InCoax Networks announces the initial activation of a planned multi-building deployment for Sjoberg’s Inc., a family-owned cable operator established in 1962 and based in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. The rollout is planned to cover approximately 30 to 40 buildings across the Sjoberg’s network. The deployment uses InCoax technology with MoCA Access™ to deliver fiber-based multi-gigabit broadband over existing coaxial infrastructure in apartment buildings.
“We greatly appreciate Sjoberg’s commitment and support in bringing these deployments into operation. Following a development and integration effort, together with a validation process in the operator environment. This marks the transition from product integration and validation to live deployment and provides an important reference to further operator opportunities,” says Jakob Tobieson, CEO of InCoax Networks.
Integrated deployment and operations
For operators, MoCA Access provides a cost-effective way to extend fiber-based gigabit and multi-gigabit broadband services inside buildings by reusing existing in-building coaxial infrastructure. The solution is designed for MDUs where installing fiber throughout the building may be time-consuming, costly and complex.
MoCA Access supports integrated provisioning and lifecycle management, providing common end-to-end management across the fiber/PON and coax/MoCA Access infrastructure. This allows operators to manage the MoCA Access portion of the network together with their fiber access network.
Sjoberg has also integrated the InCoax MoCA technology into the TruVizion broadband diagnostics platform. The integration provides operators with access to MoCA status and performance information alongside other broadband network diagnostics.
Supporting Fiber Access Extension and FWA Extension
The Sjoberg’s deployment is a Fiber Access Extension use case in which existing in-building coax is used to extend fiber-based broadband services from the building access point to individual subscribers.
The InCoax MoCA Access platform also supports FWA Extension deployments, allowing operators to reuse existing coaxial infrastructure to distribute broadband connectivity inside MDUs where the building is served through fixed wireless access. Both applications are designed to reduce the need for new in-building cabling while supporting managed multi-gigabit broadband delivery.
Sustainability perspective
Reusing existing in-building coax can also support sustainability objectives by reducing the need for additional cabling, construction work and new materials. InCoax has published a whitepaper examining sustainability and cost benefits from reusing coaxial infrastructure for multi-gigabit broadband in apartment building environments. https://www.incoax.com/resources/
