A system for communicating content streams (e.g., voice, video, data)
between a content server connected to a network and a remote electronic
device. In one implementation, the network is a power-line communication
(PLC) network and the remote device is configured for ultra-wide band
connectivity with an interface module. The interface module is a
power-line communication/ultra-wide band (PLC/UWB) module preferably
connected to a conventional power outlet on the network. The interface
module converts the power-line signals from the server to ultra-wide band
signals which are broadcast for reception by the wireless electronic
device. Return communications with the server from the wireless
electronic device are also preferably supported. The power-line
communication and/or ultra-wide band signal can also be encrypted for
improved security. The content server and interface module are preferably
configured to communicate content streams only within the portions of the
bandwidth allocated by a bus master, which may be a content server with
programming for controlling bandwidth use on the physical power-line
communications network. In another implementation, the content is sent to
the remote device over a connection to the Internet.