HomeGrid Forum kick-starts CES 2014 with live demos of G.hn

LAS VEGAS, USA: A spectacular display of the power of G.hn - a G.hn backbone home network over any wire, meeting the needs of Operators and users today and tomorrow - is available for visitors to the HomeGrid Forum booth Number 21424 at CES 2014.

Highlights of HomeGrid's "Home of the Future Here Today" booth include key G.hn demonstrations of Ultra-HD/4K over powerlines, neighboring networks, multi-node networks for the home with high traffic and multiple devices, and MIMO mode. As well a demo of G.hn and HomePNA coexistence over the same coax. All of these demonstrations are live and CES firsts.

The booth is packed with demonstrations from a long list of vendors, including AcBel, ARRIS, Comtrend, D-Link, Enable-IT, Marvell, Metanoia, Sigma Designs, TangoTec, and Zyxel. Many of these vendors have representatives available in the booth so CES attendees can discuss solutions that are available today.

"We are very excited about our demonstrations of the ‘G.hn revolution' at CES 2014," said John Egan, HomeGrid Forum's president.

"We have more members with more designs than ever before, really pushing the boundaries of what home networks can and should do. Our first time ever demonstrations include Ultra-HD IPTV over G.hn, a high traffic multi-vendor seven-node network demonstrating the power of the G.hn home network backbone, and, based on popular demand, a very interactive neighboring networks demonstration that shows the reason why G.hn is the only powerline network to use in high-density residential buildings.

"Then, based on requests from many operators, we are showing HomePNA and G.hn coexisting over the same coax, showing the convergence possible for the deployed HomePNA base, and the base of any other legacy network technology, to G.hn. Also, we have a very interactive MIMO demonstration where anyone can see how G.hn operates and interoperates in SISO and MIMO modes. And, throughout the booth, attendees can see the multi-vendor nature of G.hn that underscores the universal nature of the technology."