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The wait for StreamBoost is nearly over

D-Link Gaming Router with StreamBoostEver since we unveiled StreamBoost™ at CES earlier this year, the excitement for it has been building. Now the wait is nearly over with the first StreamBoost powered router available for pre-order in the US: The D-Link® DGL-5500 Gaming Router with Qualcomm® StreamBoost and VIVE™ 802.11ac Wi-Fi.

With the average broadband connection in American homes only at 7.4Mbps, and with connections across the world ranging from 3 to 50 Mbps, the explosion of online media presents a conflict in the home network. Web surfing competes with streaming video, video chat competes with games and downloads compete with everything. Yet, this isn’t an issue of bandwidth, but rather one that can be tackled with intelligent network management.

by Sean Bulger | June 18, 2013
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Computex 2013: what you may have missed

Computex this year was, much as we expected, an incredible event. It was also an incredibly important one. This year, Qualcomm showed that computing was being redefined by mobile technology, and that is only going to become more evident as we move into the future. We showed how networking was also being redefined with new technologies designed to meet the 1000x challenge for mobile data, bring a massive performance boost to Wi-Fi and intelligently manage home networks.

If you weren’t at the show this year, that doesn’t mean you have to miss out. One of our main attractions was the Qualcomm StreamBoost™ demo, featuring our intelligent networking technology along with Qualcomm VIVE™ 802.11ac Wi-Fi. Here is the demo that we showed at Computex, viewable in full:

by Sean Bulger | June 14, 2013
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The Cable Show: enhancing the home networking ecosystem

Computex and Small Cell World Summit might be behind us, but June is a busy month. This week we are at The Cable Show in Washington, DC and we have a lot to talk about. We shared our vision on how new technologies are redefining both computing and networking at Computex, but at The Cable Show we’re looking at the home networking ecosystem itself.

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by Sean Bulger | June 11, 2013
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nVoy hybrid networks will take IEEE 1905.1 to the next level

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IEEE 1905.1 took another a major step with the recent announcement of the nVoy program during Computex. The nVoy program will establish a certification program and industry brand for Wi-Fi, HomePlug, MoCA and/or Ethernet hybrid devices implementing IEEE 1905.1 technology. This is crucial to ensure interoperability and drive marketability of hybrid home networking products and capabilities.

Hybrid networking addresses consumer and service provider needs for whole-home connectivity and unwavering performance for demanding applications such as online gaming and IPTV streams. Certification programs are an essential step for any standardized technology to ensure a great user experience, consistently. Seeing nVoy Certified on a product will give consumers and service providers assurance of product quality and multi-vendor interoperability. Both of these are essential for the mass adoption of hybrid networking technologies.

by Caleb Banke | June 11, 2013
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Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and the Connected Home

Anshel Sag is the Editor-in-Chief for Bright Side of News. You can also see an expanded version of this article here.

With the unveiling of both of the next generation consoles, we begin to see that the media world is converging into a connected world. A world where everything we consume is somehow intelligently connected to the internet. Both the Sony PS4 and the Microsoft Xbox One will feature wired and wireless connectivity, designed to enable an always-on immersive experience.

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by Contributed | June 7, 2013
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