The latest Comcast next-generation xFi Advanced Gateway, was introduced this week, and is built on Wi-Fi 6E. Wi-Fi 6E operates in the 6 GHz band, enabling the new gateway to offer three times the previous bandwidth and making symmetrical Gigabit…
Home Gateways
Comcast xFi Advanced Gateway to Support WiFi 6, Multi-Gigabit Speeds
Comcast says that its xFi Advanced Gateway will begin reaching subscribers during the coming months. The device, which is WiFi 6-Certified, is the company’s first home network offering capable of providing multi-gigabit speed services. The xFi Advanced Gateway is designed…
Managed Home Wi-Fi Networks Forecast to to Reach 294 Million by 2025
Managed home Wi-Fi networks will grow to just under 300 million in the next five years, according to a new managed home Wi-Fi networks forecast from Maravedis, LLC. The research firm said that the 40 million homes with managed Wi-Fi…
CableLabs Dual Channel Wi-Fi Aims to Enhance Video Viewing on Wireless Devices
New Wi-Fi technology developed by CableLabs aims to enhance Wi-Fi performance by adding one or more downstream-only channels to the single bi-directional channel currently used in Wi-Fi. In a pre-briefing with reporters, CableLabs Vice President of Wireless Belal Hamzeh pointed…
Comcast xFi Pods Brings Wi-Fi Mesh Technology to Improve In-Home Coverage
Comcast is rolling out WiFi extenders called xFi Pods in Boston and Chicago in anticipation of a national launch in 2018. Comcast xFi Pods aim to extend reach of the MSO’s Xfinity WiFi service to every nook and cranny of…
Comcast xFi Advanced Wi-Fi Gateway Aims to be the Center of Gig Enabled Smart Homes
A new Comcast xFi Advanced Wi-Fi Gateway is now available in every market that has Comcast Xfinity Gigabit Internet, currently available in 26 markets. The new gateway can provide gigabit type performance within the home, while also integrating IoT capabilities….
xFi Next Up in Comcast Wi-Fi Roadmap, Gigabit Wi-Fi in Queue
Three new product announcements from Comcast today aim to address a growing trend: As broadband service supports increasingly higher speeds, the number of Wi-Fi devices sharing a single broadband connection also increases. In an interview with Telecompetitor, Comcast Chief Product…
Huawei GigaHome Smart Home Networking Solution Launched
Network operators are going to need a lot more bandwidth, and make more efficient use of it, if next-generation networking visions of smart homes, businesses, communities, and cities are to be realized. Eager to do their part, broadband access vendors…
Comcast Wi-Fi Gateway Now Supports Bedtime Mode, Voice Control, User Metrics
Comcast today announced a range of sophisticated capabilities for the Comcast Wi-Fi gateway, including voice control, user metrics and the ability to create rules and schedules, such as a bedtime mode that prevents Wi-Fi use during certain hours. End user…
Comcast Home Control Will Be Router-Centric with Curated Devices
Comcast has seen a sharp increase in consumer interest in home control over the last six to 10 months and expects the market to double over the next 12 months, said Daniel Herscovici, senior vice president and general manager of…
Unique Event Launches FTC Alabama Gigabit Service
When Alabama-based Farmers Telecommunications Cooperative launched gigabit service earlier this year, the company thought of a unique way to promote and celebrate the accomplishment. The first home to get gigabit service turned up was the same one to which FTC…
802.11ac Share Forecast to Reach 42% of Wi-Fi Routers by 2015
Tracking developments in home networking, Infonetics Research finds that high-end residential gateways and set-top boxes (STBs) are displacing broadband routers in some markets. Service providers in the more mature broadband markets of North America and Western Europe are deploying “higher-end…
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