Why Intel wants to pump the web into your TV

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Eric Kim explains Intel's vision for the connected home

We're very much involved in a number of next-gen wireless technologies such as 60GHz right now. Basically, 60GHz gives you high bandwidth wireless, but in a shorter distance, so it's more of a personal area network solution. There are other options, such as Powerline networking and so forth. Powerline's great, but there are still some real issues with noise and the quality of service issue. Coaxial cable works fine, but who would want to lay a coaxial network across their house?

We think that 802.11n improves the bandwidth significantly, but in many cases it's not sufficient for HD. So, at least for a number of years to come, there's going to be a mixed solution. Intel is actually working with the industry to develop an entire networking architecture.

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