At the world's largest electronics show for consumer products, the Home Gateway Initiative (HGI) will be in a prime position to educate buying groups and retailers about the importance of the home gateway to bring together electronics in the home creating a seamless and easy-to-use environment.
The HGI currently represents broadband home suppliers in the US, however the group believes representatives worldwide should take the opportunity to cash-in on the bourgeoning sales segment.
"Networking opens up significant new revenue streams for electronics manufacturers and is becoming a crucial element in the design of consumer electronic devices," said HGI CTO, Paolo Pastorino.
"In this environment, where a growing number of devices in the digital home are networked, and great demand is placed on a combination of wireless and wired connections, a Home Gateway designed in line with the developed HGI specifications will be an essential component for achieving consistent service and giving customer satisfaction."
"Key to this is the interoperability between advanced consumer devices and the gateway. If there is a lesson that network operators have learned from the convergence of telecoms and entertainment technologies, it's that users will always call the service provider when there is a problem - never the device manufacturer.
