MoCA Technology Well Represented at CES 2012


SAN RAMON, Calif., Jan. 5, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- During the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) held in Las Vegas, Nevada, next week, members of MoCA® (Multimedia over Coax Alliance) will demonstrate consumer electronics devices ranging from adapters and set top boxes to system-on-a-chip using the MoCA technology standard.

Videos of MoCA members' demos can be found on the MoCA Alliance YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/MoCAlliance, website for the Alliance: http://www.mocalliance.org and the website MoCA Alliance created for the installer community: http://www.moca4installers.com.

Highlights of demos include:

ARRIS will demonstrate the ARRIS Whole Home Solution consisting of the MOXI® Gateway, MOXI® Player, MOXI® Services Portal and MOXI® User Interface. The ARRIS Whole Home Solution provides an integrated digital home media solution for video, data, and voice for a complete home media entertainment experience. The solution includes a six-QAM tuner HD DVR with 500 Gigabytes of storage, DOCSIS® 3.0 8x4 high speed data, dual voice lines, a four-port Ethernet home networking router, selectable 802.11n wireless and support for MoCA® 1.1+ home networking technology.

Broadcom Corporation will demonstrate the industry's first integrated MoCA 2.0 SoC portfolio with six new designs that double available video bandwidth, enhance video quality and distribution while increasing security and reducing power requirements for multi-screen connected TV experiences.  Broadcom's flagship BCM7425 Dual HD Transcoding MoCA 2.0 Gateway STB SoC features dual HD decoding and dual transcoding support for streaming simultaneous video broadcast content wirelessly to multiple devices, paving the way for advanced services like video conferencing and faster channel change with Broadcom's FastRTV® technology.

Channel Master will exhibit their Internet to TV MoCA technology adapters along with their new Channel Master TV Dual-tuner HD DVR which records over-the-air digital TV broadcasts and is Internet-ready.

ComplexIQ will display their MoCA 2.0 technology hardware interoperating on an existing MoCA 1.1 network, proving the interoperability of the MoCA standards.

Entropic Communications will feature adapters with the MoCA 2.0 technology standard used in a typical connected home situation through interactive demos as well as the DIRECTV ® Experience and MoCA 2.0 technology used in video transcoding to ensure optimal viewing experiences on any screen in or out of the home.

ViXIS will demonstrate their XCode True mobility platform which features MoCA technology and DLNA for multi-screen delivery of multimedia content across both fixed and mobile screens.

Wi3 Inc., an International CES Innovations 2012 Design and Engineering Award Winner, will highlight their WiPNET product series including their new Wired/Wi-Fi® cartridge. Wired/Wi-Fi cartridges can be added to each room or area of the home ensuring the best possible Wi-Fi coverage, resulting in unmatched Wi-Fi® performance. The WiPNET modular "Sleeve & Cartridge" outlets allow choices of connectivity i.e., hardwired Ethernet and Wi-Fi, as well as, adaptability to types of service, i.e, CATV, Satellite and Off-Air services. Wi3 utilizes industry standard MoCA® technology to transform that cabling into a full Ethernet Network, eliminating the need to install special Ethernet cabling.

CES 2012 Exhibiting MoCA Members' Locations:

     
MoCA Member Location Location Booth Number 
     
Board Members    
Broadcom South Hall MP2566 (private booth, invitation only)
Comcast South Hall 21318H
Entropic Communications South Hall 31253
Motorola Central Hall 8644
Verizon South Hall 30161, 30259, 25133
     
Contributor Members    
Intel Renaissance *next to Convention Center* Hospitality Suites
ViXS South Hall MP 25958
     
Associate Members    
ARRIS Hilton 2962
Channel Master Mandalay Bay Invitation only
ComplexIQ Hilton Grand Vacation Suites Invitation only
D-Link Venetian Palazzo Hospitality Suites Veronese 2501B, Suite 31-217
FUNAI Renaissance Ballrooms 1 – 3
HUAWEI South Hall 35955
JUDSU South Hall MP25861
JEBSEE South Hall 20456
LG Central Hall 13546, 8204
Marvell Semiconductor South Hall 30542
MaxLinear Hilton 5-118
NXP South Hall 21318G
PACE Americas Venetian Palazzo Hospitality Suites  
Samsung Central Hall 12004
Technicolor Central Hall 8231
Wi3 Inc South Hall 31253
  Venetian Palazzo Meeting Rooms, Eureka Park 73010
WNC South Hall 20800
Zinwell South Hall 20358

About MoCA

MoCA (Multimedia over Coax Alliance) provides the worldwide standard for home entertainment networking. MoCA technology is the only such standard that is in use by all three pay TV segments -- cable, satellite and IPTV/telco. MoCA technology is also used as an in-home backbone to extend Wi-Fi® connectivity.

MoCA has more than 100 certified products and 57 members representing the home entertainment network value chain including service providers, OEMs, middleware developers, consumer electronics companies and chip vendors.

Visit mocalliance.org and moca4installers.org for more information.

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