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Audio wire carries music. Coax cables carry HDTV signals. Ethernet cables carry Internet & computer data. Telephone lines carry telephone signals.

Wish someone told you sooner? It could have saved you a lot of time crawling around your house and drilling holes, right?

In the late 1990s, a number of companies from all over the world began serious research into exactly how to get high-speed signals across the network of electrical power lines. By 2004, the technology advanced to the point where hundreds of megabits per second could be transferred around the home - enough to carry multiple HDTV signals, whole-house audio, telephony, gaming, internet television, and dozens of other applications.

Making a connection is now as easy as finding the nearest power outlet.
The technology is known as powerline communications or PLC. Groups like the HomePlug Powerline Alliance are now working to let the world know how easy it is to unlock the incredible bandwidth found in common already-installed power lines.

Without new wires, powerline communications can be used to bring high-speed connectivity to:

Just imagine what powerline communications can do:

High-speed digital Internet
Fast and secure whole-house connectivity to the Internet for surfing, email, gaming, internet television, connecting your TiVo, etc.

Whole-house Audio
New and elegantly designed whole-house audio systems can provide music in every room in an existing house. These systems can also connect to your favorite Internet radio stations and music services - forever changing how you listen to music.

Security & Monitoring
Surveillance systems with both visual and motion detectors that can be monitored by you and a security service - with no new wiring. From any power outlet, you can monitor your children and the people you love who may need regular help.

Smart Homes
Remote maintenance and in-house control of internet-enabled household appliances like refrigerators, heating systems, smoke and fire alarm systems.

Internet Telephony
Powerful telephone connection using the internet that offers security and good speech quality. You can even send and receive fax messages

Smart Grid is another concept that utilizes powerline communications digital signals to help make the most efficient use of our electricity resources and keep the world a greener place.

What is Powerline Communications?

POWERLINE PRODUCTS

NETGEAR Home Theater
Internet Connection Kit

What is Powerline Communications?

POWERLINE PRODUCTS

NETGEAR Home Theater Internet Connection Kit

NETGEAR Home Theater
Internet Connection Kit