Charles Cheevers, ARRIS CTO, CPE
Whole-home Gigabit is a hot topic. Our ARRIS Consumer Entertainment Index recently showed the huge importance of Wi-Fi and increasingly the importance of high-speed high-quality Wi-Fi delivery to every corner of the home. The Bedroom is coming out as the number one location where streamed video was consumed. With the impending delivery of UHD 4K video over Wi-Fi in 2016, the challenge for service providers is selecting the right architecture and network technology to make Gigabit reliable and pervasive while catering to the unique environment in each dwelling.
At this year’s SCTE Expo, I’ll explore the key components of a whole home Gigabit strategy for wireless home networking—including 2.4Ghz vs. 5Ghz, the necessity of multiple AP usage and management, high-speed backhaul technologies and architectures, and new wireless solutions 802.11ad/ay/ax, and more.
I invite you to join the discussion at my workshop on Thursday at 9:30 am CT: Gbps Wi-Fi – Is it Driving a Home Network Topology that Requires an Access Point in Every Room?
