HOME NETWORKING

In recent years there has been a lot of talking about home automation, the branch of electronics intended to promote the integration of appliances and the management of living areas.

Washing machines connected to Internet...

Fridges doing shopping...

Neural network-based dishwashers...

...cool, but what are they for?

Intelligent household appliances cost way too much for the benefit they provide.

That's why they didn't actually become common in our life, that's why home networking isn't taking off.

How can new technologies

improve the quality of life at home?

The solution?

It's easy... it's plastic fiber



Many new technologies are spreading in our homes:

- digital television,
- satellite television,
- digital radio,
- DVD readers and home theatre amplifiers with digital optical links,
- media center,
- large bandwidth Internet,
- video on demand,
- high definition LCDs and plasma screens,
- game consolles that get connetted to internet,
- video surveillance,
- video control systems for children and elderly.

Every new device converges towards digital and tends to be "bandwidth hungry" (e.g.from CD to SuperAudio CD, and from MPEG2 to HDTV).

How can these devices operate together in a simple way?

A new technology is needed, that:

- it's easy, and comprehensible to anyone not to pundits only;
- can link all devices with just one cable,
- it's easy to install and repair,
- doesn't emit harmful radiations,
- provides ample bandwidth (1 Gbps),
- it's made with resilient and sturdy materials,
- can use existing electrical conduits,
- it's safe, e.g. doesn't conduct current or infrared light,
- has low installation costs.

Plastic fiber is the only solution boasting alla these characteristics: based on this, world's most important consumer electronics companies are adopting it.