Airgo makes advances in WiFi-delivered IPTV

by Donald Melanson, posted May 31st 2006 at 6:56AM

Airgo Networks seems to have made some significant advances in the delivery of IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) over WiFi, and has announced that Caton Overseas and STMicroelectronics will be using their technology in set-top boxes. According to Airgo, the company has further tweaked its MIMO technology (which is, of course, the same technological basis for the still-to-be-determined 802.11n standard) to better deliver wireless video around the house. Airgo's latest chips, called True MIMO Gen3, can apparently provide transmission speeds up to 240mbps throughout a 6,000 square foot home -- enough to handily transmit three HD channels -- under ideal conditions though, as it was tested in Airgo's model home. And we know our homes often ain't model when it comes to wireless transmission, now don't we?

Filed under: Home Entertainment, Wireless

Tags: 802.11n, airgo, airgo networks, AirgoNetworks, iptv, mimo, wifi

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Steen jensen @ Jun 12th 2006 4:54PM

- Its all very fine, but "240mbps throughout a 6,000 square foot home -- enough to handily transmit three HD channels" vill not do anything, if they are unable to cope with Multicasting, witch is the holy grale in IPTV. ... And by the way, is what all the WIFI providers is struckling with

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