Celeno's video over Wi-Fi chosen by Technicolor for MediaEncore all-in-one digital home platform

2011 International CES, LAS VEGAS, USA: Celeno Communications, a leading provider of semiconductors for multimedia Wi-Fi home networking applications, announced that the Technicolor MediaEncore all-in-one digital home platform will utilize Celeno’s dual concurrent band video-grade Wi-Fi solution.

Celeno's carrier-grade Wi-Fi solution enables triple-play networks across the home for instantaneous wireless multimedia applications. These include HD pay-IPTV content streaming, OTT video distribution, VoIP, multi-player gaming, Internet surfing, and others using both the uncongested 5GHz frequency and the 2.4GHz frequency concurrently while maintaining QoS and high performance.

MediaEncore, on display at CES 2011 at the Technicolor booth, showcases a new approach to video distribution in the home. Converging legacy pay TV and new OTT internet-based video content over a single IP infrastructure will enhance the user experience by providing easy access to any type of content from a single location and from a single user interface. It will also allow for a cost-effective home distribution infrastructure.

"We have designed an all-in-one converged hardware platform to enable a seamless experience for consumers to enjoy any type of video content over any display device anywhere in the home," said Ben Crosby, Chief Technology Officer at Technicolor.

"Reliable wireless distribution of media content is fast becoming a de-facto part of the network operators’ offerings. Celeno video-grade Wi-Fi solution is helping us to meet the need for high-quality home distribution of video, voice and data while maintaining quality of service and a flicker-free experience."

“We are delighted to support Technicolor’s new advancements in the digital home,” says Gilad Rozen, CEO and founder of Celeno. “With the growing variety of display devices and the proliferation of IP video content, end users and service providers can confidently introduce any wireless communication device into the home and be assured of a superior quality of experience.”

Celeno’s field-proven OptimizAIR technology is now harnessed to deliver a single hardware and software package to achieve best-in-class video over Wi-Fi performance while maintaining coherent quality of service and manageability across both 2.4GHz and 5GHz networks. It supports implicit beam forming and real time antenna diversity techniques to achieve HD performance to portable displays such as smart phones, laptops and tablets.

A special networking software layer provides an easy support for media sharing and seamless home connectivity between the two networks. The hardware SoC-based module is architected with a single RGMII interface and completely offloads the host from any Wi-Fi processing, freeing up expensive resources to focus on user applications.