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Networks '98: Home Networking This Year
News Newsburst: A powerful consortium has been formed to launch home networking it emerged at Networks-telecom '98 today. The Group, Home Phoneline Network Alliance (HomePNA) includes industry heavyweights AMD, 3Com, AT&T Wireless, Compaq, HP, IBM...
[June 23, 1998, 14:01]
Networks '98: Home Networking Via Phone Line Cabling
News ZDNet News saw the technology in action at the Networks-telecom '98 show in Birmingham today. The group, made up of AMD, 3Com, AT&T, Compaq, Intel, IBM, Lucent, Rockwell and Tut Systems, are nearing completion on a system that will provide a 1Mb/s...
[June 23, 1998, 17:40]
Intel Sees Huge Market In Home Networks
News Use wireless networks, leverage existing phone lines, or send data via power lines. Home networking. Home networking and small business connectivity are huge opportunities," said Craig Barrett, Intel's president and chief operating officer, at the...
[February 25, 1998, 9:52]
The Emergence And Growth Of Entertainment-Centric Home Networks
White Papers In the traditional sense, home entertainment networks have allowed consumers to route audio or video throughout the house to different receivers (primarily TVs and stereo receivers/speakers). In the past, such networks have typically required...
[May 11, 2004, 0:00]
Wi-Fi Overtakes Ethernet For Home Networks
News Wi-Fi now rules the roost, according to a new research report concluding that wireless technology has gained a slight edge over Ethernet cables in US home networks. The survey, by research firms Parks Associates, found that 52 percent of US...
[January 21, 2005, 16:25]
Nokia Bets On Linux For Home Networks
News The solution says Nokia, is in open source, which will drive the uptake of networks in the home. Putting its money where its mouth is, Nokia announced its home networking product strategy Thursday, with its prototype digital Media Terminal -- much...
[February 10, 2000, 16:17]
Toshiba Goes Wireless On Home Networks
News In Europe, where Intel and others are now selling 802.11a equipment, many governments haven't approved of the use of the spectrum that the networks need. Electronics giant Toshiba announced plans on Thursday to bring wireless networking to home...
[September 20, 2002, 11:25]
Switching On Home Networks
News Industry analysts are predicting that ubiquitous Internet access, increasing interest in home PC networking technologies and simplification of home automation tools will drive demand for what are termed "smart home networks".
[April 12, 2001, 14:49]
Configuring Windows XP IEEE 802.11 Wireless Networks For The Home And Small Business
White Papers Although there are multiple wireless networking technologies available to create wireless networks, this paper describes the use of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 standards.
[September 8, 2005, 0:00]
Linksys Flaw Opens Door To Home Networks
News Cisco Systems has issued a patch for a security flaw in one of its Linksys routers that could give hackers access to consumers' home networks. When you get it home, you have no way to know that the firewall has been turned off and that you're now...
[June 7, 2004, 8:55]
Personal Firewalls: Firewall Protection For PCs And Home Networks
White Papers Today's always on cable modem and Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) Internet access connections offer unprecedented bandwidth to the home, but also leave the connected PC or home network vulnerable to hacker attacks.
[November 21, 2003, 23:00]
News Burst: Rockwell Ships Chip For Home Networks
News The new line of LANfinity family enables simultaneous V.90 modem operation and low-cost networking over existing phone lines in the home, using the 1MBps spec currently being designed by the Home Phoneline Networking Association.
[October 9, 1998, 6:16]
High Efficiency Wireless LAN For Multimedia Home Networks
White Papers This paper describes the problems of wireless LAN usage in the user's home with focus on media transmission. Results of channel measurements with respect to fading effects are presented. The resulting link data rates are analyzed.
[December 5, 2007, 23:00]
RF Interference In Home Networks
White Papers Interference can lead to performance reduction of wireless devices. This paper points out the different types of interference on a Bluetooth device and introduces a possible solution to prevent interference.
[November 21, 2005, 23:00]
AboCom’s New Wireless Multimedia Residential Gateway Links Video, Voice, And Data Services For Home Networks
White Papers AboCom Systems is a leading provider of data communications devices, including network gateways. Their latest product line, a Wireless Multimedia Residential Gateway solution, provides users with the ability to network computers and other IP...
[November 5, 2003, 23:00]
Home Networking? Keep It Simple
News The demand for home networks is growing, but vendors and carriers remain largely oblivious to this opportunity, believes technology research firm Ovum. According to him, when home networks first started, "people got very carried away with 'houses...
[November 13, 2001, 12:51]
Viva Las Gadgets: CES Comes To Town
News After the Sony president's claims that the television will be the centre of home networks, Michael Dell defends the role of the PC The chipmaker continues to promote the versatility and usefulness of the PC, but during a keynote address Intel's...
[January 9, 2003, 13:33]
Next-generation Wi-Fi Tech To Deliver IPTV
News Airgo Networks, which makes Wi-Fi chips, announced on Tuesday that Caton Overseas and STMicroelectronics will use its latest generation of wireless technology to distribute video over home Wi-Fi links.
[May 31, 2006, 13:05]
Start-up's Tech Offers Home Networking Boost
News A new start-up says it has developed antenna technology that can steer signals around obstacles, improving reliability in wireless home networks. Today's wireless networks offer spotty connectivity at best, which is bad for services like voice and...
[January 6, 2005, 8:35]
IPv6 In The Home Makes Sense
White Papers Home networks today are predominantly comprised of PCs running IPv4, perhaps behind a home gateway. This paper aims to show that IPv6 will make such home networks possible and that IPv6-only home networks can be built today, which support...
[November 1, 2004, 23:00]
