About Plaster Networks

Plaster Networks provides local area networking (LAN) solutions designed to deliver reliable, high-performance connections over existing wiring. The company develops advanced hardware and software technologies for low-cost, high speed networks in the home or small office. Plaster Networks’ vision is to bring home networking to the mass market by automating or eliminating the complexities inherent in maintaining reliable connections, at the same time dramatically reducing support requirements. As a result, the company delivers a cost-effective platform to enable a myriad of high-value services that require consistent, high-performance network connectivity: video streaming, IPTV, remote home patient care, home automation, online gaming, and more.

About the Founder

Paul Baran is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur widely known as the inventor of packet switching, the foundation technology for the Internet. Based on his technology ideas over the years, he has started eight ventures, of which five went public and three reached a market cap exceeding $1 billion each. He is an IEEE Life Fellow, an Inductee of the National Inventors’ Hall of Fame, and a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He recently received the Presidential National Medal for Technology and Innovation.