SAN RAMON, Calif. - (Business Wire) HomePNA announced today that Spirent and Cianet have joined the HomePNA home networking alliance. HomePNA, which was installed in more North American homes last quarter than any other home networking technology for IPTV over coax and phone wires, is seeing strong demand from service providers worldwide.
"CIANET is a strong supporter of HomePNA technology,” said Norberto Dias, CIANET Networking. “We see strong demand for our HomePNA 3.1 products and believe the HomePNA Alliance will help us establish the technology as the standard for high bandwidth IPTV home networking in Brazil and Latin America."
“Multi-wire operation is a strategic advantage worldwide and HomePNA 3.1 is the only home networking standard that provides consistent high performance over both phone wires and coax,” said William Simmelink, president of HomePNA. “We are pleased to welcome Cianet and Spirent to our rapidly growing list of members.”
“With the addition of Spirent, the number of test set manufacturers supporting HomePNA continues to grow strongly,” said Olga Yashkova, lead industry analyst for communications test and measurement at Frost & Sullivan. “Service providers are very aware of the costs associated with installing customer premises equipment for IPTV and VoIP services, and the variety of commercial test equipment available and currently in development indicates strong industry support for the HomePNA standard.”
About Cianet
CIANET Networking (http://www.cianet.ind.br) provides digital communications solutions for the global market. With headquarters in Florianópolis, SC, Brazil, the Company has been developing high value-added products with optimized cost/performance for over 14 years. The Company-develops technologies that enable users to optimize the implantations of systems aimed at the voice, data and video market. This technological edge allows CIANET to attend to specific demands required by small and large service providers.
About Spirent
Spirent Communications (www.spirent.com) is a global provider of integrated performance analysis and service assurance systems that enable the development and deployment of next-generation networking technology such as Internet telephony, broadband services, 3G wireless, global navigation satellite systems, and network security equipment. Spirent Communications’ solutions are used by more than 1,700 customers in 30 countries, including the world’s largest equipment manufacturers, service providers, enterprises and governments. Based in Sunnyvale, CA, Spirent Communications has 1,500 employees worldwide. From wireline to wireless to satellite, Spirent offers a complete portfolio of solutions to enhance customer Quality of Experience.
About HomePNA
HomePNA is an incorporated, non-profit association of industry-leading companies working together to create, promote and certify multimedia home networking technology that operates over existing wires. HomePNA technology operates over coax cables and phone wires to deliver Internet Protocol (IP) services like IPTV, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and data, often bundled by service providers as triple-play services. Founded in June 1998, HomePNA members represent cutting-edge international companies that span the networking, telecommunications, hardware, software and consumer electronics industries. For more information on HomePNA, visit www.homepna.org and visit the HomePNA blog at http://homepnablog.typepad.com/.
HomePNA
Michelle Gamble-Risley, +1-916-300-8012
Director Marketing and PR
mrisley@homepna.org
