NEC and others announce modem capable of using LAN coaxial cable wiring for television

It seems that NEC and others released a modem capable of data communication up to 200 Mbps by using coaxial cable wiring of television. This means that it will be possible to construct a LAN using coaxial cable.

Details are as follows.
High-speed modem capable of using coaxial cable wiring for television on LAN (September 13, 2007): Press Release | NEC

According to this release, three companies such as NEC are using high-speed modem "TOYONETz high-speed coaxial cable modem CX" which realizes data communication of up to 200 Mbps by using coaxial cable wiring for existing television co-reception facilities at schools and hotels It is said that the sale of "series" started from today.

"TOYONETz high-speed coaxial cable modem CX series" has a set configuration of the master unit and the slave unit, and by connecting the master unit modem and the slave unit modem to the coaxial cable terminal, the network of up to hundred subsidiary modems In addition to being able to build, it is possible to simultaneously watch TV and data communication by using a cable distributor, so it is not necessary to change the current television facility environment at the same time.

This is the parent machine. It has become a set with a handset that fits the above image.


The NEC group is planning to sell this modem as a simple LAN environment construction method, centering on corporate markets (schools, hospitals, hotels, dormitories, etc.) where demand for switching large-scale television equipment is expected.

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