{"id":135508,"date":"2010-01-04T10:21:37","date_gmt":"2010-01-04T15:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/?p=89040"},"modified":"2010-01-04T10:21:37","modified_gmt":"2010-01-04T15:21:37","slug":"viva-la-wi-fi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/135508","title":{"rendered":"Viva La Wi-Fi!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"<\/a>Last year saw the resurgence of Wi-Fi hotspots as more and more handsets incorporated the technology<\/a>, and cellular network operators<\/a> and wired ISPs<\/a> signed deals or bought access to Wi-Fi networks. But while 2009 may have brought back Wi-Fi around the town<\/a>, I think this year we’ll increasingly see Wi-Fi being used inside the home as a result of faster home broadband networks. A slew of broadband-enabled devices — from DVD players to music systems — are coming that use Wi-Fi\u00a0 to connect to the web, as is a new Direct Wi-Fi standard<\/a> that will enable consumers to stream their media as well as easily get their video and pictures off their gadgets without ever hopping on the public Internet.<\/p>\n

For proof, see the Wi-Fi hype that will be on display at this week’s Consumer Electronics Trade Show; or better yet, take a peek at the chart below showing how Wall Street is valuing the companies that develop Wi-Fi chips. I included Intel and Qualcomm, both of which are benefiting from the mobile computing and mobile phone popularity as reference points. Clearly the belief in Wi-Fi goes beyond netbooks and handsets.<\/p>\n

And the availability of personal hotspots<\/a> such as the Mi-Fi and the rise of the Direct Wi-Fi standard make Atheros, Broadcom and Marvell big winners. Also keep an eye on Taiwanese Wi-Fi chip maker Ralink Technology, as well as a host of startups using Wi-Fi around the home, from Quantenna<\/a> and Celeno to the likes of Sonos and Eye-Fi<\/a>, which use Wi-Fi to wirelessly transport content.<\/p>\n

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