"Fortunately, there's a solution, as I discovered a few years ago when I moved to a loft-style condo. My router was in the living room, serving up gigabit downloads. My office was at the other end of the house, with Wi-Fi signals that were depressingly weak, thanks to brick walls. I didn't have Ethernet jacks anywhere in my home, but every room had cable outlets. That's what unlocked the solution to my bandwidth dilemma."
"I didn't have Ethernet jacks anywhere in my home, but every room had cable outlets. That's what unlocked the solution to my bandwidth dilemma. Those cable outlets were originally installed to make it convenient to hook up television sets in every room. However, the coaxial cable connecting those outlets can also carry internet signals, thanks to a technology called MoCA ( Multimedia over Coax Alliance ). The latest revision of this technology, MoCA 2.5, supports speeds up to 2.5Gbps."
Wi-Fi connections are convenient but often unreliable, causing glitches in video conferences and poor performance for large-file transfers or high-quality streaming. A wired network connection delivers faster, more reliable performance with lower latency, which benefits remote work and gaming. Running new Ethernet cabling is messy, costly, and often impractical in rented spaces. Residential coaxial cable outlets can carry internet signals using MoCA (Multimedia over Coax Alliance) technology. MoCA adapters convert existing coax into high-speed wired links; MoCA 2.5 supports up to 2.5 Gbps. Using existing coax outlets is a lower-cost alternative to installing new Ethernet cabling.
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