[jacknews]

SPE (Single-Pair Ethernet) is going to be a big deal, IMHO, and I would view this as a 'development board' for learning, though perhaps it also makes economic sense as an actual solution in some situations.

The other killer feature of SPE (apart from in-theory cheaper cabling) is PoDL (Power over data line). Does this board do that?

[ginko]

What's the advantage of SPE compared to regular ethernet? That it's cheaper?

[yosheli123]

Smaller, lower power, more reliable + a somewhat open spec being developed around it (unlike things like homeplug which are kinda murky). Generally it's the same people who developed the ethernet spec that are developing single pair ethernet, so it's designed to play nicely with it.

[jacknews]

Cheaper cabling, at least in theory, but I'm not sure ethernet (for data) is the right comparison.

IMHO, in the near future, data-intensive connections will move to wifi 6/7/etc, or to fiber. Copper will be for providing data and power. IMHO, it makes more sense to compare SPE to current PoE networks/devices, powered wifi devices, CAN bus, rs485/modbus, and other wired IoT and industrial networks.

[quickthrower2]

Well my house has electricity sockets but no ethernet sockets, so it would be less expensive than getting those installed. If I could stomach sub-wifi speeds.

[2000UltraDeluxe]

Why not use the power lines? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HomePlug

[plasticchris]

Just get a decent mesh WiFi, should get around 600mbps or better, it’s cheaper too.

[NegativeLatency]

You can do your own Ethernet, it’s especially easy if you’re just running a wire or two for an extra AP or something with premade cables

[phonon]

Have you tried G.hn powerline to Ethernet?