Date: 10/08/2011

Entropic, SMC and Intel are collaborating in developing MoCA 2.0-enabled DOCSIS 3.0 gateway

Entropic Communications, Inc.along with SMC Networks and Intel have announced their collaboration to accelerate the development of a new class of MoCA (Multimedia over Coax) 2.0-enabled DOCSIS 3.0 gateways for service providers.

Entropic explains that the cooperation between Entropic, SMC and Intel leverages the power of Intel's Puma 5 family of DOCSIS 3.0 cable modems, SMC's expertise in producing advanced DOCSIS data gateways and Entropic's complete MoCA 2.0 silicon and software solution to enable an unprecedented level of performance that can be delivered over coax cables for next-generation home entertainment services.
By combining the unparalleled performance of MoCA 2.0 with Intel's DOCSIS 3.0 Gateway Linux-based System-on-a-Chip (SoC) and SMC's DOCSIS 3.0 gateway, service providers can deploy a future-proof, cost-effective, robust, highly-reliable solution that delivers high-quality, advanced services and new applications throughout the home-without the worry of bandwidth constraints, says Entropic.

MoCA 2.0 provides a leap in bandwidth, delivering more than 400 Mbps of application throughput, thereby enabling next generation connected home entertainment services, delivers a 'no excuses' whole-home network that can be used for distributing broadband bandwidth around the home, transporting high definition (HD) IP video and other streaming media services-all over existing coax, as per Entropic.

In the first public unveiling of its MoCA 2.0 silicon with DOCSIS gateways, Entropic will be demonstrating the MoCA 2.0-enabled DOCSIS 3.0 gateway with SMC and Intel at CableLabs Summer 2011, held August 8-9, in Keystone, Colorado.

"Intel is committed to enabling home networking innovations to help operators and OEMs deliver better consumer experiences," said Bob Ferreira, cable segment general manager, Intel Digital Home Group. "Through this collaboration, Intel aims to be able to advance service providers' home networking backbones, enabling them to deliver greater accessibility and connectivity to advanced services and applications over the existing home coaxial cable."

Alex Kim, CEO, SMC Networks: "Service providers are looking to enhance the quality and capabilities of the services and applications they deliver to their subscribers. By collaborating with Intel and Entropic, SMC can empower service providers to deliver IP-based services that take home networking to a whole new level of consumer satisfaction."

Vinay Gokhale, senior vice president, Marketing and Business Development, Entropic Communications: "By collaborating with Intel and SMC Networks, we are accelerating the speed at which service providers can deploy MoCA 2.0 solutions to their subscribers. Our alignment enables a 'no constraint' network that best meets the growing demand for whole-home entertainment services - from multi-room DVR and Wi-Fi extension to online gaming and PC-to-TV content sharing."