2Wire

Infobox_Company
company_name = 2Wire, Inc.
company_
company_type = Private
foundation = 1998
location = San Jose, California, USA
key_people = Pasquale Romano, President and CEO
industry = Consumer Electronics
products = DSL modems
num_employees = 1200
homepage = [http://www.2Wire.com/ www.2wire.com]

2Wire, Inc., is a broadband customer-premises equipment manufacturer that provides telecommunications companies with hardware, software, service platforms, and remote CPE management systems. The company is headquartered in San Jose, California, in the Silicon Valley. As of May 2008, it employed approximately 1,200 people in five U.S. offices and an additional nine offices around the world.

History

2Wire was founded in 1998 by Brian Hinman, Brad Kayton, and Pasquale Romano.

In January 2000, 2Wire delivered its first product, the HomePortal residential gateway. This broadband modem/router combination enabled DSL connectivity with home networking, firewall protection, and remote management capabilities. The following year, in January 2001, 2Wire delivered a wireless residential gateway.

In 2002, the company created a backend, remote CPE management platform, called CMS. Later that year, 2Wire published the Open Gateway Management Protocol (OGMP). [ [http://www.commsdesign.com/news/tech_beat/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=16506330 CommsDesign - Spec proposed for managing CPE routers and gateways ] ] The OGMP formed the basis for the TR-069 WAN management protocol subsequently ratified by the DSL Forum in 2004.

In early 2003, 2Wire delivered a wireless gateway with a complete system-on-a-chip architecture. Also in 2003, the company acquired Sugar Media, a digital media provider.

The following year, in the spring of 2004, 2Wire launched MediaPortal, a multi-service media platform that integrates DSL and satellite services. The MediaPortal-powered set-top box, combining television, DVR, video, music, photo viewings, and messaging capabilities, was deployed by AT&T in 2006 as part of its Homezone service. [ [http://news.cnet.com/2Wires-gateway-to-follow-SBC-into-living-room/2100-1034_3-5512392.html?tag=nw.2 2Wire's gateway to follow SBC into living room - CNET News.com ] ]

In January 2006, 2Wire introduced the HomePortal intelligent Network Interface Device (iNID), an outdoor broadband residential gateway that supports VDSL2 and fiber to the premises (FTTP) connections.

2Wire acquired Kenati Technologies, an embedded device software company, in October, 2007. [ [http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2007/10/26/stories/2007102650860400.htm The Hindu Business Line : 2Wire acquires Kenati Tech ] ]

As of June 2008, 2Wire had shipped more than 20 million residential gateways to its telecommunications provider customers.

Products

2Wire produces a series of HomePortal residential gateways that enable home networking via broadband interfaces that range from ADSL 2+ to fiber to the note (FTTN) (VDSL 1 and 2), as well as FTTP. The gateways are based on integrated system-on-a-chip architectures, and have native TR-069 support, as well as support for HomePNA, MoCA, USB, 802.11b/g wireless standards, and Web-based remote access.

The company also produces MediaPortal, a multi-service media platform that combines high-definition (HD) and standard-definition (SD) broadcast satellite or off-air TV programming with broadband services, DVR capabilities, music and photo storage and sharing, and home networking.

Affiliations

* 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project)
* Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions
* [Broadband Forum] (formerly DSL Forum)
* Consumer Electronics Association
* Digital Living Network Alliance
* DVB Project (Digital Video Broadcasting)
* European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)
* Femto Forum
* HomePNA (formerly Home Phoneline Networking Association)
* Home Gateway Initiative
* HomePlug Powerline Alliance
* Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
* International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
* Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA)
* UPnP Forum (Universal Plug and Play Forum)
* Wi-Fi Alliance

References

External links

[Official site] http://www.2wire.com