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Home networking shipments to grow 272.5% to 2016

According to market research from publisher Multimedia Research Group, worldwide wired home networking node shipments will grow by nearly 272.5 per cent from 2011 to 2016, representing a 30.1 per cent CAGR over the period. Meanwhile, the Wi-Fi chipset market will continue to expand steadily as new connection paradigms, downward pressure on chipset prices, and […]

October 16, 2012

Altech Multimedia highlights H2G Hybrid Home Gateway based on Intel technology

The ubiquity of broadband connectivity and the advancements in home networking technologies introduce into market a new breed of consumer premises equipment which Altech Multimedia has termed Hybrid Home Gateway (H2G). Bringing together Altech Mulitmedia‘s expertise in developing, designing, manufacturing and testing set top box software and technology, as well as integrating the DVB stack, Middleware, Conditional […]

September 20, 2012

AirTies wins ConnectedWorld.TV “Home Networking” Award for second year in a row

AirTies, the Digital TV and wireless technology company based in Istanbul, announced that it won the “Home Networking Award” for its Air4742 wireless streamer in the ConnectedWorld.TV’s Consumer Award for the second year in a row.  In association with the IBC Connected World, the ConnectedWorld.TV Awards celebrate the exciting developments in television and video consumption at the […]

September 11, 2012

Horizon dawns for UPC Netherlands

Launching simultaneously with a press event on the IBC show floor and a customer session in central Amsterdam, Liberty Global unveiled its much vaunted Horizon TV, a family of products designed to allow customers to view and share all of their favourite content across the TV, computer, tablet and smartphone. Horizon TV is available immediately […]

September 7, 2012Colin Mann @ IBC

Mstar joins MoCA

MStar Semiconductor has joined the Multimedia over Coax Alliance as an Associate member. MStar is a global IC provider for high volume consumer electronics markets, including TV and STB. “As a major player in STB controller SoCs, advanced security ICs and other chipsets for the digital TV sector, we see an increasing requirement for MoCA […]

August 14, 2012

STBs to remain hard-wired

While Wi-Fi remains the predominant networking technology in most consumer’s homes, wired solutions are gaining traction, especially for multiroom DVRs, according to ABI Research. The analyst firm notes that MoCA has become the go-to wired technology for most cable and satellite operators in North America, (with trials in Western Europe), while HomePlug continues to do […]

August 1, 2012

Humax targets residential gateway market

In a move that reinforces its position in ‘Home Gateway Server’ solutions, set-top box manufacturer Humax has become the largest shareholder of South Korea’s MMC Technology, a residential gateway provider, with a 21.98 per cent stake by acquiring an additional 8.8 per cent stake. In doing so, Humax will enhance the company’s Home Gateway Server […]

July 9, 2012By Colin Mann

MoCA drives US as home network leader

Market research firm Infonetics Research released excerpts vendor from its latest Home Networking Devices market share and forecast report. “Tablets, connected TVs, digital media players, and a growing list of other devices are driving sales of home networking devices, and this is nowhere more apparent than in North America, which captured 37 per cent of […]

June 26, 2012

Western Digital enters wireless home market

Western Digital, a specialist in leader in external storage solutions and maker of the popular WD TV media player family, has unveiled its first line of wireless home networking products, designed specifically to accelerate movies, video and gaming, delivering a premium HD entertainment experience. With the My Net family of home networking products, WD debuts […]

June 15, 2012

MoCA: 6 European service provider trials

Home entertainment networking technology standards body the Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) has confired that MoCA technology is now being trialled by six service providers in Europe. MoCA suggests this strong traction in Europe comes at a time when it is increasingly being perceived by service providers worldwide as the most reliable in-home backbone for […]

June 13, 2012Colin Mann @ ANGA Cable