INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 7, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Entropic Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:ENTR), a leading provider of silicon and software solutions to enable connected home entertainment, and Wi3 a developer of world-class digital networking products, today announced availability of a new class of home networking adapters. The new adapter, the Wi3 WiPNET, based on the MoCA® (multimedia over coax) standard, has an unobtrusive, modern design to seamlessly blend-in with home aesthetics and leverages Entropic's powerful MoCA-based silicon and software to turn any home network into a secure high speed Internet power house.
In March 2011, market research firm, Infonetics Research, released its quarterly market forecast report, Home Networking Devices, which found the small but fast-growing MoCA adapter segment posted the highest revenue growth (93%) in 2010 of all home networking devices. This dynamic growth showcases the demand by consumers to enhance their overall connected home entertainment experience.
The Wi3 WiPNET is a fast, easy-to-deploy and reliable home networking solution. With no holes to drill, no wires to pull, no sheetrock to cut and no surprises – the solution simply mounts into a standard wall bracket. Simply plug the router into any self-configuring WiPNET port to turn the coax infrastructure in the home into a powerful Ethernet network.
"Sharing multimedia content throughout the home should be easy. Our patented wall port design coupled with Entropic's field proven MoCA technology, allow installers to easily, reliably and cost-effectively add a MoCA network to any home with coaxial cabling," said Bill Thomson, chief executive officer, Wi3. "Our WiPNET solution delivers the best quality of experience and service to bring out the best in end-users' consumer electronics and multimedia devices within the home."
Leveraging Entropic's MoCA silicon and software, the Wi3 WiPNET delivers high quality bandwidth to as many as 16 locations throughout the home; allowing consumers to take full advantage of the reliability and speed required to connect the growing number of Internet-based home entertainment devices (i.e. connected TVs, Blu-ray players, game consoles and audio/video libraries) to their in-home broadband network. WiPNET's patented cartridge and sleeve design allow customers to upgrade their networks for additional ports or to support new features in the future.
As the fastest growing home networking technology standard, MoCA is deployed by more U.S. cable and satellite providers than any other home networking standard. MoCA enables the delivery of high definition (HD) streaming content, enhanced support for over-the-top (OTT) video services, and can be used to distribute high-quality multi-room DVR capabilities, among other high-speed networking applications.
"With so few homes wired with category 5 (CAT5) Ethernet, the ability to use simple-to-install solutions, like the Wi3 WiPNET, to turn existing home coax into a dynamic Ethernet home network, becomes ever more appealing," said Vinay Gokhale, senior vice president, Marketing and Business Development, Entropic. "By partnering with Wi3, we are enabling MoCA-enabled devices to work seamlessly together in order to provide consumers with any room access to their home entertainment content."
Availability
The Wi3 WiPNET MoCA adapter is currently available to custom integrators. The device will be demonstrated in multiple locations at the CEDIA Expo 2011 – Booth numbers 327, 1327, 2140 and 4754 – in Indianapolis, IN, September 7-10, 2011. For more information, please visit: http://www.wi3inc.com or www.entropic.com.
About Wi3, Inc:
Founded in 2008, by CEO Bill Thompson, Wi3 Inc., is committed to the design and development of world-class digital networking products. As a Residential Structured Wiring industry pioneer, Bill Thompson founded UStec in 1992, an award winning industry leader for over fifteen years. The name Wi3 is derived from its three core technologies -- Wired, WiFi, Wideband.
About Entropic Communications
Entropic Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:ENTR) is a leading fabless semiconductor company that is engineering the future of connected home networking and entertainment by providing next-generation silicon and software technologies to the world's leading cable, telco and satellite service providers, OEMs and consumer electronics manufacturers. As a co-founder of MoCA (Multimedia over Coax Alliance), Entropic pioneered and continues to evolve the way high-definition television-quality video and other multimedia and digital content such as movies, music, games and photos are brought into and delivered throughout the home. For more information, visit Entropic at www.entropic.com.
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Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release that are not strictly historical in nature constitute "forward-looking statements." Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding Entropic's technology, it prospects and its role in the future of home networking, 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, competition, risks associated with Entropic's dependence on a limited number of customers and suppliers, technology risks, the risk that the market for HD video and multimedia content delivery solutions may not develop as the Company anticipates, and other factors discussed in the "Risk Factors" section of Entropic's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended June 30, 2011. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. Entropic is providing this information as of the date of this release and does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.