SoftAtHome and Gemtek Partner to Boost prpl Value-Added Services Deployment
PARIS, France – 14 October 2025 – SoftAtHome, an independent software company for broadband, video, and analytics, and Gemtek, a leading global manufacturer of broadband hardware, announce a new partnership to deliver operators an off-the-shelf home gateway solution powered by prplWare 4.0.
The joint solution combines Gemtek’s latest-generation Wi-Fi 7 hardware with up to 18 Gbps bandwidth, together with SoftAtHome’s suite of Value-Added Services and App Store backend. Operators will benefit from a pre-integrated platform ready to deploy, significantly reducing time-to-market.
SoftAtHome brings its multi-award-winning Smart Wi-Fi, powered by Wifi’ON, ensuring a superior customer experience through automatic adaptation, intelligent recommendations, and QoS prioritization. Other services include Eyes’ON for analytics and speed tests, Service ID, Device ID, sustainable power management, and Mobile Backup. This best-in-class suite delivers the best Wi-Fi experience available on the market today.
All these services are deployable through Orchestr’ON, SoftAtHome’s AppStore lifecycle management backend, making the packaged solution fully future proof. This enables operators to position themselves for tomorrow’s business opportunities by offering the best value-added services today, such as cyber protection, Wi-Fi sensing, personalized QoS, and green Wi-Fi.
Gemtek provides a high-performance PON and WiFi7 hardware portfolio across multiple chipsets, all with Gemtek’s hardened prplWare 4.0.x stack. Upgrades to the latest prplWare 4.1 and future prplWare releases will be provided shortly after their release.
The solution will be demonstrated at both the Gemtek and SoftAtHome booths during the prpl Summit and Network X events in Paris this week.
“This partnership demonstrates the strength of the prpl ecosystem,” said Arnaud Bellivier de Prin, CEO of SoftAtHome. “By combining Gemtek’s high-performance hardware with our Value-Added Services, we give operators an off-the-shelf solution that accelerates service innovation and deployment in the connected home.”
“Gemtek is very happy to work with SoftAtHome, providing the full potential of prplWare to operators”, James Lee, CEO of Gemtek Technology, stated. “By using SoftAtHome’s Value-Added Services on top of our full range of prpl-enabled platforms, together we provide a complete, reliable, open, and innovative solution that simplifies service delivery and enhances the customer experience.”
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About SoftAtHome
SoftAtHome is an independent software provider with seven critical solutions: broadband (Connect’ON), Wi-Fi (Wifi’ON), security (Secure’ON), smart home (Things’ON), video (Watch’ON), analytics and QoE monitoring (Eyes’ON), and a new gateway Appstore environment (Orchestr’ON). With its products deployed in over 30 million home networks and millions of mobile devices, SoftAtHome helps telecom and network operators deliver enhanced digital home experiences. The company’s 300+ employees, mainly software engineers, are committed to innovation and actively contribute to open-source communities like prpl. SoftAtHome’s hybrid solutions leverage cloud-based components and software embedded in multiple mobile and fixed devices. For more information visit: www.softathome.com or contact@softathome.com
About Gemtek
Founded over three decades ago, Gemtek Technology is a global leader in wireless communications, broadband access, and IoT solutions. Renowned for its innovation and quality, Gemtek partners with leading telecom operators and global
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