HomePNA certifies products from Motorola, SA

HomePNA [1] has certified 13 products and eight reference designs as interoperable with the HomePNA 3.1 multimedia home networking spec.

Motorola Inc. [2], Scientific Atlanta [3] and Sendtek Corp. [4] earned product certification for set-top boxes, routers, HomePNA-to-Ethernet bridges and multi-tenant unit (MTU) equipment, and CopperGate Communications [5] won reference design certification at HomePNA’s spring Plugfest, hosted by Alcatel-Lucent [6].

"A supply of certified products helps service providers transform existing home wiring into multimedia networks to carry many broadband services, including AT&T U-verse TV, Internet access and voice services," said Joyce Putscher, principal analyst, In-Stat.

HomePNA technology facilitates interoperability and convergence of all networked entertainment and computer Internet protocol (IP) data devices in the home over existing coax and phone wires, the company said.