HomeGrid Forum Hits CES To Promote Powerline Networking for Ultra HD

The HomeGrid Forum used CES to promote powerline technology as a “robust networking backbone” for the connected home. G.hn offers a single, widely supported standard for connected networked devices over existing wired infrastructure including powerline, coax and phone line, it said. The expansion of Ultra HD TV content and multiple screens in the average household has created the need for a “high throughput home networking backbone," the forum said. Arris, Brightech, Comtrend, Sigma Designs and Wondertek showed G.hn-based devices.