Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA)

Name

Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA)

Legal name

Multimedia over Coax Alliance

Website

https://mocalliance.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Ramon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Alliance membership fees: Tiered annual membership fees paid by members (Associate tier publicly listed at $12,000/yr; higher tiers including Promoter participation on the Board of Directors are not publicly listed). Membership confers specification access, certification rights, and voting/participation in work groups.
2. Certification testing fees: Testing and certification fees paid by member companies when certifying chipsets, gateways, or end products through independent test lab NTS; certification enables use of MoCA trademarks and inclusion in the certified products registry.
3. Specification access and trademark licensing: Rights to use MoCA trademarks (MoCA Home, MoCA Access, MoCA Link, MoCASec) and licensed access to specification documents for compliant product development, governed by MoCA's RAND IPR policy.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

MoCA is a non-profit industry alliance that develops and licenses coax-based networking standards (MoCA Home, MoCA Access, and MoCA Link) reusing existing coaxial infrastructure for in-home networking, Wi-Fi backhaul, MDU fiber extension, and 5G/satellite gateway connectivity. The alliance funds operations through tiered membership fees, certification testing, and RAND licensing of specifications and trademarks to semiconductor vendors, OEMs, MSOs, and service-provider members worldwide.

Product overview

MoCA (Multimedia over Coax Alliance) is a global, member-driven, non-profit standards alliance offering a portfolio of three principal coax-connectivity standards that reuse existing coaxial wiring for cost-effective, deterministic, and scalable network coverage. The MoCA Home™ 2.5 standard is the in-home backbone solution for Wi-Fi backhaul, intelligent NID, and SFU deployments, delivering 2.5 Gbps actual throughput and <5 ms latency. MoCA Access™ is the FTTx/fiber-extension standard for MDUs, hotels, and commercial buildings, with the MoCA Access 2.5 specification delivering 2.5 Gbps downlink and 2.0 Gbps uplink per unit in a point-to-multipoint topology serving up to 63 nodes. MoCA Link™ 2.5 is the point-to-point bridge standard connecting 5G mmWave, LEO/GEO satellite, and 10G PON ONUs to the in-home gateway, with sub-1 ms latency and reverse power feed. Add-on modules include MoCASec™ peer-to-peer link security (which integrates with Wi-Fi Alliance EasyMesh) and the emerging eQoS Amendment for Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation. The certified product ecosystem includes chipset reference designs (MaxLinear MxL3705/MxL3710, Broadcom), adapter dongles (Askey, ScreenBeam, Actiontec, Luster Teraband HomeTRAN 2.5), and full MDU systems (InCoax In:xtnd). All standards are supported by a MoCA Certification Program administered at National Technical Systems (NTS) covering MoCA 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 2.1, and 2.5. A next-generation 10 Gbps roadmap (MoCA Home 3.0, MoCA Access 3.0) is in development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MoCA Home™: In-home coax networking standard (including 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 2.1, 2.5) used as a backbone for Wi-Fi.
• MoCA Access™
• MoCA Link™
• MoCASec™

Products and services

• MoCA Access™ A fiber-access extension standard based on MoCA 2.5, designed for MDUs, hotels, resorts, and any building with existing coaxial cabling. MoCA Access 2.5 delivers 2.5 Gbps downlink, 2.0 Gbps uplink, sub-2.5 ms latency, point-to-multipoint serving up to 63 nodes per headend, with selectable 400-1675 MHz spectrum for coexistence with TV, DOCSIS, and satellite.
• MoCA Home™ 2.5 An in-home backbone networking standard over existing coaxial cabling delivering actual 2.5 Gbps MAC throughput and less than 5 ms latency in the 400-1675 MHz band. Designed to extend the reach of Wi-Fi via wire (coax) backhaul and adopted by cable, telco/IPTV, and satellite operators worldwide.
• MoCA Link™ 2.5 An ultra-low-latency, high-speed point-to-point coax connectivity bridge that simplifies installation from external receiver or access network termination to the internal home gateway or Wi-Fi router. Supports 2.5 Gbps bandwidth, sub-millisecond latency, and reverse power feed to power outdoor transceivers from the indoor gateway. Initial applications include 5G mmWave receivers, LEO satellite dishes, and PON ONUs at the edge of the home.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 2.5 Gbps actual throughput on existing in-home coax (MoCA Home 2.5)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor, flagship and core.

