Nokia launches industry’s first integrated FTTH and MOCA Access solution

Nokia today launched the industry's first integrated, Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) and Multimedia over Coax Alliance Access (MOCA Access) solution, enabling Multiple System Operators (MSO) to deliver multi-gigabit services using existing coaxial cables in multi-dwelling units (MDUs) and buildings that are too difficult to serve with fiber.

Commenting on this development, Geert Heyninck, Vice President of Broadband Networks for Fixed Networks at Nokia, said, "Solutions like MoCA, are going to play an important role in helping operators connect customers to gigabit speeds in difficult-to-reach buildings. The addition of MoCA to our Gigabit Connect solution enables cable operators to move to fiber faster and better serve locations that are too difficult or expensive to run with fiber. The integration also makes it easy to operate since both the FTTH and MoCA can be managed as a single network."

Fiber installation in MDUs is complex, costly and time-consuming for operators as it often requires significant construction work and coordination with building owners and tenants. In older MDUs, cable routing and structural access may make fiber installation impossible. The new solution allows cable operators to easily combine fiber and MoCA Access to connect subscribers in MDUs.

Nokia's MoCA access solution connects to the FTTH network, uses the buildings existing coax, and is managed as a single system. The solution also allows for coexistence with legacy services, including terrestrial, satellite and cable TV and DOCSIS.

"As cable operators migrate to FTTH to address the market, they will need to find a way to service existing customers in MDUs that lack fiber. MoCA is an easy and cost-effective method to do so. With the addition of MoCA to their industry-leading Gigabit Connect solution, Nokia is clearly committed to helping its customers maximize the reach and revenue potential of their FTTH networks," said Jeff Heynen, Vice President, Broadband Access and Home Networking at Dell’Oro.

Nokia said that its Gigabit Connect MoCA solution can deliver a 2Gbps symmetrical subscriber experience with low latency on both point-to-point and point-to-multipoint deployments. The solution will be managed as a single pane of glass through Nokia's Altiplano Access Controller.