Broadband Powerline Communications News
January 2005

North Plainfield NJ, - January 27, 2005 - CDKnet.com, Inc. (OTCBB: CDKN.OB) announced today that its subsidiary Arkados Inc., a developer of highly integrated System-on-Chip solutions incorporating powerline communications, was awarded U.S. patent 6,844,809 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The patent, entitled ‘Passive Optical Network Backhaul for Powerline Communications’ contains unique claims focused on connecting a Passive Optical Network (PON) to a powerline communications network, which is commonly referred to as Broadband Powerline (BPL).

Now that it's good enough for Trump Tower residents, BPL may come to your home, too.

By Katie Benner, CNN/Money staff writer - New York - January 25, 2005 - Web surfers unable to hook up to limited high-speed connections have quietly suffered the pains of clunky, slow Internet service because they had no choice; and they had to stay connected.

International Powerline Alliance Showcases Results of Its Standards-Setting Process at 2005 International CES™

HomePlug(R) Powerline Alliance, Inc., an industry consortium that creates international specifications for high-speed powerline networking products and services, will use the International 2005 CES™ to demonstrate how its new HomePlug AV standard builds on the global success of the HomePlug 1.0 standard to provide reliable whole-house distribution of digital video and audio over in-home powerlines. The demonstration will be held in booth 26422 in the Tech Zone at International CES 2005, held January 6th to 9th in Las Vegas, Nevada.

HomePlug specification would allow video to travel through your wall electrical sockets.

LAS VEGAS -- While it can be difficult for technical novices to configure a wireless network, most people have figured out how to insert an electrical plug to a wall socket. The HomePlug Powerline Alliance is counting on that simplicity to appeal to customers who may own the components of a digital home but haven't yet made all the pieces work together.

Las Vegas, Nevada - January 7, 2005 - The launch of the Universal Powerline Association brings together the major players in the Powerline Communication (PLC) arena to jointly work on industry standards and promote the worldwide deployment of interoperable and coexisting PLC networks.

Las Vegas, Nevada - January 7, 2005 - Corinex Communications Corp. and DS2 are proud to announce the immediate availability of the Powerline industry's first solution for distributing ultra high-speed signals over the existing electrical wiring in a building.

LukWerks™ Provides Professional Grade, Do-It-Yourself Digital Video Surveillance System for Homeowners and Small Businesses

CES, Las Vegas, Nevada - January 6, 2005 - Intellon Corporation, the world leader in powerline communications, today announced that WiLife, an emerging developer and marketer of professional grade, do-it-yourself digital video surveillance systems for the residential and small office marketplace, has selected the company's HomePlug-compliant ICs for LukWerks - the world's first powerline digital video security and monitoring system.

Demonstrates Patented Ultra Wideband Over Powerline Technology

Santa Clara, Calif. and Cambridge, UK - January 6, 2005 - Artimi Inc., a fabless semiconductor company developing Ultra Wideband (UWB) silicon solutions, announced today that it is demonstrating its patented dual-mode UWB technology in a UWB over powerline demonstration during the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week.

Charlotte 01/06/2005 - Duke Power is one of the latest firms to join the HomePlug Powerline Alliance, a group that is seeking to set specifications for use of powerlines in networking.

As home networks converge with CE devices, embedding networking with surge protection creates the maximum value for the consumer by combining the protection for expensive CE equipment with audio/visual and data networking technologies

CES, Las Vegas, NV & Copiague, NY - January 6, 2005 - Intellon Corporation, the world leader in powerline communications and TII Network Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:TIII), a leading provider of telecommunications network protection and management products, announced today that they have teamed-up to introduce the first HomePlug embedded surge protector.

Stable high-speed plug-and-play home networking via existing home power lines

LAS VEGAS, NV (January 5, 2005) - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., best known for its Panasonic brand products, announced today it has developed the world's first chipset that puts High Definition Ready, High-speed Power Line Communication (HD-PLC) technology into practical use. The new chip, “MN1A92080L,” can bring high-speed transmission of high-definition video into every room in the home via existing home power lines. Positioning the chip as the core of home networking, Panasonic plans to supply the chips by Spring 2005.

Use of HomePlug AV MAC and PHY technology as baseline for new Broadband over Powerline specification will assure high performance and interoperability

San Ramon, CA - January 7, 2005 - HomePlug® Powerline Alliance, Inc., an industry consortium that creates international specifications for high-speed powerline networking products and services, today announced a breakthrough in the development of the HomePlug BPL specification.

With speeds up to 85 Mbps, Asoka makes IPTV and Triple Play a Simple, Reliable & Affordable Solution

Las Vegas, Nevada - CES - January 5, 2005 - Asoka USA Corporation, a leading Powerline Communications developer and manufacturer, has been selected by Intellon Corporation, the leading HomePlug® Powerline semiconductor manufacturer, as a strategic partner to launch a HomePlug with Turbo network solution for the digital home, called the PlugLink™ Turbo Ethernet Wall Module.

Panasonic has developed a new chipset that can bring high-definition (HD) video into every room in a home network via existing power lines.