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October 2007 |
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HomePlug Member Companies ActionTec
Read what the industry is saying about HomePlug Technology! Technical Papers HomePlug AV Whitepaper: Click here HomePlug AV 1.0 PLC Cross Phase Coupling: Click here Recent Events HomePlug Powerline Technology Conference Broadband Power Line 2007 Upcoming Events
HomePlug Executive Seminar - Europe HomePlug Europe Working Group F2F Please visit www.HomePlug.org for more information about
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President’s
Letter More about that later. The newsletter you are reading now discusses a very important topic for the entire industry: certification and compliance issues. These issues fundamentally provide the bedrock foundation for the ultimate success of any multi-vendor, global standard communications technology. From the beginning, the HomePlug Alliance and our members have invested significant time, effort and expense in the development, refinement, ratification and promulgation of comprehensive standards to support consistent worldwide implementation of HomePlug BPL and AV technologies. At the same time, we have worked to provide sufficient flexibility for supporting a wide range of real-world applications and fostering a continuous stream of innovation in the design of HomePlug-compliant devices. This is particularly important with multiple sources of silicon coming on line and product developers needing to fulfill growing consumer expectations for simple plug-and-play solutions. As evidenced by the articles below, these efforts have been rewarded by the proliferation of a broad range of new and exciting applications that provide seamless interoperability and give users the benefit of various product choices that can be mixed-and-matched to meet their particular requirements. We have also recently announced that the HomePlug Alliance will develop
a C&I program for the IEEE's 1901 standard, when it is completed.
You
can read our press release here. Feature Story:
Among the products passing certification testing at July's "Plugfest"
are: Several additional products also passed the test requirements but
vendors have not yet announced their availability. A number of ODM
products were represented by a HomePlug member, and they also successfully
completed testing. This is an extraordinarily strong beginning to the HomePlug AV certification program. The HomePlug Test House now has an extensive inventory of successfully tested products that will be used in continuing to provide testing services to product vendors based on their product availability and its release schedule. In the near future, any product vendor can contact the Test House directly to set up HomePlug AV certification testing, which eliminates the need to wait for a PlugFest (which typically takes a significant amount of time and effort to organize). Shortly, the HomePlug Web site will provide additional information,
including a list of frequently asked questions and how to schedule
certification tests..
Use of the "HomePlug Certified" logos The graphic below provides a brief overview of the various Certification Marks that are available for use on products that have successfully completed the certification process. For more information or questions, contact the HomePlug Alliance.
HomePlug Alliance and Member News: HomePlug Alliance News:
HomePlug Powerline Alliance Announces Intent to Certify IEEE 1901 Products
Based on Its Recent Merged Proposal:
HomePlug Powerline Alliance Board of Directors Ratifies HomePlug Command
and Control 1.0 Specification:
HomePlug Powerline Alliance and Panasonic Submit a Merged Proposal
to the IEEE P1901 Work Group for BPL:
RadioShack Chairman and CEO, BusinessWeek Technology Pundit, and Cisco-Linksys
Engineering Leader to Keynote 2007 HomePlug Powerline Technology Conference:
HomePlug® Powerline Technology Finds Large Audience for Multimedia
Distribution at CEDIA EXPO 2007:
Member Company News:
Arkados Powers Russounds New Networked iPod Bridge:
Intellon to Provide HomePlug 1.0 with Turbo Solution for Broadband
Connectivity:
Arkados Firmware Delivers on Whole-House Audio:
Russound Chooses Intellon HomePlug® AV-based ICs for Next Generation
Home Audio Products:
Telekom Austria selects devolo's dLAN Highspeed in house powerline
adapters: Arkados and MainNet Team to Bridge Smart Power Grids with Consumer
Electronics, Enabling Green Entertainment
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As
I'm writing this, we have just finished up our 2007 HomePlug Powerline
Technology Conference. All I can say is "wow". This was a
very exciting event that we believe will help to shape the industry
for years to come. We're busy putting together a summary of the conference,
so look for a special-edition of this newsletter soon. Additionally,
as many of you also know, the Alliance is heavily involved in the worldwide
standardization efforts within the IEEE. A full report on these developments
will also be included in our next newsletter.
Craig
Cedros, Intel