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Entropic Communications' VP Technology to Present "Net Neutrality in the Home -- Don't Forget About the Home Network" at OTT CON(GlobeNewswire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) ADVISORY, Feb. 1, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- What: Over the Top (OTT) discussions generally deal with issues such as content aggregation, devices in the home, digital rights management, advertising, net neutrality, available bandwidth on the access network, and more. However, even if all these problems are solved and the ideal solution is created, it will never see broad-based adoption if there is insufficient bandwidth or a lack of robustness on the in-home network to support OTT services. Dr. Anton Monk, vice president technology for Entropic, will address these issues and the fact that the home network may be the single most critical piece of the OTT puzzle if it is to move beyond the PC and the hobbyist and on to mass-market success. By now it is well known that the U.S. service providers currently have, or will soon have, multi-room DVR solutions based on high-speed home networking solutions. Perhaps less well known is that the standard being adopted by the vast majority of these service providers is a coaxial cable-based solution known as MoCA (Multimedia over Coax Alliance), which is essentially Ethernet over coax. Within a couple of years, MoCA home networks capable of carrying more than 150Mbps will blanket the U.S. service provider landscape. What this means is that a key ingredient for OTT success -- high speed access to the television viewing location -- will be in place. OTT services will be able to share this network with other services giving rise, naturally, to questions about net neutrality not just outside the home, but also inside the home. This talk will discuss home networking in general with a focus on converged OTT and incumbent services. In particular, options are proposed for dealing with potential net neutrality concerns in the home. Where/ OTT Con (February 2-3, 2010) - Holiday Inn San Jose When: Donner Pass Ballroom Wednesday, February 3, 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. To schedule an interview with Dr. Monk, please contact Angela Edgerton at [email protected]. About Entropic: Entropic Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:ENTR) is a leading fabless semiconductor company that is engineering the future of connected home networking and entertainment by providing next-generation silicon and software technologies to the world's leading cable, telco and satellite service providers, OEMs and consumer electronic manufacturers. As a co-founder of MoCA (Multimedia over Coax Alliance), Entropic pioneered and continues to evolve the way high- definition television-quality video and other multimedia and digital content such as movies, music, games and photos are brought into and delivered throughout the home. For more information, visit Entropic at www.entropic.com. Contact: The Ardell Group, Angela Edgerton +1 (858) 792-2941 [email protected] Forward-Looking Statements Statements herein that are not strictly historical in nature constitute "forward-looking statements." Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the benefits and performance of MoCA home networking solutions and their deployment or expected deployment in operator networks. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause Entropic's actual results to be materially different from historical results or from any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, the effects of competition; the risk that the market for high-definition television-quality video and multimedia content delivery and home networking solutions may not develop as anticipated; and other factors discussed in the "Risk Factors" section of Entropic's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended September 30, 2009. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. Entropic is providing this information as of the date of this release and does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The Entropic Communications logo is available at //www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=4255 2010 GlobeNewswire, Inc. |