• HomeGrid ForumminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024HomeGrid Forum partnered with MoCA for the BASe 2024 roundtable panel, a co-marketing event featuring multiple home networking alliances.
• InCoax NetworksflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018InCoax Networks is a Promoter-tier member of MoCA, sits on the Board of Directors, and chairs the MoCA Access Work Group. InCoax signed an MoU with Nokia (also a MoCA member) and its MoCA Access-based In:xtnd product was showcased at ANGA COM 2018. InCoax's MoCA Access solution won the Network X 'FWA Solution of the Year' 2025 award.
• Broadband ForumcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 November 2017MoCA joined the Broadband Forum in November 2017; subsequent 2018 communications noted continued membership growth and joint marketing activities. The two organizations co-promote standards alignment and joint events.
• Luster LightTechflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2017Luster LightTech is a Promoter-tier member of MoCA and joined the Board of Directors in September 2017; subsequent Luster Home Networking announcements (May 2019) position the partnership in the home networking segment.
• SCTE/ISBEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2017SCTE/ISBE interoperability partnership; produced Standards Operational Practice SCTE 235 in 2017 and joint interoperability demonstrations at SCTE Cable-Tec Expo events.
• Cambridge Industries Group (CIG)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 February 2017CIG joined MoCA in February 2017 as a member, adding an additional major ODM/OEM of gateways and ONTs to the MoCA member ecosystem.
• MaxLinearflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2016MaxLinear is a Promoter-tier member of MoCA, sits on the Board of Directors, and supplies MoCA-compliant silicon including the MxL3710 and MxL3705 chipsets referenced in 2016 product launches.
• ARRIScoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 February 2011ARRIS has historically been a major OEM of MoCA-based equipment for MSO customers; ARRIS launched MoCA-enabled products referenced in the 2011 launch announcement.
• VerizonflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerVerizon is a MoCA member and a Board of Directors participant (with John Hayes representing). Verizon Fios has been a flagship deployer of MoCA-based in-home networking services.
• Google FibercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGoogle Fiber is referenced as a major MoCA Access deployment partner; InCoax signed a Master Purchase Agreement with Google Fiber for MoCA Access solutions.
• CableLabscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCableLabs is a member of the MoCA ecosystem, collaborating on cable-industry alignment, DOCSIS coexistence, and shared certification efforts.

Scale indicators9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Broadband Forum: Multi-standard industry organization defining broadband architecture specifications, including TR-419 (FTTep) which embeds MoCA Access 2.5. The Broadband Forum is both a co-marketing partner (MoCA joined in November 2017) and a defining body for competing access architectures (e.g., G.fast, XGS-PON), making it a cross-standards platform where MoCA must continuously prove its place.
• MaxLinear: Semiconductor vendor and Promoter-tier MoCA Board member that supplies MoCA-compliant silicon including the MxL3705 (MoCA 2.0) and MxL3710/MxL3711 (MoCA 2.5) chipsets. MaxLinear is both the leading silicon supplier to the MoCA ecosystem and a portfolio company with competing connectivity products (G.hn, Wi-Fi), making it a key strategic peer and stakeholder in MoCA's roadmap.

Direct peers

• Wi-Fi Alliance: Global industry alliance that owns and certifies the Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11) standards used for in-home wireless networking. Wi-Fi mesh systems are the most direct alternative to MoCA Home for in-home backbone and backhaul, and the two standards increasingly compete for the same in-home distribution role, with Wi-Fi 7 multi-link operation positioning as a wireless substitute for MoCA's wired coax backbone.
• HomePlug Powerline Alliance: Former industry alliance that defined HomePlug AV/AV2/GreenPHY powerline networking standards as an alternative to coax-based home networking. HomePlug merged into the HomeGrid Forum in 2013 and its technology base informs G.hn; historically a direct competitor to MoCA in the in-home distribution category, and a useful comparand for evaluating where MoCA could consolidate alongside other wired home networking standards.
• ITU-T (G.hn): International Telecommunications Union standardization sector that defines the G.hn family of recommendations (G.9960/G.9961/G.9962/G.9963/G.9964) for wired home networking over coax, phone line, powerline, and optical fiber. ITU-T G.hn is the principal international standards-based alternative to MoCA Home and Access, often promoted via the HomeGrid Forum, and competes for the same operator procurement decisions.
• HomeGrid Forum: Industry alliance promoting ITU-T G.hn (G.9960/G.9961) as a unified wired home networking standard over coax, phone line, powerline, and plastic optical fiber. G.hn is the most direct standards-based competitor to MoCA in the wired home networking category, and HomeGrid Forum co-markets with MoCA at events like BASe 2024 while competing for the same operator and OEM mindshare.

Broad incumbents

• CableLabs: Non-profit research and development organization for the cable industry that defines DOCSIS, PKEY, and other cable-access standards. CableLabs is a member of the MoCA ecosystem and collaborates on DOCSIS/MoCA coexistence, but its own DOCSIS 4.0 roadmap represents the strategic alternative for cable operators evaluating MoCA Access for MDU and FTTep architectures.
• Qualcomm (Wi-Fi / Mesh Platforms): For-profit semiconductor vendor whose Wi-Fi 6/6E/7 platforms, mesh networking chipsets, and 60GHz Wi-Fi/802.11ad/ay solutions target in-home backbone and backhaul roles traditionally served by MoCA. Qualcomm's roadmap and silicon availability influence operator decisions on whether to deploy MoCA-based wired backhaul or wireless mesh in homes and MDUs.
• SCTE (Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers): Cable telecommunications standards and operational practice body that partnered with MoCA on SCTE 235 Operational Practice (2017) for DOCSIS 3.1 / MoCA coexistence. SCTE defines adjacent cable-plant standards and Cable-Tec Expo events that drive MoCA's deployment audience, while also covering alternative in-home and access technologies.

Emerging players

• InCoax Networks: Sweden-based broadband access equipment vendor and MoCA Promoter member that chairs the MoCA Access Work Group. InCoax's In:xtnd product family is the first commercially deployed MoCA Access 2.5 system and won the Network X 'FWA Solution of the Year' 2025 award; it serves as a leading indicator of MoCA Access adoption and a key commercial proxy for evaluating MoCA's MDU and FWA traction.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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