Cox and Verizon Join Multimedia over Coax Alliance; New Members Augment Already Strong Presence of Tier 1 Cable and Satellite Service Providers.SAN RAMON San Ramon (Spanish for "Saint Raymond") may refer to one of the following places:
The addition of Verizon and Cox builds on MoCA's momentum with digital entertainment and broadband service providers. MoCA now stands alone as the only home networking alliance to include Tier 1 members from each of the key digital entertainment service providers -- cable, satellite, and telecom, as well as leading networking equipment and consumer electronics manufacturers and retailers. This across-the-board recognition affirms the broad support of MoCA as the leading technology for the backbone of the home digital entertainment network. "In the home, technologies such as MoCA can complement the highly advanced Fios data, video and voice services offered by Verizon's all-fiber network," said Brian Whitton, executive director in Verizon's Network Technology organization. "Verizon looks forward to working with MoCA to ensure that emerging premises technologies will meet the needs of our customers today, as well as in the future." "We're pleased to bring our insight and experience as a top tier broadband multiservice communications company Communications Company is a communications unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 37 , 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3MLG) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. to the MoCA Board of Directors," said John Hildebrand, Vice President of Multimedia Technology of Cox. "MoCA will give our customers more options to enjoy digital entertainment wherever and whenever they like in their home. Service providers can take advantage of MoCA technology to provide more services, and increase the value of their offerings." By tapping into the unused bandwidth available on coaxial cables installed within homes, MoCA's technology delivers HD and DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. quality digital entertainment and high-speed data throughout the home without glitches or freezes. MoCA recently completed large-scale field trials that showed that its technology consistently delivered at least 100 Mbps of usable throughput under real-world conditions throughout the home. MoCA welcomes Cox and Verizon, said MoCA President Ladd Wardani. "The addition of these industry leaders further enhances MoCA's ability to realize a common industry approach to entertainment any time and anywhere in the home -- whether the consumer is served by satellite, cable, or telecommunications service providers. We are the only home networking alliance with representatives from the top tier of satellite, cable, and telecommunications companies on our Board of Directors, which puts us in a unique position to serve the interests of the industry and the consumer." MoCA was founded in 2004 by Comcast (Nasdaq:CMCSA)(Nasdaq:CMCSK), EchoStar (Nasdaq:DISH), Entropic Communications, Linksys, a division of Cisco, (Nasdaq:CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ), Motorola (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :MOT), Panasonic (NYSE:MC), Radio Shack See RadioShack. (NYSE:RSH (Remote SHell) A Unix command that enables a user to remotely log into a server on the network and pass commands to it. It is similar to the rlogin command, but provides passing of command line arguments to the command interpreter on the server at the same time. ), and Toshiba. 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 and for information on how to become an associate member, please see www.mocalliance.org. About Cox Communications Cox Communications is a privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital cable television and telecommunications services in the United States. It is the third-largest[2] cable television provider in the United States, serving more than 6. (www.cox.com) Cox Communications Inc., a Fortune 500 company, is a multi-service broadband communications company with approximately 6.7 million total customers, including approximately 6.3 million basic cable subscribers. The nation's third-largest cable television provider, Cox offers analog cable television under the Cox Cable brand as well as digital video service under the Cox Digital Cable brand, featuring advanced services including digital video recording, high-definition television high-definition television (HDTV) Any system producing significantly greater picture resolution than that of the ordinary 525-line (625-line in Europe) television screen. Conventional television transmits signals in analog form. and video-on-demand. Cox provides an array of other communications services including local and long-distance telephone under the Cox Digital Telephone brand, high-speed Internet See broadband. service under the Cox High Speed Internet brand, and home networking. Commercial voice and data services are offered via Cox Business Services. Local cable advertising, promotional opportunities and production services are sold under the Cox Media brand. Cox is an investor in programming services including Discovery Communications Inc. Cox Communications is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises Cox Enterprises is the successor to the publishing company founded in Dayton, Ohio, by James Middleton Cox, who began with the Dayton Daily News. The company is private, 98% controlled by the octogenarian daughter of Cox, Anne Cox Chambers, and the two children of her late Inc. About Verizon With more than $71 billion in annual revenues, Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) is one of the world's leading providers of communications services. Verizon has a diverse work force of more than 214,000 in four business units: Domestic Telecom provides customers based in 28 states with wireline and other telecommunications services, including broadband. Verizon Wireless owns and operates the nation's most reliable wireless network, serving 47.4 million voice and data customers across the United States. Information Services See Information Systems. operates directory publishing businesses and provides electronic commerce services. International includes wireline and wireless operations and investments, primarily in the Americas and Europe. For more information, visit www.verizon.com. |
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