Verizon Wireless Debuts Home Internet
Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ) announced that HomeFusion Broadband, a service that provides high-speed in-home Internet access leveraging the company’s 4G LTE network, will be available throughout the country starting May 3. HomeFusion Broadband is an alternative for residential broadband, especially in … Continue reading
Connected TVs in 21% of U.S. Households
According to data from ABI Research, at least 21% of U.S. households (approximately 27 million) have either an Internet-ready TV, game console, standalone Blu-ray player, and/or smart set-top box connected to their home network. Of these four device categories, the … Continue reading
Comcast Launches IPV6 Home Networking
According to Comcast‘s blog site, the MSO is starting to support IPv6 customer home networking via gateways or routers. A previous launch supported standalone computers. The home networking deployment is native dual stack, in which IPv4 and IPv6 coexist, and … Continue reading
WiFi Home Networks: 25% Penetration
According to a Strategy Analytics report, by the end of 2011, 439 million households worldwide had installed home WiFi networks, equivalent to 25% of all households. The report predicts that the total worldwide number of WiFi households will reach nearly … Continue reading
WOW! Deploys Sigma Systems OSS
Sigma Systems has completed the deployment of its Device Provisioning Manager (DPM) for WOW! Internet, cable and phone. Sigma’s DPM enables the provisioning of WOW!’s new ULTRA TV whole-home multimedia entertainment service. The deployment is intended to let WOW! manage … Continue reading
Home Nets Shift from Den to Living Room
According to a new report from TDG, eight in 10 U.S. broadband households now use a home network, meaning they are able to access a growing variety of net-based video and applications on a growing number of devices. Nearly 40% … Continue reading
Amino Picks Celeno for WiFi Set-Top Chips
Amino Communications has selected chipsets from Celeno Communications to provide a range of wireless products to complement Amino’s range of IPTV set-top boxes. Celeno’s OptimizAIR chips are intended to help Amino offer whole-home WiFi networking for HD IPTV distribution, multi-room … Continue reading
Simplifying Home Networks: A Winner For All
A standard that lets wired and wireless home networking technologies interoperate is good news, though it means more competition for vendors. Continue reading
Home WiFi: 600 Million Video Devices in 2015
According to In-Stat, the popularity of over-the-top (OTT) video has created a demand for WiFi in the entertainment cluster of home living rooms. Increasingly, home video entertainment devices such as digital TVs, Blu-ray players, game consoles, and set-top boxes are … Continue reading
HomePNA Reaches Milestone
The HomePNA Alliance announced that it has certified more than 75 products. HomePNA, a global standard for whole home multimedia networking, is an ITU Standard (G.9954) and is included in the DLNA Interoperability Guidelines. HomePNA certified products, offered by 17 … Continue reading
Leviton Launches Home Net Planning Tool
Leviton Network Solutions has launched a Structured Media Center Planning Worksheet to help design structured wiring networks. The new online resource incorporates the all of a homeowner’s connected devices — from HDTVs and VoIP phones to gaming consoles and streaming … Continue reading
PCT, NCTC Deal on Home Nets, Set-Tops
The National Cable Television Cooperative has agreed to offer to its member companies PCT International’s Channel Master line of Home Networking accessories including MoCA adapters, HomePlugAV adapters and IPTV set-top boxes. PCT’s Channel Master Internet-to-TV line includes coaxial solutions using … Continue reading
Entropic Powers Retail Home Net Adapters
Entropic Communications and Channel Master announced the availability of two new Internet-to-TV adapters. Powered by Entropic’s home entertainment networking silicon, the Channel Master Internet-to-TV Adapter Kits are designed to allow consumers and home electronics installers to network connected TVs and … Continue reading