Plans for completion of v1.0 specification and certification process in Q1-
LAS VEGAS, NV–January 4, 2005–Multimedia Over Coax Alliance (MoCA), announced that multiple products providing home networking for digital entertainment, using the existing coax in the home, will be on display at CES 2005. MoCA is quickly gaining market traction as evidenced by the number of products intended for MoCA certification that will be on display in the following booths:
Exhibitor Location
Avtrex Residence Inn suite (408-221-6058 for appointment)
D-Link Systems South Hall Booth 35832 Entropic Communications Booth 26815
In Connected Home Tech Zone. LVCC south #2 Linksys Private suite, by appointment only MoCA Booth 26915
In Connected Home Tech Zone. LVCC south #2 Motorola Booth 8545 Central Hall, as part of its
Whole Home Media Solution Panasonic Booth 9402 Sigma Designs Las Vegas Hilton Suite #12121 (702-732-5111 for appointment)
Thomson Consumer Electronics Mandalay Bay Hotel (317-529-0260 for appointment) Ucentric Systems Booth 27112M
In Connected Home Tech Zone. LVCC south #2 Zoran C203/C204 Meeting rooms, LVCC central
MoCA will be demonstrating the ability to send multiple HD, movies, data and audio streams from room to room using the existing coax in the home at the MoCA Booth at CES. MoCA was founded in 2004 by Cisco Systems, Comcast, EchoStar, Entropic Communications, Motorola, Panasonic, Radio Shack, and Toshiba.
MoCA founding members have conducted large-scale field tests in homes to validate that the technology will meet the requirements for home networking digital entertainment. MoCA intends to finalize specifications and a certification process in the first quarter of 2005.
“We are pleased at the rapidly growing support for MoCA technology, by manufacturers and service providers, as evidenced by these exhibitors,” said Ladd Wardani, President of MoCA. “People can now see the power of the technology and that we have moved closer to the goal of making MoCA certified products available to consumers.”
MoCA technology was developed from the ground up to address the key requirements for networking digital entertainment: high throughput, quality of service, security, and ease of use. By tapping into the vast amount of unused bandwidth available on coaxial cables installed within homes, MoCA’s technology, delivers HD and DVD quality digital entertainment without compromise.
MoCA was founded in 2004 by Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO), Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK), EchoStar (NASDAQ: DISH), Entropic Communications, Motorola (NYSE: MOT), Panasonic (NYSE: MC), Radio Shack (NYSE: RSH), and Toshiba.
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About MoCA
The Multimedia over Coax Alliance was formed to provide the solution for home networking digital entertainment without compromise. The mission of the alliance is to develop industry specifications and interoperability certification for delivering high bandwidth digital content over in-home coaxial cables. For more information on MoCA, please see www.mocalliance.org.