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Product category: Communications ICs (Wired)
News Release from: Design of Systems on Silicon
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 27 April 2007

Powerline chipsets deliver
the digital home

An event in London entitled 'Connecting the Digital Home' highlighted a broad range of powerline applications including video and music networking and Internet connection for TV and gaming devices

DS2, a supplier of powerline chipsets, has demonstrated a broad range of powerline applications available for home users to interlink their home media devices through their house's electrical circuits. The poducts were demonstrated by DS2 and partners Comtrend Corinex Communications and Netgear at the 'Connecting the Digital Home' event in London.

They allow video, data and music files to be shared throughout the home and give easy Internet connectivity to IPTV broadband television services as well as to PS3, Xbox360 and other online gaming platforms.

All powerline products previewed carry the Universal Powerline Association 'UPA Plugtested' official seal of quality, and are powered by the DS2 chipset, a 200Mbit/s chip currently being shipped globally into consumer applications.

Already leading European operators use UPA technology to deliver IPTV services - which can easily be self-installed - to their customers.

'Recent research has highlighted the dramatic growth in IPTV applications, predicted to grow globally to 100 million by 20111', explains DS2's Director of Strategy and Standardisation, Victor Dominguez.

'In the UK in particular, growth in these next-generation applications has triggered organisations such as the Broadband Stakeholders Group (BSG)2 to demand that government and ISP's alike develop the necessary broadband infrastructure'.

The speed and quality of the DS2 200Mbit/s chip ensures flicker-free streaming of high-definition (HD) video files and Internet connectivity for voice and gaming applications with zero latency throughout the home network.

UPA technology also enables service operators to deliver networking to support IPTV offerings.

'As consumers continue to add digital applications to their households, the demand for an easy, noncostly and effective way to create interconnectivity grows'.

'We hosted this event in London to give a preview of the applications that are available now and in the future, and also to add our voice to the lobby for ISPs to prepare for the demands that will be placed on their services in the future', Victor Dominguez continues.

The 'UPA Plugtested' seal ensures products adhere to strict quality and capability guidelines and is designed to protect consumers.

Primary UPA-certified vendors include Comtrend, Corinex Communications, Schneider Electric, Conceptronic, Toyo Networks, Telsey, Pirelli, D-Link and Netgear, which produce powerline applications on a global basis.

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