(11 December 2006 6:00 pm)

MUMBAI: Israel based Metalink, which provides wireless and wireline broadband communication silicon solutions, has unveiled the second generation of its WLanPlus chip-set. Designed to enable high-throughput, rich-content, quality-critical applications, WLANPlus provides the foundation for a full-coverage wireless home entertainment network.

Metalink's WLanPlus 802.11n chip-set family is optimised to go beyond previous solutions that are designed primarily to transport data, and addresses the far more rigorous needs of the consumer electronics market. As such, it supports the most demanding optional specifications of the 802.11n standard with functionality that is critical for the streaming of high-quality High-Definition Television (HDTV) video throughout the home (three MPEG2 HDTV streams at 60Mbps with whole-home coverage at 60 feet).

The company adds that first-generation WLANPlus technology has already been integrated by consumer electronics
manufacturers into a broad range of products, including Residential Gateways, Digital Televisions, HDTVs, Set-Top Boxes (STB), Media Adaptors and Digital Video Recorders (DVR).