Version 3.1 comes after a long delay, and boosts speed from 128 Mbps to 320 Mbps: It's now technically the fast symbol rate of all home-networking standards. Real throughput with multiple devices coupled with the amount of jitter and frame drop will be the real test of how well future 802.11n, and current MoCA (coax), HomePNA (phone wiring), and HomePlug (electrical) stack up. HomePNA won't be found on store shelves, Ars Technica writes; it's one of the technologies being deployed by IPTV providers, including AT&T. An ABI Research analyst quoted by Ars Technica says that neither MoCA nor HomePNA will be found at retail during the next 12 to 24 months, in fact.
