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The Foundation of the Connected Home – #CES2022
“It was really important to start off our day talking about really the foundation of the smart home, which is the connectivity layer,” says Jennifer Kent, Vice President, Research, Parks Associates. In the above interview, Kent provides an overview of the panel she moderated which featured a mix of in-home connectivity providers (Airties, Calix, and…
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A New Way to Listen and Interact with the Customer
The ability of the service provider to “own the customer experience” could get a little easier in 2018 with the help of a new gateway from Calix. As explained by Calix’s Chris Bernard, the prototype GigaCenter, demonstrated in the above video at ConneXions 2017, incorporates a microphone and speaker, enabling the service provider to provide…
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Passively Battling WiFi Interference #CES2016
A passive way to improve WiFi using a specially made plate that reflects interfering signals (e.g. from neighboring apartments) and strengthens the desired router’s signal is what INFLUX demonstrated at International CES 2016. This $59 device could be a good way for service providers to improve a customer’s WiFi, particularly in apartments and dense areas,…
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Is that an “F” Connector on My Router?
MoCA, the Multimedia over Coax Association, featured examples of routers and other devices that use coaxial cable as the transport mechanism for Ethernet signals within the home. In this short video, Phil Coady of Entropic Communications, explains how Verizon is using MoCA for their FiOS, Fiber To The Home deployment. To learn more about home…
