Entropic Unveils Three Innovative MoCA-Based Reference Designs That Extend Power, Performance and WiFi-to-Coax Connectivity in
January 09 2013 - 8:00AM
Consumer Electronics Show -- Entropic (Nasdaq:ENTR), a world leader
in semiconductor solutions for the connected home, today announced
three pioneering MoCA® (Multimedia over Coax Alliance)-based
reference designs to increase the connectivity options within the
home.
The growth of tablets and other wireless and connected devices
in the home has created a need for additional connectivity options
to ensure a reliable whole-home backbone network. In fact,
according to Infonetics Research's June 2012 Home Networking Device
report, "MoCA-embedded set-top boxes, FTTB optical network
terminals, coax-Ethernet adapters and Wi-Fi broadband routers are
driving growth in the home networking device market. Infonetics
expects a cumulative $43 billion to be spent on home networking
devices over the five years from 2012 to 2016 to meet service
provider home networking needs.
On display at CES 2013, in its Meeting Suite at the Wynn Las
Vegas, Entropic will showcase three new MoCA-based reference design
solutions leveraging its MoCA silicon and software:
- MoCA 2.0 Multi-band Adapter (MBA): Entropic
unveils the world's first MoCA 2.0 MBA, which offers support for
all North American operator networks spanning telco, cable and
satellite deployments. By utilizing Entropic's MoCA 2.0 multi-band
technology, Entropic empowers consumers to take advantage of their
existing whole-home coaxial network to bring reliable connectivity
to broadband enabled CE devices such as Smart TVs, over-the-top
set-top boxes, game consoles and Blu-ray players, while delivering
up to 400Mbps of net throughput. Consumers can either create a new
MoCA network or add to an existing MoCA network that's already been
installed by their Pay-TV operator. At its CES Meeting Suite,
Entropic is interactively demonstrating a single MBA adapter that
connects to all North American Pay-TV MoCA bands on the fly.
- Second Generation MoCA 2.0-to-WiFi Adapter:
Entropic continues to solve the challenge of ensuring strong WiFi
coverage throughout the home by introducing its second generation
MoCA-to-WiFi Adapter. The enhanced design addresses whole-home data
coverage using MoCA as the backbone and branching off using WiFi to
mobile devices. It combines Entropic's MoCA 2.0 technology
(EN2710/EN1410) with a 3x3 11n WiFi solution to enable service
providers the ability to deliver more than 100Mbps of 11n
throughput, while still serving up High-Definition IP video over
the in-home MoCA network. This reference design uses the powerful
MoCA 2.0 network backbone to minimize service provider service
calls associated with spotty whole-home WiFi service, which is
critically important as more content is being streamed to tablet
and smartphone devices.
- First Generation MoCA 1.1 USB: In order
to offer more flexible options in a streamlined approach, Entropic
has developed a USB bus-powered MoCA adapter. This device can
easily offer a MoCA port to an Ethernet ready consumer electronics
device or set-top-box already deployed in a consumer home without
requiring an additional power adapter. After installation, the
MoCA backbone can be leveraged for smooth HD video from
over-the-top services or multi-room DVR solutions.
"Entropic leads the way in developing MoCA 1.1 and MoCA 2.0
reference designs that enable the connected home ecosystem, from
service providers to retailers and consumers, to take full
advantage of the power of the MoCA backbone," said Al Servati, vice
president, Connectivity Group at Entropic. "As the leading MoCA
silicon and software solution provider, our reference design
program enables best-in-class solutions that allow our OEM
customers and operators to quickly evaluate and bring-to-market
working solutions based on our proven reference design
platforms."
Entropic is highlighting its full portfolio of MoCA-based
reference designs at CES 2013, in its Meeting Suite at the Wynn Las
Vegas, January 8-11, 2013. For more information about Entropic's
CES 2013 presence, visit: www.entropic.com.
About Entropic
Entropic (Nasdaq:ENTR) is a world leader in semiconductor
solutions for the connected home. The Company transforms how
traditional HDTV broadcast and IP-based streaming video content is
seamlessly, reliably, and securely delivered, processed, and
distributed into and throughout the home. Entropic's
next-generation Set-top Box (STB) System-on-a-Chip (SoC) and
Connectivity solutions enable Pay-TV operators to offer consumers
more captivating whole-home entertainment experiences by
transforming the way digital entertainment is delivered, connected
and consumed – in the home and on the go. For more information,
visit Entropic at: www.entropic.com.
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historical in nature constitute "forward-looking statements." Such
statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding
the expected benefits of Entropic's technology solutions, and
continued or future integration of technology into products of
OEMs. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause Entropic's
actual results to be materially different from historical results
or from any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, the
effects of competition from alternative technologies; Entropic's
dependence on service providers' connected home needs; the risk
that the market for Entropic's solutions may not develop as
anticipated; the effect of intellectual property rights claims; and
other factors discussed in the "Risk Factors" section of Entropic's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
2012. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their
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information as of the date of this release and does not undertake
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