Networking over existing home wiring systems has never fully lived up to its promises. It doesn't help that there are three different standards bodies, one each for phone lines, power lines and cable lines. The International Telecommunications Union has ratified a new set of standards for networking over the three different categories of home wiring. The new standard, dubbed G.hn, will be capable of delivering 20 times faster than existing wireless networks and 3 times faster than wired networks. With a standard consolidating all three types of networking under the same umbrella, network vendors should see increased economies of scale and lower retail prices for the consumer. But don't get excited as consumer products are expected until 2011.