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Windstream Selects Actiontec’s Optim Managed Service Assurance Platform and F-Secure SENSE to Deliver Connected Home Security
All-encompassing security solution integrates network and cloud security, router security and endpoint protection to offer complete protection for the connected home, IoT and on-the-go
Actiontec joins prpl Foundation to help drive open-source security and interoperability for IoT
Joins industry consortium to foster innovation and interoperability in the digital home – enabling service providers to develop and deploy apps at a much faster rate
Internet Service Providers and Device Manufacturers Exceed Energy Efficiency Commitments
Power levels fall by 66% relative to internet speed under agreement covering more than 87 million U.S. homes
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ScreenBeam Pro Unleashes NVIDIA SHIELD
Press Releases: Recent Press Releases 2019 Press Releases 2018 Press Releases 2017 Press Releases 2016 Press Releases 2015 Press Releases 2014 Press Releases 2013 Press Releases Actiontec ScreenBeam Pro Unleashes NVIDIA SHIELD to the Big Screen Seattle, WA --...
Actiontec Wins Four Best In Biz 2013 International Awards
Press Releases: 2016 Press Releases 2015 Press Releases 2014 Press Releases 2013 Press Releases Actiontec Wins Four Best In Biz 2013 International Awards, Including Top Honors For ScreenBeamScreenBeam Wireless Display Kit, MyWirelessTV, Actiontec’s Product...
Actiontec’s Wireless Network Adapter Using MoCA Named A Finalist For Broadband InfoVision Award
Press Releases: 2016 Press Releases 2015 Press Releases 2014 Press Releases 2013 Press Releases Actiontec’s Wireless Network Adapter Using MoCA Named A Finalist For Broadband InfoVision AwardWCB3000 recognized for excellence in the area of Broadband...
Actiontec’s Products Honored With 2013 Technology Integrator EXC!TE Awards
Press Releases: 2016 Press Releases 2015 Press Releases 2014 Press Releases 2013 Press Releases Actiontec’s ScreenBeam and Wireless Network Adapter Using MoCA Honored With 2013 Technology Integrator EXC!TE Awards Actiontec products honored as innovative,...
Wireless Deadzones Shaping Consumer Behavior
Press Releases: 2016 Press Releases 2015 Press Releases 2014 Press Releases 2013 Press Releases Wireless Deadzones Shaping Consumer Behavior Actiontec Study Reveals Major Discrepancies In Wi-Fi Problems and Consumer Satisfaction - "96% Satisfied with Spotty...
Actiontec Launches MoCA Network Adapter To Fill In Wi-Fi Coverage Deadzones
Press Releases: 2016 Press Releases 2015 Press Releases 2014 Press Releases 2013 Press Releases Actiontec Launches MoCA Network Adapter To Fill In Wi-Fi Coverage Deadzones WCB3000 kicks off Actiontec’s Whole Home Wireless portfolio, addressing the surge in...
Actiontec World’s First Receiver for Intel WiDi v4.1
Press Releases: 2016 Press Releases 2015 Press Releases 2014 Press Releases 2013 Press Releases Actiontec Launches World’s First Receiver for Intel WiDi v4.1Wireless Display Receiver, ScreenBeam Pro, delivers Intel WiDi 4.1 and Miracast experience on any HD...
Two Actiontec Executives Win Gold
Press Releases: 2016 Press Releases 2015 Press Releases 2014 Press Releases 2013 Press Releases Two Actiontec Executives Win Gold at 2013 Hot Companies and Best Products Awards by Network Products Guide Brian Henrichs and Spencer Behroozi honored for...
Actiontec Wins Silver For Fastest Growing IT Company Of The Year
Press Releases: 2016 Press Releases 2015 Press Releases 2014 Press Releases 2013 Press Releases Actiontec Wins Silver For Fastest Growing IT Company Of The Year Honored in 2013 Hot Companies and Best Products Awards by Network Products Guide Sunnyvale, Calif. –...
