SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE moving towards networking the set-top boxes customers have in their homes together, and they have been looking for existing-wire networking solutions (alternatives to Ethernet) for WAN access and in-home LAN nodes, says research firm In-Stat. Approximately 90% of all U.S. homes have at least one coax cable outlet (not including those used solely for a roof antenna), while almost 99% have one or more telephone wall jack, and 37% have at least one Ethernet cable outlet, the high-tech market research firm says. As a result, the number of North American households with in-home provider network nodes over...