Evolution Drops in MoCA

CENTENNIAL, Colo. -- Evolution Broadband, leading manufacturer of innovative drop installationand all-digital solutions for the North American cable market, will be demonstrating their latest technology in the line ofenhanced Entry Series this week at the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo. The enhanced Entry Series line provides the ultimatedrop solution, engineered for home networking applications, designed to optimize the network for DOCSIS 3.0 andimproves overall node health.

Evolution will be showcasing two of their latest innovative technologies, including an enhanced Entry Series andPassive Entry Series. Evolution’s first generation Entry Series has been deployed in multiple systems throughoutNorth America with great success. The unique form factor and functionality built with MoCA in mind has lead the wayto streamlining the drop installation process, cleaning up issues inherent to complex multiple service installations. Thenewest generation of products, including an enhanced Entry Series is built to allow MoCA gateways to be installed onthe life-line port while still communicating with the output ports in the MoCA frequencies. In addition, Evolution will bedisplaying a line of passive MoCA Entry Series, enabling cable operators to deploy in a future proofing effort preparingfor the launch of home networking in installations where house amplifiers are not needed.

The enhanced Entry Series filter out MoCA frequencies at the INPUT port keeping the home network contained andreduces port-to-port isolation in the 1125-1525 MHz frequency range.

“Evolution’s enhanced Entry Series has beendeveloped for use with MoCA-enabled eMTAs and Gateways. The all passive low-loss Voice Modem/eMTA port isconnected to the active output ports at MoCA frequencies, allowing for communication between the eMTA/Gatewayand set-top boxes or other MoCA-enabled devices on the network,” explains Chad Wells, Director of Product

Evolution Broadband LLC