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What is the HomePlug Alliance and why was it formed?
The HomePlug Alliance consists of thirteen industry-leading companies. The Alliance was formed in March of 2000. Since most electronic devices already use power outlets to receive power, the goal of the alliance was to create a way that these same power outlets and electrical wires could be used to connect the devices to each other and to the Internet. The alliance achieved this by evaluating technologies and creating a specification. The HomePlug 1.0 specification was released in June of 2001.
A number of companies over the years have developed proprietary methods in regard to using electricity as a network, yet there was no recognised industry standard. To develop a common approach which would broaden the market for products using this technology, the alliance created the HomePlug 1.0 specification. Today, HomePlug networking is the only globally recognized standard for high-speed powerline networking with millions of products in use on six continents.
The alliance works promote the HomePlug message through marketing and end-user education programs. This helps to accelerate the demand for HomePlug-certified products.
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