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04/20/2017 Interview: MoCA Technology – Extending Your WiFi with Cable TV Wiring! “Extend your network through your Cable TV wiring…What’s nice about these products is that they work just as fast as Ethernet…at gigabit speeds.” |
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04/20/2017 MoCA: WiFi Mesh in the Home Still Requires a Wire “(Actiontec) MoCA 2.0 Bonded extenders delivered 800 Mbps or better downlink WiFi performance in all homes.” |
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04/20/2017 Study: Home WiFi Mesh Products Work Better With a Wired Backbone “Per the test results, Orbi achieved 300 Mbps or better in 50% of homes, while Eero and Plume had trouble reaching 200 Mbps, while the (Actiontec) MoCA 2.0 Bonded extenders delivered 800 Mbps or better downlink WiFi performance in all homes.” |
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04/19/2017 Actiontec Adds Remote Management for Home WiFi “Actiontec Electronics has expanded its Optim Whole Home WiFi Solution, a cloud-based platform intended to let service providers manage home WiFi networks remotely.” |
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03/31/2017 Bonus benefit from cord-cutting: A wireless network alternative “Connecting these devices to my coaxial cables wasn’t difficult – it’s pretty straightforward where you need to plug in each cable, and as long as you have a power outlet available for the adapter or extender, you should be up and running in no time. “ |
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03/01/2017 How to Get Better Wi-Fi “Even better, are wired extenders. If your home is wired for coax (cat 5), a coax adapter can create a wired connection from your router box to the are where you need coverage without having to run a cable. We like the Actiontec Single Dual-Band Wireless Network Extender and Ethernet Over Coax Adapter.” |
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11/01/2016 Get the Most Out of Your Internet Connection with Actiontec “The Bottom Line… |
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09/09/2016 Review: Comtrend G.hn Ethernet Over Coax Adapter Kit (GCA-6000) “For this test, I put the Comtrend GCA-6000 G.hn kit up against the trusty Actiontec ECB6200 MoCA 2.0 kit I’m currently using around my home. While these are competing standards (and, depending on your home & ISP configuration, you may not have a choice which to use), it’s a great opportunity to see which is faster…The Actiontec MoCA 2.0 kit delivered speeds in excess of 800 Mbps on both upstream and downstream tests. It blew away the Comtrend G.hn adapter kit, which could only muster 344 Mbps upstream and 262 Mbps downstream.” |
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09/01/2016 10 Best Powerline Network Adapters “#8 The innovative Actiontec PE500WLS Network Adapter stands out from the competition with a stylish bright LED light display and technology that is “smarter” than most WiFi repeaters, especially thanks to its pushbutton security option.” |
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08/28/2016 Actiontec ECB6200K02 Bonded MoCA 2.0 Review – Extend a network with cable TV wires! “It really works exceptionally well!” |
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08/27/2016 How to setup and use Miracast on Windows 10 PC “If your computer does not have support for Miracast, there are other options you can explore. For instance, you can make use of Actiontec ScreenBeam USB Transmitter. This dongle and similar USB transmitters from other manufacturers enable wireless display on Windows 7 and Windows 8 laptops…” |
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08/24/2016 Winners Announced in Best in Biz Awards 2016 International “Gold and multiple award winners in Best in Biz Awards 2016 International include: Actiontec, …” |
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08/15/2016 MyWirelessTV2 by Actiontec “Wanna get cable or satellite in a room that is not wired, MyWirelessTV2 can help you avoid an expensive rewiring project.” |
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08/09/2016 Audit: MVPDs Meeting Energy-Conservation Goals Set in 2012 “A modem agreement, modeled on the STB plan, features a commitment that, starting this year, 90 percent of the small network equipment purchased by service providers and sold at retail by vendors meets new energy efficiency standards. Signatories to this agreement include service providers AT&T/DIRECTV, Cablevision, CenturyLink, Charter/Time Warner Cable/ Bright House Networks, Comcast, Cox Communications, and Verizon; and manufacturers Actiontec, ARRIS, Cisco, D-Link, EchoStar Technologies, NETGEAR, Pace and Ubee Interactive.” |
