The Time Has Come For a Mandated Home Networking Standard

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ABI Research: Wi-Fi, UWB, Bluetooth, powerline, multimedia-over-coax: a wide variety of technologies now exist (or will arrive). There is a place for most of these technologies in the future of home networking. Each method's proponents may say that their way is the one that will eventually win out, but that is not realistic, and nobody is asking, How can we all coexist? Consumers are increasingly confused about how to purchase and install home networking systems, while home entertainment equipment manufacturers are hesitant to commit to formats that may quickly become obsolete, or even fail commercially. The need for a universal standard, on which a multi-network translator/adaptor could be built, will eventually be recognized. But where will such a standard come from? Not from networking technology vendors, with their own separate agendas. Not from the IC makers creating the chips for home entertainment devices.Digital Home Media Networking Publ 20050623