Most set-top boxes will remain hard wired through 2017, said a...
Most set-top boxes will remain hard wired through 2017, said a new ABI Research report. The report cites the success of MoCA and HomePlug as examples of cable and satellite operators’ continued preference for wired technology solutions. However, some pay…
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TV operators are warming to using Wi-Fi in conjunction with wired technology. But that will take time, ABI said. “Strong support for mobile devices could also convince service providers to add wireless connectivity to their STBs, particularly to support new standards like Wi-Fi Direct and Miracast; although these solutions would likely service households where wired solutions are less optimal or as a complement to wired networking,” ABI’s Michael Inouye said in a news release. “In the end with all of these technologies vying for operators’ attention, standards like IEEE 1905 might garner additional attention to better help consumers navigate the home networking marketplace” (http://xrl.us/bniv9m).