Vince Izzo Home networking requires the skillful melding of the home environment, network gateway and public domain.
Gateways make it easier to provide a wide range of bundled services to consumers.
Today s customers demand well-developed and clearly articulated solutions that provide a better way of doing things in their home. They want more content and a rich set of managed, high-quality services that will enhance their everyday lives. Providing tangible value is key to successfully deploying home networks. The HG provides services to the end user, but also functions as a spigot through which the integrated services are concentrated. The HG is the critical piece of technology linking end users, their in-home devices including computers, printers, broadband modems, cameras, and televisions and the services available in the public domain.