Metalink Ltd., a provider of high-performance wireless and wireline broadband communication silicon solutions, today announced that it will demonstrate its WLANPlus chipset, a technology based on the emerging 802.11n standard, with unique capabilities for wireless multimedia distribution, at The Broadband World Forum in Hong Kong, May 16-17, at booth #514.
The demonstrations will feature the delivery of high-definition television (HDTV) over wireless LAN, at wire line quality, using Metalink's WLANPlus technology. WLANPlus is an advanced Wireless Local Area Networking (WLAN) technology, designed to enable high-throughput, rich-content, quality-critical applications. Targeted at the emerging 802.11n standard, WLANPlus introduces a significant increase in WLAN throughput and range over 802.11a or 802.11g. WLANPlus addresses the growing need for wireless A/V streaming and high-speed data. Exhibiting breakthrough data rates in true indoor environments, WLANPlus is suitable for products and services that require guaranteed performance and large bandwidth, while supporting WiFi legacy interoperability. This solution provides an optimal high-throughput wireless interface for various consumer electronics products such as Residential Gateways, DTV, HDTV, Set Top Boxes, Media Adaptors and Digital Video Recorders (DVR).
As consumer spending for Internet entertainment services continues to grow, so too does global home networks and broadband penetration. Metalink's WLANPlus is an effective means to distribute video over IP networks throughout a home environment.
"According to recent ABI Research findings, worldwide deployment of IPTV will ramp up in 2007 and 2008. The number of IPTV subscribers will triple from 2006 to 2008, reaching nearly 17 million. In cases where IPTV reaches a residential gateway that is not near the television set at home, home-network LAN solutions are needed," said Mike Arden, principal analyst at ABI Research. "The use of MIMO solves the problem of reliably delivering video across the home, which is why it is so fundamental to 802.11n."
At the event, The International Engineering Consortium (IEC) will recognize the top broadband innovations in Asia. With categories such as "Access Network Technologies and Services" and "Content, Entertainment, Applications, and Services," the InfoVision Awards received hundreds of submissions exemplifying the information and communication technology industry's competitive environment for top broadband advancements. Metalink has been announced as one of the three finalists for these awards in the category of "Enabling Silicon and Component-Level Technologies". To learn more please click
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