Intel Bows Wi-Fi Kit for ISPs Promising Improved Speed, Reliability in Home Networks

The typical house today, with 10 or more connected devices, is stressing the home network, which needs to be “faster, smarter and flexible enough” to be upgraded without disrupting existing infrastructure, said Dan Artusi, general manager of Intel’s Connected Home division, in a blog post. The challenge with many of today’s home networks is that using a singular connectivity hub doesn’t always provide consistent, reliable connectivity to every corner of a home because Wi-Fi degrades the farther a connected device is from the gateway, Artusi wrote. Intel’s solution for faster, more reliable broadband connections in the home is the Intel Home Wi-Fi Development Kit, which ISPs can use to develop a network of gateways and intelligent range extenders that anticipates and adjusts dynamically, ensuring consistent connectivity to each client device, regardless of the number of devices or bandwidth demands, he wrote. The kit is based on Intel’s new G.fast SOC, which combined with its new AnyWAN VRX618 transceiver, enable providers to bring gigabit access to the home via copper wiring.