Home Gateway Initiative

The HGI was founded by major broadband service providers, including Telefonica and KPN, in 2005 and later joined by digital home equipment vendors – such as Intel, Huawei and ZTE – to set key specifications for the broadband home.

This initiative aims to discuss the key specifications and standards of residential gateways, boost the market of home communication services, and improve the interoperability of gateways with home devices.

HGI recently ceased operations, but its work will be available on an archive website, including a "residential profile" that specifies a set of baseline requirements for Home Gateways in 2016.

Who It Impacts: Solution providers specializing in home and building automation can find HGI's work on its archive website.