We've been disappointed by the fits and starts that powerline technology has suffered in the past, but an honest look over the past year's HomePlug Alliance achievements isn't without bright spots.

The HomePlug Powerline Alliance, Portland, Ore., recently announced a technology path for Smart Grid (intelligent energy networks), an infrastructure-critical market poised for rapid growth. The ...

The HomePlug Powerline Alliance, the leading industry group promoting adoption of powerline home networking products, recently announced that it has enhanced the HomePlug AV certification program to ...

We usually associate HomePlug products with straightforward ways to spread your internet connection around the house using mains cabling rather than WiFi but, if the Powerline Alliance has its way, ...

We connected with HomePlug before the open of the CES Expo and were able to get a few question and answer sessions regarding their new technology which allows in-home networking over AC lines as well ...

HomePlug technology -- which uses ordinary electrical outlets to create a home network, sending data through power lines -- has come a long way from its first iteration, where it failed to offer ...

Audi, BMW, Daimler, Porsche and Volkswagen Line Up Behind HomePlug Green PHY for Electric Vehicle Charging Technology Standard Taipei, Taiwan - June 1, 2011 - At its event at COMPUTEX Taipei today, ...

Remember when, not so long ago, home networking using power lines seemed down for the count due to slow throughput rates, especially as Draft N wireless devices entered the market? Thanks to improved ...

How would you network your home? Ethernet? WiFi? Something else? HomePlug's not everyone's first choice for home networking, but in some scenarios it's favourable. If radio interference is a problem, ...

Standards encourage the adoption of new technologies because they provide assurance that products made by different manufacturers will work together. When you buy a wireless router, you don’t worry ...

Looking for a fast and reliable way to extend your home network to that corner where a Wi-Fi signal can't reach? The ZyXel Homeplug AV2 Gigabit Powerline Adapter Starter Kit might be the right answer.

HomePlug 1.0 offers a way to build 14-Mbps home networks using house ac wiring. Part of its appeal is that the network connection can be the appliance's ac power cord. Home ac wiring is an extremely ...