Recall that at a point Bigfoot Networks was only a startup promising to lower latency with a “network gaming accelerator,” before delivering its tech under the Killer wireless brand.
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Its aftermarket NIC measurably outperformed onboard Ethernet ports and increased anticipation for upcoming wireless hardware as gamers distanced themselves from the routers.
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, among others, promising tweaks that might improve wireless connections, speed and responsiveness.
Its concentration is bandwidth utilization, as well as prioritizing things like gaming or high-bandwidth tasks like video streaming. As it is, occasionally its driver optimizations and drivers could cause issues as well, with preinstalled SmartByte software causing an issue that could severely limit a user’s internet connection
Currently, Intel announced that it’s acquiring Rivet Networks, with a plan to “develop new solutions for broader PC connectivity enhancement.”
In a call with Anandtech Intel expressed interest in keeping the Killer brand alive, which had already relied on Intel silicon for devices like this AX1650 WiFi 6 card.
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People from Rivet Networks will join Intel’s Wireless Solutions Group to invest its software expertise on networking hardware as computers start to adopt the new WiFi standard.
