Broadband media technology specialist Arris Group and Google have confirmed that Arris and Motorola Mobility, a Google subsidiary, have entered into a definitive agreement under which Arris will acquire the Motorola Home business from Motorola Mobility, for $2.35 billion in a cash-and-stock transaction approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies. Motorola Mobility’s Home business delivers the smart, simple connected home, [...]
Intel Corporation has joined the Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) as a Promoter member. Jim Crammond, Chief Technology Officer of Gateway Solutions within Intel’s Service Provider Division, will represent Intel on the Board of Directors. Intel has been a Contributor level member for a number of years and has been instrumental in helping the Alliance and the technology gain traction [...]
Market research firm Infonetics Research has released excerpts from its latest Home Networking Devices vendor market share and forecast report, which tracks residential gateways; broadband routers; HomePlug Powerline adapters; multimedia over coax (MoCA) set-top boxes (STBs), optical network terminals (ONTs), and coax-Ethernet adapters; and HPNA/G.hn adapters. “Among the wide variety of gear we track for our home networking devices report, [...]
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 steady growth in Wi-Fi networks [...]
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 Access and Applications, with Intel‘s [...]
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 intersection of broadcast and broadband. [...]
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 from our UPC Netherlands, and [...]
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 technology to be built into [...]
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 well in Western Europe. ABI [...]
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 platform, with MMC Technology expertise [...]
