2Wire HomePortal Residential Gateways Power Wireless Home Networking for Windstream

2Wire, a provider of broadband service delivery platforms, today announced that Windstream is offering residential customers wireless broadband home networking, enabled by 2Wire HomePortal® residential gateways.

Windstream’s wireless home networking offer is available to new and existing broadband customers throughout Windstream’s 16-state coverage area.

The 2Wire HomePortal 2701HG intelligent residential gateway enables multiple users to wirelessly share access to the Internet while sharing files, printers, and networked applications with every networked device in the home.

“We are very excited to have been selected by Windstream to participate in their wireless home networking offer,” said Sean Parham, executive vice president and general manager of gateways and management systems at 2Wire. “We are confident that Windstream subscribers will enjoy the additional power, flexibility, and features of their new HomePortal residential gateways.”

With over 10 million 2Wire gateways currently installed in homes worldwide, 2Wire has set the standard for excellence in broadband access equipment. The HomePortal 2701HG is a TR-069 standard-compliant intelligent residential gateway that features simplified self-installation, an advanced ADSL2+ modem, a powerful HyperG™ wireless router for whole-home wireless coverage, and a professional grade firewall for enhanced security.

“We want to provide our customers the current and future benefits of broadband connectivity and home networking, without the headaches of complex installation and maintenance,” said Roger Woziwodzki, vice president of strategic business development at Windstream. “We believe the 2Wire gateways will provide our subscribers with the superior user experience and level of reliability that they have come to expect from Windstream.”