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08/08/2016 Actiontec ECB6000 MoCA 2.0 Network Adapter Review “Configuration is super simple…Speed over MoCA devices is generally much faster than WiFi…” |
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08/04/2016 Global residential gateway market research to 2018 examined in new market research report “The analysts forecast the Global Residential Gateway market to grow at a CAGR of 8.3 percent over the period 2013-2018. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the Flourishing Home Networking market…Other vendors mentioned in the report are Actiontec Electronics Inc., …” |
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06/30/2016 Actiontec launches wireless interactive digital whiteboard “The Touch 90 is both a shared screen and a fully functional whiteboard.” |
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06/27/2016 Actiontec Launches Wireless Digital Whiteboard “The new ScreenBeam Touch 90 is an interactive digital whiteboard that can be accessed by anybody in a room with a Windows 10-supported device.” |
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06/22/2016 Wi-Fi coming to NCISD buses, new devices to improve teacher mobility “The Actiontec Screenbeams will be attached to classroom projectors for a wireless classroom experience that improves a teacher’s mobility around the classroom while delivering lessons. ‘This way they can walk around the room and they’re not tethered to the wall,’ Hardin said. ‘This makes them a lot more mobile, which a lot of them like.'” |
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06/15/2016 ACTIONTEC WIRELESS DISPLAY FOR TRAVELERS “I absolutely love how portable this thing (ScreenBeam Mini2) is and how easy it is to use. Now we can have family movie night no matter where we are at in the world. My kids love this just as much as I do.” |
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06/15/2016 GO WIRELESS WITH ACTIONTEC MYWIRELESSTV 2 AND SCREENBEAM MINI2 “You know what else is so great about the ScreenBeam? You no longer need a Wi-Fi network or wireless router for this device to operate. As blogger, my husband and I are always bringing work with us. This has been such an important device for us to have.” |
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06/15/2016 REVIEW OF THE MYWIRELESSTV 2 & SCREENBEAM MINI2 FROM ACTIONTEC “Both gadgets were very easy to set up, came with clear directions, and had intuitive interfaces.” |
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06/11/2016 Actiontec and Best Buy “Actiontec and Best Buy are making it easier for us to cut the cord…the great thing about the MyWirelessTV 2 is that I can use it on my gaming system without having to run cables across the room when using a wired controller!” |
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06/11/2016 HOW TO ENJOY HDTV WITHOUT CABLE CHAOS “No messy wires, no tangled cords and you are enjoying cable tv or blue-ray within minutes of opening the box!” |
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06/11/2016 I Found a Way to Screen Mirror My Smart Phone with Actiontec ScreenBeam “My favorite feature – The wireless video HDMI and HDTV connection is my favorite feature. This feature supports live HD streaming of content from the device to any HDMI device. It means, if you have two or three devices in the house or office, you can connect them using the transmitter. “ |
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06/11/2016 Upgrade Your Entertainment With Actiontec “I can’t count the times I tried to show my family a video I took on my phone and everyone hovers around trying to look at the small screen. All those little moments are now easily displayed on any HDTV with theScreenBeam Mini2.” |
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06/10/2016 Be Cable-Free with New Actiontec Products “The set up for MyWirelessTV 2 was simple and only required a few easy steps. It comes with everything you need in the box and no special tools require. All you have to do is plug the transmitter to the cable box and then plug the receiver unit into the HDMI source on our TV. That’s it! 1-2 and you’re done! I am so excited to never see those cables hanging down from the TV anymore.” |
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06/10/2016 Two Actiontec Products You Need “There are two products that I recently had the opportunity to try out from Actiontec that I’ve fallen in love with and found them to be essential for my home. These 2 products, I believe, are going to be things that you will need and want in your house…” |
