CopperGate announces its HomePlug AV CG2110 Chipset for the delivery of demanding video, audio, data, and voice applications over powerlines. The CopperGate chipset offers service providers and CPE equipment manufacturers a cost-effective, reliable, and easy method for the distribution of high-definition multimedia entertainment, including triple-play services and IPTV throughout a home. Today's announcement also makes CopperGate the first semiconductor company to support multiple home networking standards (HomePNA for coax and phoneline and HomePlug AV for powerline).

Actiontec announces the latest addition to its award-winning powerline portfolio with the launch of its new MegaPlug AV 4 Port Switch. The sleek device instantly turns any electrical outlet in the home into a high-speed Internet connection with speeds up to 200 Mbps. And with four built-in ports, the new switch allows more devices to take advantage of the high-performance powerline network simultaneously.

Intellon has now shipped over 26 million powerline communications integrated circuits based on the HomePlug 1.0 and HomePlug AV standards. Intellon leads the powerline communications industry in shipments of HomePlug-based powerline ICs. Intellon designs and produces these advanced ICs which allow end users to turn home or office electrical wiring into a high-speed network for the distribution of HDTV, SDTV, IPTV, Over-the-top video, high-bandwidth Internet sharing and file sharing. Products based on Intellon’s ICs can be used to connect a wide variety of products – including home gateways and routers, personal computers, set-top boxes, digital media adapters, flat-screen TVs, game consoles, and security cameras – without the need to install new wires.

Buffalo has selected DS2´s Aitana chipset to power its new Powerline Communications product the PL2-UPA-L1/S, a compact and stylish new desktop solution that delivers instant connectivity for multi-media networking applications. Thanks to further integration and cost reduction offered with Aitana based solutions the new PL2-UPA-L1/S is a full 30% smaller than Buffalo´s existing DS2-based powerline product with which it is fully interoperable. The PL2-UPA-L1/S uses the already installed AC electricity network and omnipresent wall sockets to connect network-enabled devices on the home network so that HD video, data and music files can be transferred and shared throughout the home. The solution also provides easy Internet-connectivity to IPTV broadband television services as well as to PS3, Xbox360 and other online gaming platforms.

DS2 is featuring its fully interoperable 100Mbps, 200Mbps and future 400Mbps powerline communication technologies for multi-room IPTV, audio, gaming and broadband home networking and entertainment applications, at CES 2009 which opened today.

Demos at the DS2 booth showcase the full interoperability between different powerline communications home networking products, a key technical feature built into all of DS2 products. The wide range of new-to-market, DS2-based products from leading manufacturers will be on display.

Intellon’s HomePlug AV-based powerline ICs are expected to be interoperable with future products designed to the newly-confirmed baseline for the IEEE P1901 global powerline communications standard. HomePlug AV technology included in the confirmed baseline for the P1901 standard provides the key to a seamless path toward compatibility with the future standard.

Actiontec Electronics has selected Intellon’s powerline technology for a new home gateway that provides connection to the WAN using ADSL+ technology and adds very fast powerline networking to standard Ethernet and wireless options for in-home distribution. By adding HomePlug AV-based (200 Mbps PHY-rate) powerline networking, the home’s existing electrical wiring – the “hidden network” – becomes a fast and reliable wired network to move bandwidth-intensive content from room to room.

DS2's Aitana 200Mbps powerline chipset will drive NETGEAR’s Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter Kit. The DS2 based solution turns an ordinary electrical outlet into an HD-streaming Ethernet connection ideal for IPTV and video streaming applications and can connect PCs, DVRs, set-top boxes, and game consoles to the home network.

British Telecommunications continues to use Comtrend’s Power Line Communication technology to enable the delivery of BT’s digital content and next-generation digital TV service, BT Vision. This contract renewal further strengthens Comtrend’s position as the leading provider of home-networking solutions, and demonstrates its continued commitment to working with the world’s leading network operators to make next-generation services in the home a reality.

Millinet has chosen Intellon’s INT5500 and INT6300 ICs to enable in-home distribution of KT’s MegaTV-branded IPTV services over phone lines in homes throughout South Korea. Intellon’s ICs are used in Millinet’s Mega Bridge MMB-100/200 adapters, supplied when customers subscribe to KT MegaTV services. These adapters supply the IPTV content over existing phone lines in the home, allowing customers to view content over TVs plugged into any convenient phone jack.

According to Millinet, homes in South Korea have a phone jack in nearly every room, making content delivery over existing phone lines especially convenient for customers. Millinet selected both the Intellon HomePlug 1.0 with Turbo (85 Mbps PHY-rate) and the Intellon HomePlug AV (200 Mbps PHY-rate) ICs for their solutions. Both solutions are easy to install, easy to use and robust. They deliver reliable, “entertainment-grade” standard and high definition television services to subscribing viewers.

DS2 presents fully interoperable 100Mbps, 200Mbps and 400Mbps Powerline Communications technology at CeBIT 2008, Hall 13, Stand C83. The standards-based company created and patented the baseline technology for the Universal Powerline Association Digital Home Standard for multi-media home networking and service provider applications. UPA´s Digital Home Standard is the best selling powerline communications technology for IPTV services selected by leading service providers including Belgacom, British Telecom, Neuf Cegetel, Portugal Telecom, Telefónica, Telecom Italia and Telia Sonera. Over four million 200Mbps UPA ICs have been sold. DS2 holds the largest market share of this expanding market for 200Mbps powerline communication products in the retail, service provider and smart grid markets. At CeBIT, DS2 will be demonstrating cross generation, fully interoperable solutions for networking in the Digital Home and will be introducing new powerline products and solutions for Smart Grid and embedded applications.

DS2 announces that it has developed technology that will allow next generation powerline products to operate at a peak data rate of 400Mbps. This milestone will enable the development of new HD-capable multimedia applications, such as multi-channel HD-IPTV delivery or multi-room PVR.

Demonstrations of the 400 Mbps powerline technology will be featured at the invitation only technology launch in New York City next month.

DS2 announced that its powerline chips have been selected for BT Vision to enable the self-installation option of its digital TV services. BT selected UPA powerline products because of their capacity to provide high quality service and full self-installation for BT Vision customers.

The DS2 solution includes a unique reference design for the development of powerline products that incorporates a female socket that saves the customer's power outlet for use with other devices. It provides a simple one-touch set-up for HDTV-speed home networks in seconds as well as an environmentally friendly standby mode for energy saving when not in use.

DIRECTV announces a wholesale distribution agreement that will enable DIRECTV to offer its customers CURRENT's innovative BPL (Broadband Over Powerline) high-speed Internet service and VoIP services at the end of 2007/beginning of 2008. DIRECTV customers will be able to access the Internet by plugging a BPL modem into virtually any outlet in their home. This easy-to-use symmetrical service can send data faster than the typical cable modem service in use today. The increased upload speed is particularly important as users rely on greater speeds to play interactive games or send significant volumes of digital content through the Internet.

Sumitomo Electric Industries has chosen Intellon’s HomePlug-based INT6000 IC to enable in-home distribution of KDDI’s IPTV services in Japan. Intellon’s ICs are used in Sumitomo’s G02P1 PLC adapters, which provide connectivity from the broadband access modem to the IPTV set-top-box using the existing electrical wiring in the customer’s home.

Based on the HomePlug AV global standard, Intellon’s powerline communications ICs allow KDDI subscribers to create an in-home network for their IPTV service. In addition, Sumitomo’s G02P1 PLC adapters include robust network security encryption (128-bit AES) and Quality of Service features as part of the INT6000 ICs that are mandatory for VOD and content distribution services.