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Once upon a time Bigfoot Networks was just a startup promising to lower latency with a “network gaming accelerator,”<\/a> before delivering its tech<\/a> under the Killer wireless brand. Its aftermarket NIC measurably outperformed onboard Ethernet ports, and increased anticipation for upcoming wireless hardware<\/a> as gamers distanced themselves from the routers.<\/p>\n

Qualcomm bought the company in 2011, then later spun it off as Rivet Networks, and continued to deliver Killer networking hardware that popped up in a lot of Dell\/Alienware gaming laptops<\/a>, among others, promising tweaks that might improve wireless connections, speed and responsiveness. Its focus is bandwidth utilization, as well as prioritizing things like gaming or high-bandwidth tasks like video streaming. However, occasionally its driver optimizations and drivers could cause issues too, with preinstalled SmartByte software causing an issue<\/a> that could severely limit a user’s internet connection<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Now Intel announced it’s acquiring Rivet Networks<\/a>, with a plan to “develop new solutions for broader PC connectivity enhancement.”<\/p>\n

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In a call with Anandtech<\/em><\/a> Intel expressed interest in keeping the Killer brand alive, which had already relied on Intel silicon for devices like this AX1650 WiFi 6 card. The team from Rivet Networks will join Intel’s Wireless Solutions Group to apply its software expertise on networking hardware as computers start to adopt the new WiFi standard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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See Campaign: <\/strong>https:\/\/newsroom.intel.com\/editorials\/intel-acquisition-may-2020\/<\/a>
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