With the rise in remote working and learning, 58 per cent of respondents across the US, UK and Germany said they encountered more home Wi-Fi issues than before the COVID-19 pandemic, and a remarkable 55 per cent said they had daily issues with their home Wi-Fi, according to a recent survey commissioned by service provider […]
CPE provider Technicolor Connected Home has joined forces with LG U+ and HARMAN’s Embedded Audio group to develop and deploy a high-end, multi-service home entertainment platform that supports Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos delivered through a HARMAN Sound by JBL audio solution for the South Korean market. LG U+, one of Korea’s largest telecommunications providers […]
Connected home analytics specialist Veego Software has closed a $13 million (€11.7m) Series A financing round led by Magenta Venture Partners, a venture capital firm focused on early-stage Israeli start-ups in the artificial intelligence (AI), IoT, and enterprise software domains. The round also includes continued support from existing investors, State of Mind Ventures (SOMV), Robert […]
Media and entertainment technologist Technicolor Connected Home has partnered with Vodafone to deploy next-generation Wi-Fi 6-enabled Super Wi-Fi boosters with Alexa Built-in as part of the latest Vodafone Pro Broadband offering – Vodafone Pro Broadband with Alexa Built-in. It says the Super Wi-Fi boosters represent a first in bringing Wi-Fi 6 to Vodafone’s UK customer […]
UK multiplay telco Vodafone has launched Vodafone Pro Broadband with Alexa Built-in which it claims offers customers a UK broadband first – a Super WiFi Plus booster with Alexa Built-in, hybrid 4G broadband back-up and dedicated WiFi Xperts support from £38 (€45) a month. Vodafone’s new booster includes Alexa – giving households the ability to […]
Findings from research firm Parks Associates indicate that 88 per cent of US households have broadband, with an increasing number of connected devices tapping into high-speed connections to deliver safety, security, convenience, and energy-saving use cases. The firm’s latest whitepaper, Smart Products: Building the Modern Home, developed for GE Appliances and released ahead of the […]
Personalised smart services specialist Plume has released data and insights into smart home trends resulting from increases in the number of devices, types of devices, hours used and data used across smart homes. This comes as it surpasses what it says is a major milestone: more than 1 billion unique client devices have been managed […]
Findings from research firm Parks Associates reveal 40 per cent of MDU (multi-dwelling unit) renters in US broadband households are interested in bulk broadband Internet bundled with their rent and 77 per cent of those are willing to pay higher rent in exchange for these services. The firm also tracks growing ownership in smart home […]
The smart home market in Europe accounted for almost 23 million units in the first quarter of 2021 — growth of 25.6 per cent over the same quarter last year, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). “The growth in smart home products was visible in all categories,” advises Antonio Arantes, senior research analyst for smart […]
Suggesting the solution is ideal for densely populated urban and suburban markets underserved by wired broadband access infrastructure, comms and media technologist Technicolor Connected Home has unveiled 5G Omni Outdoor CPE, a 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) Consumer Premises Equipment (CPE). Noting that as 5G spectrum auctions continue to take place in many countries, 5G […]