HomePlug Alliance
July 9, 2011
HomePlug Alliance has emerged as the market leader for powerline networking solutions. New research from In-Stat forecasts shows that HomePlug node shipments will surpass 30 million units by 2014.
HomePlug products are expected to maintain their lead and continue to grow considerably over the next five years. The European region is expected to remain the main target market for HomePlug products, though Asia Pacific will see the highest growth rate over the next 5 years. The first HomePlug CE devices will appear around late 2013 in both North America and Europe.
New research findings include:
- Worldwide, over 40 million wired home networking nodes shipped in 2010.
- HomePlug node shipments currently represent 50% of all nodes shipped.
- The main providers of networking nodes for this market are Atheros, Entropic, Sigma Designs, and Broadcom.
- G.hn will replace HPNA and then overtake MoCA by end of year 2015.
