Thursday, September 8, 2011

Celeno launches 3x3 450Mbps video-grade Wi-Fi/USB chip

IBC 2011, AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS: Celeno Communications, a leading provider of semiconductors for multimedia Wi-Fi home networking applications, announced the CLR250 3x3 450Mbps Wi-Fi/USB chip.

The CLR250 provides service providers and OEMs with a video-grade Wi-Fi solution and cost-effective USB-based architecture to help monetize and accelerate the adoption of IP-based video services. Powered by Celeno’s signature video-grade OptimizAIR technology, the new solution is now available to enhance set-top boxes (STBs) and media players with wireless connectivity, delivering superior performance and quality of service (QoS) at a low cost.

“Service providers are increasingly looking to offer robust wireless home networking infrastructure to enable IP-based video services in the home across different platforms, simply and flexibly,” according to Michael J. Palma, IDC’s research manager for consumer device semiconductors. “The challenge has been to maintain a high quality wireless video experience at a reasonable price.”

“The CLR250 specifically addresses this challenge,” explained Lior Weiss, VP of Marketing at Celeno. “The chip is the first Wi-Fi/USB 3x3 with digital beam forming solution in the market that meets the rigorous requirements of whole-home wireless video distribution and helps OEMs reduce the price curve with a cost effective USB architecture.”

STB, DVR, TV and media player manufacturers can embed the new Celeno chip in their solutions, integrating it with the main media processor SoC through a common USB interface. The device can also be used to power video-grade after-market Wi-Fi/USB adaptors that service providers can deploy by simply plugging a Wi-Fi/USB adaptor into an external USB connector on a STB or other display device. The adaptor transforms the STB or TV into a video-grade Wi-Fi connected device to ensure plug-and-play, self-install simplicity.

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