to connect home routers to games consoles, in order to work and play without drop-outs caused by flaky wireless connections.
This form factor change is as simple as it is effective –
moving powerline components from a separate adapter and actually embedding them within a double-gang socket. No extra connections are required over the standard live, neutral and earth connections. This design shift, from a consumer plug to a device that is hard-wired into the very fabric of a building’s electrical infrastructure, makes it less compelling for the plug-and- play consumer and far more interesting to the professional electrician used to installing standard sockets day in, day out. Powerline socket networking is simple and unobtrusive
1950s to control street lighting, and emerging into the consumer market in 2001 under the moniker ‘HomePlug’. Data is transmitted by superimposing a modulated RF carrier frequency onto the 50Hz AC signal carried on a mains power line – electrical cables are transformed into electrical and data cables, with no extra wiring needed anywhere. For the electrical contractor, the opportunity has arisen through a shift in device form factor. Previously sold on the high street as ‘adapters’ inserted into existing plug sockets, powerline devices have until now remained squarely aimed at the end user market, offering consumers an easy way
Installing the network is easy: Power Ethernet Sockets are wired in like any other double socket
enough to be a simple ‘next step’ over standard sockets and is designed to offer whole-home networking. Up to 64 powerline sockets can be installed, each intelligently sensing and connecting to its peers. In-built network switches enable multiple devices to be connected to each socket, leaving room for expansion as more and more connected devices become commonplace.
One step ahead Powerline’s opportunity is
far more than simply
being able to react to customer networking requests; electrical contractors now have the opportunity to up-sell electrical cable to electrical and data cable. The more you are able to understand your customer’s home and requirements, even before they do, the more chance you
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