Atheros trash talk: "HomePlug Better Now Than G.hn Will Be"

Atheros told The Online Reporter that "it does not have G.hn-based network chips on its product roadmap and is instead focused on products that are based on HomePlug AV and IEEE1901 standards".

The rest of the article is a pretty good rant why HomePlug AV is better than G.hn. One new bit of information: HomePlug AV already is working on coax and phonelines--just lisk G.hn may do in 2011.

From the article:

Why Atheros Stuck with HomePlug Over G.hn

- G.hn’s incompatibility with HomePlug’s large installed base.

- Better throughput over range performance than G.hn over electrical wires and coax.

- Proven in the market with several million adapters installed.

- HomePlug becomes a global standard with the approval of IEEE 1901.

- IEEE is the preeminent standards body for multi-vendor, open networking with highly successful standards such as Ethernet (802.3) and Wireless LAN (Wi-Fi) 9802.11)