June 26, 2000
To be sure, the power-line industry is moving to improve things. Inari hopes to have a two-mbps product out later this year. Rival Intellon Corp., Ocala, Fla., recently demonstrated power-line technology that works at speeds of up to 11 mbps.

Electrical wiring to create home network
Upside Today
June 14, 2000
While everything wireless has lately been shouting its presence like a screaming street preacher, the companies that make up the HomePlug Powerline Alliance have barely registered a whisper. Since March, the group, now made up of 41 firms, has worked on creating a standard technology platform that would make connecting to a home network as simple as plugging a power cord into a wall.

Data Powered by User
Network World Fusion
June 12, 2000
The vendor alliance trying to create a standard way to pump data across home powerlines took a step forward last week when the group adopted technology from Intellon as a baseline on which to build its specification.

Electrical wiring to create home network
Orlando Sentinel
June 6, 2000
The prospect of homes where the refrigerator can be used to surf the Internet came one step closer Monday, when major computer and electronics manufacturers said they had united on a standard for turning a home`s electrical wiring into a data network.

Power-line network makes progress
Network World Fusion
June 6, 2000
The HomePlug Powerline Alliance is a group of companies dedicated to transforming power-line networking technology from its early no-show status into a viable home networking option. It's making progress: Monday, the group announced its choice of a baseline technology from which the members plan to create a stable and fast technology specification by year's end.