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Report: Broadcom’s Home Networking Technologies Rank First for Innovation

 By: Natalie Martinez Posted: Jan. 24, 2013

When it comes to home networking technologies, Broadcom is an industry leader that is “well-positioned to lead” the hybrid wired-wireless networking space, according to an analyst report issued today by ABI Research.

In the report, Broadcom was named first among the top five chipmakers for innovation and implementation of home networking technologies. That conclusion was based on a competitive analysis by ABI that looked at the top home networking standards, such as HomePlug, MoCA, Wi-Fi and others.…

Broadband Around the Globe: Highlights from Broadcom’s International Press Event

 By: Rachel Rosmarin Posted: Jan. 11, 2013

Along the halls of the Consumer Electronics Show, its impossible to ignore the international feel of the show. Attendees flock to Las Vegas from around the world and converge on the show floor speaking dozens of languages.

As a global company, Broadcom certainly launches products that drive innovation in different international markets and has an interest in demonstrating the technology trends from across the globe.

At the show this week, Broadcom hosted a press conference for the journalists who …

DLNA’s CES Mission: Premium Content on Any Device in Your Home

 By: Nick Kim Posted: Jan. 09, 2013

“Connecting everything” is Broadcom’s tagline, but we’re not the only ones living up to its ideals. The DLNA (the Digital Living Network Alliance) is on the floor this week at the International Consumer Electronics Show demonstrating that it, too, is into connecting everything.

This year at CES, the DLNA group is joining forces with other connected-home organizations (MoCA, Wi-Fi Alliance and HomePlug) to show off all the ways it can give consumers their media content.

It’s pretty much …

Netgear Picks Broadcom for Powerline Push

 By: Sarah Murry Posted: Jan. 07, 2013

They call it “no-hassle networking.”

It’s a phrase that’s music to our ears this week at the International Consumer Electronics Show, where every kind of shiny, new gadget is vying for both an Internet connection and spot in our homes.

We’ve talked about the simplicity and intuitiveness of Powerline Communications and how the HomePlug Alliance, a Broadcom partner and champion of Powerline networking standard HomePlug AV, is taking the technology to the next level with new products all …

Just in Time for CES: Broadcom and Intel Team Up to Drive Wireless Display Adoption

 By: Susan Vander May Posted: Jan. 03, 2013

The volume of video being consumed over the Internet is growing at an exponential rate, representing about half of all global Internet traffic today and expected to reach 93 percent by 2015. At the same time, the number of devices consumers are using to watch video is also on the rise. Researchers estimate that approximately 4.8 devices are in an average U.S. household with a home network — nearly double from just four years ago.

The challenge for consumers is …

Broadcom and CRI Thwart Set-Top Box Content Pirates

 By: Aaron Schmidt Posted: Jan. 03, 2013

In the age of on-demand television — where DVRs, Netflix and mobile streaming give viewers instant access to their favorite programming — the broadcasters themselves haven’t moved much. Shaken by the piracy that has been compromising their content since the arrival of the Internet, broadcasters have been almost overly cautious about protecting their programming.

They’re kind of justified. Take this recent example: The uber-popular HBO series “Game of Thrones” saw so much pirating that the number of downloads per episode almost …

Connected Home Technologies: See the Enhanced In-Home Experience at CES

 By: Dana Brzozkiewicz Posted: Dec. 06, 2012

The ultimate connected home is heading to Las Vegas for the big Consumer Electronics Show next month and the top home networking alliances are getting ready for more than just demos of their technologies. This year, the focus is on how they work together to bring home connectivity to the next level.

Those networking groups’ technology standards – Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA), HomePlug, Multimedia over Coax (MoCA) and Wi-Fi – are already working in today’s home. Multi-room …

Powerline Communications: Standard Outlets Boost Home Networks

 By: Dana Brzozkiewicz Posted: Dec. 03, 2012

The original in-home network – the series of wires and outlets that carry standard electricity from kitchen to bedroom to living room – will soon be taking connectivity to the next level. With a recent standards revamp for a technology known as Powerline Communications, or PLC, the everyday wall outlets that are already powering consumer electronics devices in the home are being tapped to provide access to the Internet, too.

That’s an important development for the consumer electronics industry as …

Cable Connections Power Community Wi-Fi at IBC

 By: Sarah Murry Posted: Sep. 07, 2012

Everybody loves a Wi-Fi hot spot – that instant wireless signal that connects most mobile devices to the vast world of online content. But the reality is that connecting to a hot spot is sometimes more trouble than it’s worth.

Sometimes hot spots are crowded with other users, bogging down connection speeds. Other times, logging in can be a drawn-out, intrusive registration process that compromises your privacy and time. Even worse, if a Wi-Fi hot spot connection is less-than-secure, checking …

Broadcom’s TDLS Solutions Nab Wi-Fi Alliance Certification

 By: Perrin Cox Posted: Aug. 23, 2012

Roughly 17 percent of the world connects with Wi-Fi and more than 1 billion Wi-Fi devices were shipped last year. It should come as no surprise that demand for innovation in Wi-Fi-enabed devices continues to surge.

Factor in the explosion of content transmitted over Wi-Fi networks (including multimedia streaming, file transfer and data back-up) and the need to increase efficiency and capacity becomes crucial.

As the first of few products selected to be in the interoperability test bed, Broadcom’s TDLS …

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