Broadband Powerline Communications News
August 2001

Reference Designs Now Ready to Jumpstart OEM Home Powerline Networking Product Development

OCALA, FLA - August 29, 2001 - Intellon Corp. today announced that it is shipping the home networking industry's first standards-based powerline reference designs. The immediate availability of the RD5130-ETH and RD5130-USB provides original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with a completely tested and optimized product design to accelerate production schedules and provide the shortest possible time-to-market.

Election Of New President, Vice President And Elevation Of Sharp Labs Asserts Alliance's Ongoing Progress In The Home Networking Space

SAN RAMON, Calif., August 21st, 2001 - The HomePlug® Powerline Alliance is an industry consortium established to provide a forum for the development of an open specification of home powerline networking products and services. In June, the Alliance released the HomePlug 1.0 powerline home networking specification, providing a robust, field proven industry specification upon which HomePlug member companies will build compatible products to enable the connected home. The Alliance announces today it is continuing such progress by naming Tom Reed of RadioShack as the new president and Steve Gardner of Conexant as new vice president of the Alliance; and by elevating the status and level of involvement of Sharp Laboratories of America (“Sharp Labs”), making the company a HomePlug Sponsor Member and member of the HomePlug Board of Directors.