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devolo AG is a technology company founded on May 1, 2002 in 
Aachen
Aachen ( ; ; Aachen dialect: ''Oche'' ; French and traditional English: Aix-la-Chapelle; or ''Aquisgranum''; nl, Aken ; Polish: Akwizgran) is, with around 249,000 inhabitants, the 13th-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, and the 28th- ...
, Germany, and specializes in the development of communications devices for private consumers and industrial applications. Its product range includes home-networking solutions mainly using the existing electrical wiring for data transmission, based on Powerline Communications (PLC).
The current range of consumer products is based on the PLC standard G.hn
G.hn is a specification for home networking with data rates up to 2 Gbit/s and operation over four types of legacy wires: telephone wiring, coaxial cables, power lines and plastic optical fiber. A single G.hn semiconductor device is able to n ...
, older products were based on HomePlug
HomePlug is the family name for various power line communications specifications under the HomePlug designation, each with unique capabilities and compatibility with other HomePlug specifications.
Some HomePlug specifications target broadband a ...
AV. The consumer products are available as PLC or hybrid PLC/WiFi variants and can be purchased in retail stores as well as online. Moreover, devolo is an OEM supplier for international telecommunications companies. Additional to home networking, devolo develops data communications devices for industrial use, e.g. in the smart grid.
Moreover, the company regularly collaborates in publicly funded projects.
devolo is a member of several industry associations, e.g. the Homegrid Forum
G.hn is a specification for home networking with data rates up to 2 Gbit/s and operation over four types of legacy wires: telephone wiring, coaxial cables, power lines and plastic optical fiber. A single G.hn semiconductor device is able to net ...
, the G3-PLC Alliance or the German BITKOM.
See also
*G.hn
G.hn is a specification for home networking with data rates up to 2 Gbit/s and operation over four types of legacy wires: telephone wiring, coaxial cables, power lines and plastic optical fiber. A single G.hn semiconductor device is able to n ...
* HomePlug Powerline Alliance
The HomePlug Powerline Alliance is a trade association of electronics manufacturers, service providers, and retailers that establishes standards for, and tests members' devices for compliance to, the various power line communication technologies ...
* IEEE P1901
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a 501(c)(3) professional association for electronic engineering and electrical engineering (and associated disciplines) with its corporate office in New York City and its operation ...
* Power line communication
Power-line communication (also known as power-line carrier or PLC) carries data on a conductor that is also used simultaneously for AC electric power transmission or electric power distribution to consumers.
A wide range of power-line communicat ...
References
{{reflist Electronics companies of Germany Companies based in Aachen Companies established in 2002 2002 establishments in Germany Power-line communication Internet access