ADSL/VDSL2 Wi-Fi gateway from Sagemcom powered by 802.11n ICs from Quantenna

Belgacom has started to deploy to its broadband customers in Belgium the new ADSL/VDSL2 Wi-Fi concurrent dual band gateway called from Sagemcom designed using Quantenna 4x4 MIMO WLAN chipsets working in the 5GHz band. Bbox3's WiFi uses 802.11n standards to stream video content and data throughout the home to multiple TVs as well as to tablets and smart phones wirelessly. The new Bbox3 gateway also acts as an open access point that interoperates with third party clients. “Our residential customers demand reliable voice, several high definition video streams, high-speed data services, as well as user-friendly features to easily associate their own devices, with the security settings. We are glad to extend our partnership with Sagemcom on the new Bbox3 after the successful deployment of the Sagemcom Bbox 2 since 2008. The innovative Quantenna solution was found to be the only one that satisfies the rigid criteria for our coverage and quality,” said Patrick Delcoigne, Director Network Innovation & Engineering of Belgacom. “As we can replace the traditional powerline for distribution of the video to the TV decoders, the Quantenna solution offered the same reliability and quality as the wired technologies. This is exciting for us as it will enable us to roll the multi-screen services with low costs and give our customers great flexibility on where to place their TVs. We will use t...