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HomePNA® MDU Solutions

Multiple Dwelling Units (MDUs), such as apartment buildings and condominiums, house a significant portion of the population worldwide, especially in high-density areas. These high-rise buildings demand different applications and technologies than those used in single-family homes. Issues such as coexistence with CATV, security, and multiple Endpoints must be addressed.


No New Wires

No one wants new wires. Consumers hate them. They are ugly and intrusive. Service providers don't like them either. Drilling through cement walls is messy and difficult, laying new cables is expensive and time consuming, and having to hang additional equipment in the harsh outdoor environment doesn't make too much sense.

Using existing coax wiring makes much more sense for everyone. Service providers save time, money, and customer hassles. Consumers get better aesthetics, short installation times, and highly reliable service. It is definitely a win-win situation.


Making MDU Solutions Affordable

The secret to MDUs is to deliver a quality signal to as many users as possible. Our HomePNA® over coax technology makes delivering IPTV, broadband, and other services to multiple Endpoints more affordable than any other wired AV network technology:

  • Uses existing coax infrastructure.
  • Delivers up to 61 Endpoints for each master (up to 126 coming soon).
  • Achieves up to 160 Mbps in total throughput, enabling many users per master.
  • Provides customizable bandwidth both upstream and downstream.
  • Enables Endpoint authentication to ensure only paying customers receive the services.
  • Creates visibility to the entire network.
  • Facilitates bi-directional communication for interactive TV and other new applications.

HomePNA® enables service providers to deliver advanced services such as VOD, IPTV, broadband access, and VoIP to MDU residents in a speed- and cost-effective way over the existing coax infrastructure in the building. It can also coexist with ADSL, VDSL, TV, and related technologies on the same coax wire, making it easy for service providers to quickly and economically deploy. HomePNA® also provides guaranteed quality of service (QoS), remote management, and diagnostic capabilities enabling service providers to deploy reliable cutting-edge service while minimizing operation expenditures.

In summary, HomePNA® over coax provides all the performance and business attributes service providers want: great performance, compatibility with existing infrastructure, and an attractive business model. Companies that have deployed HomePNA® have received higher fixed line retention, higher ARPU, and greater customer satisfaction.