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06/05/2016 Wireless Streaming To Your TV “I recommend this device to everyone, it is great for all of the above mentioned reasons, streaming from other devices, viewing TV outside, and saving the trouble of running messy looking cables!” |
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05/27/2016 Your ISP is going to hate this device almost as much as you love it “What do you get when you cross a full-rate ADSL 2/2+ modem, a 4-port switch and a 300 Mbps wireless-N router? A very happy home internet user …” |
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04/26/2016 Review: Actiontec MyWirelessTV2 Wireless HD Video Kit “If you are looking for a way to push AV to an average-sized TV, that has no easy way to connect to a source, you will find the MyWirelessTV2 is a great way to tackle the job.” |
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01/21/2016 How to Project Computer Screen to TV in Windows 10 “However, there is a simple solution in case your computer does not support Miracast. You can easily make use of ScreenBeam USB Transmitter from Actiontec. This little device enables wireless display on Windows 7/8 laptops.” |
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12/22/2015 Wireless Displays Streamline Setups for Meetings “Keith Schoolcraft, CEO of A Couple of Gurus, says setting up meetings has become easier since the consultancy deployed Actiontec ScreenBeam adapters about six months ago. ‘We use it a lot when we present to customers who come visit,’ Schoolcraft says. ‘The wireless ScreenBeam adapters really clear up a lot of the table clutter.’ The outsourced network infrastructure company keeps the adapters active so visitors and staff can start up quickly. |
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12/14/2015 Actiontec WCB6200Q Wireless Network Extender “The Actiontec WCB6200Q Wireless Network Extender uses your existing coaxial cabling to extend the reach of your Wi-Fi network. It’s a snap to install and delivered solid throughput in our tests.” |
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12/10/2015 Review: Actiontec WCB6200Q Wireless Network Extender & ECB6200 Adapter With Bonded MoCA 2.0 “9 out of 10 stars…If you live in a cabled home and can’t face running Ethernet around the house, Actiontec’s MoCA 2.0 range is a real revelation. Plug and play with lightning speeds, they’re highy recommended.” |
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11/20/2015 Lumia 950 Review: Windows 10 Phone Meets PC “If you want to travel even lighter, the Actiontec ScreenBeam Mini 2 Continuum Edition ($59) is a small, wireless streaming device that plugs into a monitor’s HDMI port; from there, you can connect the Lumia 950 wirelessly to the Actiontec, as you would any other streaming stick.” |
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10/14/2015 Actiontec ECB6200 Bonded MoCA 2.0 Network Adapter Reviewed “To me, MoCA 2.0 is as close as you can get to Gigabit Ethernet performance without the need to run Ethernet cable. Since many homes are pre-wired with coax cables, I feel MoCA 2.0 is the most reliable solution to provide stable and consistent networking performance throughout a home compared to powerline or Wi-Fi.” |
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09/24/2015 Actiontec’s MoCA-to-WiFi adapter provides up to 1 Gbps “In the real world there are two types of WiFi extenders – those that use WiFi to connect to a remote extender and those that use cables – powerline, coax or Ethernet – to connect to a remote extender. Wireline to WiFi is often better, faster, more reliable than WiFi-to- WiFi. Coax-to- WiFi approaches Ethernet-to-WiFi in performance.” |
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09/22/2015 Actiontec Adds MU-MIMO Network Extenders To Wireless Lineup According to Actiontec, these new MU-MIMO-ready devices are ideal for those who want a simple out-of-the-box solution that gives their home networks a performance boost (300 Mbps for 2.4 GHz and 1.7 Gbps for 5 GHz), as well as adding seamless setup options such as an auto sync feature for wireless router/gateway zero configuration. |
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09/22/2015 Actiontec announces network range extenders based on MoCA 2.0, 802.11ac Channel bonding enables the latest multimedia-over-coax standard to deliver throughput up to 1Gbps. |
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09/13/2015 Winners Announced in Best in Biz Awards 2015 “Gold and multiple award winners in this year’s program include: Actiontec…” |
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07/22/2015 Powerline vs MoCA: Which alternative networking technology is the best? |
