Date: 19/09/2011

Entropic's MoCA chip powers Technetix' Ethernet-to-Coax network adapter

Entropic Communications, Inc. has announced Technetix, will bring the first ever push-on Ethernet-to-Coax Network Adapter (TECB-D01), powered by Entropic's MoCA (Multimedia over Coax)-based silicon solution, to the European market.

In the U.S., MoCA is currently being deployed by service providers representing nearly 70 percent of the 100 million pay-TV homes, and the opportunity in Europe is beginning to take hold as consumer demands evolve for services such as broadband extension for every room in the house, shared planning of high definition (HD) content, or multi-room digital video recording (MR-DVR), and greater interest to supporting multiple streams of HD video throughout the home, describes Entropic.

Entropic explains that the Technetix TECB-D01 is a single port Ethernet to coax adapter powered by Entropic's MoCA-based silicon and software, which provides a straightforward plug-and-play installation onto an existing home coaxial wall socket to create a high-speed, whole-home entertainment backbone through this consumers gain the reliable home entertainment experience, and service providers can offer enough capacity and support for streaming high volumes of whole-home HD multimedia content.

"The European market has high demand for technology solutions that can improve the performance and ease the installation of in-home entertainment networks," said Jan Ariesen, vice president, Development Engineering, Technetix. "Our TECB-D01, based on Entropic's leading MoCA silicon, leverages their global successes as seen from U.S. service providers and demonstrates the highest quality capabilities required to deliver the most robust and dependable in-home video and content distribution system."

"Partnering with Technetix is a significant win for Entropic and the MoCA standard, as it strongly positions MoCA to be the network backbone technology for achieving greater penetration and expansion throughout Europe," said Vinay Gokhale, senior vice president, Marketing and Business Development, Entropic Communications. "We see that European consumers want to deploy more HD streaming services - from shared planning to over-the-top video - throughout the home, but to gain the best viewing experience, they need bandwidth characteristics that only a MoCA network can provide.