Date: 21/10/2011

Quantenna collaborate with Sagemcom on Wi-Fi based wireless TV in home

Quantenna Communications Inc., and Sagemcom have signed a collaboration agreement to integrate Quantenna's Wi-Fi technology in Sagemcom video bridges and other Wi-Fi products handling wireless video and TV.

Quantenna says its 802.11n 4x4 MIMO solutions will enable Sagemcom to deliver value-added services to their subscribers that include the ability to stream and distribute HDTV along with other video content to multiple wireless devices in the home, such as Wi-Fi tablets and smartphones -with rock-solid whole home wireless coverage.

"The combined Quantenna and Sagemcom solution will deliver a whole new experience to consumers and enable us to rapidly deploy advanced video services," said Ahmed Selmani, deputy chief executive officer of Sagemcom Broadband. "We are very pleased to partner with Quantenna's best-in-class Wi-Fi solution and look forward to our continued involvement together."

"With our proven leadership and technology expertise in high performance Wi-Fi 802.11n solutions, the partnership with Sagemcom brings services that accelerate the deployment of the next generation TV entertainment experience," said Lionel Bonnot, vice president, sales and business development with Quantenna. "With these new solutions, manufacturers and service providers worldwide will benefit from higher levels of performance and industry leading home networking coverage."