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07/20/2015 Powerline vs MoCA: Which alternative networking technology is the best? “I think those factors render MoCA the superior alternative networking technology…” |
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06/29/2015 The best way to extend your Wi-Fi network’s range throughout a large home ” These awesome devices are easy to install in just a couple of minutes, and they work extremely well.” |
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06/26/2015 Firms pledge to cut modem power consumption by 20% in 2 yrs “The voluntary SNE agreement’s signatories to date include service providers AT&T, Bright House Networks, Cablevision, CenturyLink, Charter Communications, Comcast, Cox Communications, DirecTV, Time Warner Cable and Verizon, and manufacturers Actiontec…” |
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06/25/2015 ISPs Sign Energy-Saving Agreement “The agreement sets rigorous requirements that will improve the energy efficiency of small network equipment (SNE) by 10 to 20 percent compared to typical, recently-deployed devices and cover more than 90 percent of U.S. broadband households – roughly 80 million homes.” |
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04/06/2015 9 Tips for Faster Wi-Fi Streaming “The distance between the router and connecting devices, as well as the number of walls and floors in between, make a big difference,” says Spencer Behroozi, vice president of product management at modem manufacturer Actiontec. While a Wi-Fi signal can travel hundreds of feet in an unobstructed space, walls and floors can cut that distance by half or more. |
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03/25/2015 Don’t Settle for Lousy Home Wi-Fi “The most comprehensive and effective Wi-Fi expansion/repeater solution I’ve run across is the ActionTec WCB3000N…” |
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03/04/2015 Actiontec Powerline Wireless Network Extender – Best Wireless Extender Review 2015 “We love how easy and quick it is to set up, not to mention the reliability and performance are top of the line, no doubt about it.” |
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01/12/2015 Wi-Fi Drives Changes in the Home Networking Dynamic “Entropic said that its chips will drive Actiontec Electronics’ Echo Access Points, which is the whole-house solution that Bright House Networks is developing.” |
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01/06/2015 Echo resonates across BHN’s footprint “The Echo access points are supplied by Actiontec Electronics…” |
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12/14/2014 Weak Wi-Fi drags down DSL? Try moving the modem “…an $80 Actiontec model so described has racked up a four-star average review at Amazon…” |
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11/18/2014 Actiontec ScreenBeam Mini2 WiDi Miracast Wi-Fi Adapter Review “…Actiontec leads the way into the era of seamlessly transmitted HD video/audio with the ScreenBeam Mini2.” |
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11/12/2014 Actiontec ScreenBeam Mini 2 Review “If you are looking for an easy way to show your Windows 8.1 laptop or Android device onto the big screen the Actiontec ScreenBeam Mini2 is a great option.” |
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09/11/2014 Intel’s SkyLake Promises Cable-Less PCs In 2015 “Intel showed off a $40 Actiontec adapter for use with TVs and displays.” |
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05/27/2014 TDS Telecom lights 1 Gbps fiber broadband service in Hollis, N.H. “To support the service, TDS is using Actiontec CPE at the customer premises…” |
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12/17/2013 Actiontec ScreenBeam Pro WiDi adapter “Bottom Line…Actiontec’s Screeneam Pro is a Wireless Display adapter that also supports Miracast. You can use it to beam the contents of your laptop, tablet, or phone to a TV. It worked well for us when we used new-model Ultrabooks with dual-band Wi-Fi adapters, and it also performed well using a Microsoft Surface Pro 2.” |
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11/28/2013 Holiday Gift Guide 2013: Rick’s recommendations “If you have anyone on your gift list struggling to keep their game console, computer or other networked device online, Actiontec’s 500Mbps powerline kit (PWR511K01) is an effortless workaround to dodgy Wi-Fi signals.” |
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08/20/2013 Back to School 2013: Deck Out Your Dorm Room “This is a favorite gadget of ours.” |
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06/27/2013 Actiontec Launches MoCA Network Adapter to Fill in Wi-Fi Deadzones |