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News Release from: Phihong Europe
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 17 October 2005
Phihong joins PoEPlus standards drive
Phihong USA has joined the new IEEE802.3 task force formed to create an improved PoE standard.
Phihong USA has joined the new IEEE802.3 task force formed to create an improved PoE standard Building on the original IEEE802.3af standard, the new IEEE802.3at initiative, designated PoEPlus, will more than double the wattage available to powered devices
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 12 Mar 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Many people want to take advantage of PoE, but 12.9W maximum of 'af' just isn't enough power", said Keith Hopwood, Vice President of Marketing for Phihong USA.
"If accepted as a new IEEE standard, PoEPlus will allow increased power to many more devices, enhancing their capabilities, such as those used for streaming video VoIP, IP security applications and broadband wireless access points".
If implemented as a standard, PoEPlus will allow at least 30W of power and potentially up to 45W, Hopwood continued.
Phihong has already developed many products that deliver high-power PoE, but most customers would prefer a common industry standard for all devices on the market.
Additional applications that will benefit from the IEEE802.3at initiative include Phihong's wireless multi-radio access points, pan-tilt-zoom security cameras, and IP phones with streaming video displays.
Power-over-Ethernet allows both power and data to be carried over a single Ethernet cable, enabling a device to operate entirely from the power it receives through the data cable.
This eliminates the need for additional wall outlets, so phones can be moved around offices without costly and time-consuming rewiring.
Having already developed many higher power solutions, as well as various power 802.3af products, Phihong is a natural fit for this task force.
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