CopperGate Communications, widely known as the Everywire Home Networking Company, today announced the shipment of 5 million HomePNA (
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According to the company, the mass delivery makes CopperGate the largest provider of Internet protocol
television services.
The HomePNA system helps service providers to integrate IPTV
applications and triple-play services, helping those companies retain customers and make more money, according to CopperGate.
For Gabi Hilevitz, chief executive officer of CopperGate, the new technology is changing the IPTV (
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“Clearly, HomePNA technology has achieved tremendous traction in the market – especially around IPTV,” Hilevitz said. “We are proud that our blazing fast technology is delivering such high fidelity HD video to so many more customers around the world.”
According to CopperGate, HomePNA chips are embedded in millions of devices, as the company now has more than 15,000 miles of coaxial cable. HomePNA is the only ITU-T home networking standard over coaxial and phone lines, the company says, and the service delivers up to 320 megabits per second.
According to CopperGate, that’s more than any other home networking technology.
Joyce Putscher, a principal analyst at market research firm In-Stat (
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There are now more than 25 certified products supporting HomePNA, according to CopperGate.
Calvin Azuri is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Calvin’s articles, please visit his columnist page. Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) | X |
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