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back to article Vendors promised G.hn chips as ITU agrees PHY spec

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has given its blessing to a key component of G.hn, the prospective standard for data networking over mains wiring, home phone lines and coax cabling. As is the case with all standards organisations, the wheels move sure but slow. There are many more steps to take before G.hn …

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  1. Anonymous Coward
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    More RF pollution?

    Is it safe to assume that this one will cause as many problems with its RF leakage as the others, and that ofcom will still do nothing about it?

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  2. Alex Walsh

    Irrelevant?

    I don't think 30 quid for a pair of 84Mbps homeplugs will render them irrelevant any time soon thank you very much. The only issue I have with them is their lifespan but I suppose if you leave them "always on", then 3 or four years out of an adaptor isn't bad. Obviously the 200Mbps ones are more expensive but I get plenty enough speed out of the 84's to make it not worth my while upgrading :)

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  3. Anonymous Coward
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    So wheres this Shielded Mains Cable Then?

    No good having a new standard if the house industry wont comply...

    Mind, if they had complied new build would have Cat5 throughout.

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