Smart Home (connected home, home networking) News

HomePlug® Powerline Alliance Announces Doubling of HomePlug Product Shipments from Eight Million to 16 Million in Last 12 Months
Mar 5, 2008 – The HomePlug® Powerline Alliance has announced that it has doubled the number of HomePlug products shipped globally in the last 12 months from eight million to 16 million and that its members will showcase a wide range of HomePlug compliant products at CeBIT 2008.
News categories: HomePlug Powerline Alliance, Market Research, Smart Home

Pirelli Broadband Solutions unveils IPTV Set-Top-Box with integrated 5 GHz wireless connectivity
Mar 5, 2008 – Pirelli Broadband Solutions has unveiled the DVR2xx-5N, a High Definition IPTV Set-Top-Box integrating wireless connectivity over the 5 GHz band through internal antennas.
News categories: Pirelli Broadband, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Terrestrial, Video Exchange

Thomson Showcases Powerful Broadband Home Networking Ecosystem at CeBIT 2008 with Several New Products
Mar 4, 2008 – During the CeBIT show, Thomson (Euronext 18453; NYSE: TMS) announced a series of major enhancements - including four new wireless products - to its end-to-end offering of multiple-play solutions and services already available to broadband network operators.
News categories: Thomson, Broadband, DVR, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Tilgin announces new portfolio of Telco Home Gateways for ADSL2+, FTTH and Ethernet access
Mar 4, 2008 – Tilgin has announced the launch of a new portfolio of telco Home Gateways designed to help providers service-connect the home.
News categories: Tilgin, Broadband, Fibre, Gateway, IPTV, Smart Home

Control of IPTV Home Network Improves OpEx & Future Revenue Opportunities
Mar 3, 2008 – A new report from MRG, 'IPTV Home Networking Strategies, 2008,' explores the strategic importance of the Home Network for IPTV Operators.
News categories: MRG, IPTV, Market Research, Smart Home

HomePlug®/Panasonic® Proposal for Powerline Communications Moves Towards a Ubiquitous IEEE Standard
Feb 28, 2008 – Following a vote in mid-October, the IEEE P1901 work group rejected all other proposals leaving the HomePlug/Panasonic proposal as the only remaining proposal for In-Home and Access powerline communication under consideration.
News categories: HomePlug Powerline Alliance, Panasonic, IEEE P1901 standard, Digital TV, Smart Home

Oregan Highlights Integrated Multimedia Search as Key Feature of Oregan Media Browser 4.0 for Living Room AV Consumer Electronics
Feb 22, 2008 – With the new version of its software, Oregan introduces the concept of integrated media search via its 'intelligent' cross-platform TV browser, which extends the notion of browsing beyond the traditional information-centric and Internet-based search.
News categories: Oregan Networks, Broadband, CES2025, Digital TV, Gateway, Media Player, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming

NICTA develops a world first in semiconductor technology for the wireless home and office of the future
Feb 22, 2008 – The world's first transceiver integrated on a CMOS single chip operating at 60GHz was announced by NICTA, Australia's ICT Research Centre of Excellence. The development will enable the truly wireless office and home of the future.
News categories: NICTA, Australia, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Smart Home

New Ethernet over Plastic Optical Fibre networking products to feature in Germany, USA and UK
Feb 21, 2008 – The world's first end-to-end Ethernet over Plastic Optical Fibre (EoPOF) networking solution will be demonstrated to industrial and residential Ethernet users at three international trade shows over the next month.
News categories: DiMoto, Firecomms, Plastic Optical Fiber Trade Organization, Smart Home, Video Exchange