December 17, 2008 - The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) has approved the Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) technology standard for incorporation into the next version of its Networked Interoperability Guidelines, to be released early next year, joining WiFi and Ethernet as the only LAN standards approved for inclusion in the DLNA guidelines.
The DLNA's Interoperability Guidelines are designed to unite various consumer electronics, personal computer and mobile device technologies into a cohesive home networking environment, enabling network operators and consumers to add new services and products into the home network seamlessly. The Multimedia over Coax Alliance is an open initiative intended to promote the distribution of digital video and entertainment via existing coaxial cable in the home, and the inclusion of the MoCA standard is a major addition to the DLNA framework.
Charles Cerino, President of MoCA, added: "At the end of the day, home entertainment networking is all about sharing and distributing. DLNA, like MoCA, is an enabling organisation dedicated to making the home network experience simple and easy for the consumer."
The news follows the recent approval by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) of a new global home networking standard for the delivery of room-to-room HDTV, promising high quality multimedia delivered over power, coaxial, phone and other home network wiring. Together the two announcements make 2009 look even more likely to witness some key growth in home networking adoption and multi-room multimedia distribution.
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