On
Monday, Coaxsys Incorporated, provider of networking over
existing wires solutions, will announce that McDonough Telephone
Cooperative of Illinois will be using the company’s IPTV 7000
TVnet Network to deliver Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) to
its customers. With this service, Coaxsys says that McDonough
will be the first member of the Western Illinois Video (WIV)
group to achieve an in-home networking solution over existing
wiring in the home.
Coaxsys TVnet is said to instantly transform in-home coaxial
wiring into a high-speed, IPTV-ready digital entertainment
network. Because of the service's plug-and-play installation,
McDonough will no longer have to engage in costly home rewires,
therefore achieving more a more cost effective and rapid market
penetration in IPTV.
As
member of Western Illinois Video, McDonough Telephone
Cooperative has served rural customers in Western Illinois for
more than fifty years. It currently offers long distance,
business services, and Internet access to its customers. Now,
with the adoption of Coaxsys' TVnet, McDonough will be able to
also add on IPTV services to its offering.
"IPTV
represents an exciting opportunity for us and our subscribers,"
said McDonough Central Office’s supervisor Melvin Moore.
"Throughout our company's history we have looked for ways to
provide our customers with value-added services. IPTV is clearly
such an opportunity, and Coaxsys' TVnet is the only product
we've seen that has enabled us to avoid having to rewire each
home. It works right out of the box, which is going to save us -
and our customers - a lot of time and money."
Coaxsys IPTV 7000 TVnet adapters can be installed without
service personnel or software. After connecting a TVnet adapter
to the video or broadband source, all coax jacks throughout a
home become network-enabled. End-users will then be able to gain
access to the Internet, stream higher-quality video and audio
(including HDTV and multichannel TV), and share peripherals by
simply connecting a TVnet adapter to the coax jack.
Gregory Boe, VP of Sales at Coaxsys, explained: "McDonough is
ahead of the curve with its deployment of IPTV. Telcos across
the country recognize the need to identify a cost-effective
solution that does not require rewiring. TVnet utilizes the
coaxial wiring already in-place in most homes throughout the
country, transforming old-fashioned coax into a full-fledged
Internet and video-streaming network. Our plug-and-play
technology will enable McDonough to instantly compete with cable
and satellite television offerings."
TVnet delivers up to 104 Mbps transfer rate and supports
distances up to 250 feet. The service is also compatible with TV
splitters and supports Ethernet unicast, multicast, and
broadcast.
Coaxsys, Inc.
www.coaxsys.com
Johanne Torres is contributing editor for TMCnet.com and Internet Telephony magazine. Previously, she was
assistant editor for EContent magazine in Connecticut. She
can be reached by e-mail at jtorres@tmcnet.com
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