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Act SmartWi-Fi® transforms in-home internet with AI-driven performance boost
MUMBAI: If buffering wheels and dead zones have been your unwelcome houseguests, Act Fibernet just sent them packing. In a game-changing move, Act SmartWi-Fi® has turbocharged home internet speeds, delivering up to three times faster performance across devices, with Smart TVs and laptops doubling in speed, and smartphones enjoying a 4x boost. And this is just the beginning.
Launched across 250,000 homes, Act SmartWi-Fi®, powered by Aprecomm’s agentic AI, is already redefining connectivity. Over the first 15 days, the AI-powered router OS, Act Zippy, successfully steered 80 per cent of Smart TVs, 70 per cent of laptops, and 60 per cent of smartphones to optimal wifi channels—automatically dodging congestion, interference, and dead spots before users even noticed a problem.
Act SmartWi-Fi® does more than just boost speeds—it monitors, diagnoses, and optimises wifi performance in real-time. By analysing over 15 parameters at any given moment, the AI ensures users experience top-tier internet quality 24/7. From dynamic channel switching to band steering, the system fine-tunes connectivity so every device in the home operates at peak efficiency.
Act Fibernet’s chief marketing & customer experience officer Ravi Karthik, hailed the early success of the launch. “We are thrilled to see the transformative impAct of Act SmartWi-Fi® on our customers’ digital lives. Our initial launch data validates our commitment to delivering on our promise—ensuring a significantly superior online experience for our customers. Whether streaming on a Smart TV, working on a laptop, or browsing on a mobile device, Act is redefining what high-performing internet looks like in Indian homes”, Ravi said.
Aprecomm CEO Pramod Gummaraj, whose AI-driven technology powers this revolution, highlighted the innovation at play, “Our agentic AI solution, which currently enables Act SmartWi-Fi®, works to optimise for every device and application to enable a superior wifi experience. This delivers, among other benefits, improved speed, reduced latency, and enhanced reliability. We’re proud to be part of this journey to enhance connectivity for millions of users.”
Act Fibernet has long been at the forefront of India’s broadband revolution. With Act SmartWi-Fi®, the company is not just improving speeds—it is redefining what seamless connectivity looks like. As digital demands grow, Act’s AI-driven approach ensures that Indian homes stay ahead, enjoying uninterrupted, high-performance internet for streaming, working, gaming, and beyond.
SEOUL: In the eternal battle between gamers demanding lightning-fast refresh rates and professionals craving pixel-perfect clarity, LG Display reckons it has found détente. The South Korean display titan is unveiling the world’s first 27-inch 4K OLED monitor panel that marries an RGB stripe structure with a blistering 240Hz refresh rate—a combination previously thought incompatible, like oil and water or fashion and function.
The breakthrough lies in how the pixels are arranged. RGB stripe structure lines up red, green and blue subpixels in neat rows, banishing the colour bleeding and fringing that plague lesser screens when you park your nose close to the display. It is the difference between reading crisp text and squinting at a rainbow-tinged mess. OLED panels using this method existed before, but they topped out at a sluggish 60Hz—fine for spreadsheets, useless for fragging opponents in first-person shooters.
LG Display’s engineering wizardry changes the game. By cranking the refresh rate to 240Hz whilst maintaining that pristine RGB stripe layout, the company has produced a panel that works equally well for colour-critical design work and twitchy gaming sessions. Better still, the panel incorporates Dynamic Frequency & Resolution technology, letting users toggle between ultra-high-definition at 240Hz and full-HD at a frankly ludicrous 480Hz. That is fast enough to make your eyeballs sweat.
The specs are suitably impressive: 160 pixels per inch for exceptional detail, optimised performance for Windows and font-rendering engines, and colour accuracy that should please the Photoshop brigade. LG Display achieved this by boosting the aperture ratio—the percentage of each pixel that actually emits light—and applying what it coyly describes as “various new technologies.” Translation: years of R&D and probably some sleepless nights.
Existing high-end gaming OLED monitors have relied on RGWB structures (which add a white subpixel) or triangular RGB arrangements. Both work, but neither delivers the sharpness that professionals demand. LG Display’s new stripe pattern is tailored specifically for monitor use, a recognition that staring at a screen from two feet away demands different engineering than watching telly from across the room.
The company is betting big on this technology, targeting the high-end monitor market where it already commands roughly 30 per cent of global OLED panel production. Among gaming OLED panels in mass production, LG Display claims world-leading specs across refresh rate, response time and resolution—a trifecta that sounds like marketing bluster until you check the numbers.
“Technology is the foundation of leadership in the rapidly growing OLED monitor market,” says LG Display head of the large display business unit Lee Hyun-woo. He promises to keep pushing “differentiated technologies compared to competitors”—corporate-speak for staying ahead of Chinese rivals snapping at LG’s heels.
The new panel will debut at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, where LG Display plans to woo customers and expand its lineup. Initial rollout targets high-end gaming and professional monitors, the sweet spot where people actually pay premiums for superior screens rather than settling for whatever came with their laptop.
Whether this technology reshapes the monitor market or remains a niche luxury depends on two things: pricing and production scale. But for now, LG Display has pulled off something rare—a genuine technical leap that solves a real problem. Gamers get their speed, designers get their clarity, and LG gets bragging rights. In the cutthroat world of display tech, that counts as a win.
