Technology that’s transforming home connectivity in 2017

The connected home is rapidly evolving, getting ready for growth of Internet of Things (IoT) services, as well as Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). But a fully functioning future home needs the network capabilities and forward thinking innovations to make it all work. Here are some of the ways that technology will begin changing homes for the better this year.    Gateways get companions and open the smart home as new classes of home device emerge   Single gateways and routers have done a great job creating connections for Wi-Fi devices in the home. As broadband speeds to the home increase, this needs to be reflected inside the home. The gateway is set to get some help from Wi-Fi extenders increasing range and performance to support services like 4K video over Wi…