TORRANCE, Calif. –June 29, 2011–TRENDnet, a best-in-class wired and wireless networking hardware brand, is excited to announce a top place finish in one of the first in depth 500Mbps Powerline products comparisons to date.

01net, France's most popular technology review site, is highly regarded for performing unbiased and accurate product tests. 01net chose to compare TRENDnet's first to market 500Mbps Powerline against recent 500Mbps Powerline products from Devolo—another leading European Powerline brand.

TRENDnet's 500Mbps Powerline AV Adapter Kit, model TPL-401E2K, outperformed Devolo's 500Mbps dLAN500 in 01net's Powerline throughput tests. 01net also cited TRENDnet's product price a being 50 Euro (approx. $70) lower than that of Devolo. The combination of competitive pricing and leading performance resulted in TRENDnet's first place finish and reaffirmed TRENDnet's price-to-performance market leadership position.

TRENDnet is a global provider of award-winning networking solutions for IT, surveillance, transportation, and power distribution, and for both home office users and businesses of all sizes. Building reliable networking solutions since 1990, TRENDnet enables users to share broadband access, multimedia content, and networked peripherals for true anywhere connectivity. TRENDnet's diverse product portfolio includes multi-gigabit, industrial, PoE, network switches, fiber, wireless, IP cameras, NVRs, power distribution, KVM, patch panels, Powerline, USB, and more. Learn more about TRENDnet by visiting www.trendnet.com.