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Motorola Showcases Broadscape™ Solutions for Next Generation Cable Networks at SCTE 2005
The company demonstrates a complete suite of solutions that embrace the open requirements of the evolving cable industry
SAN ANTONIO, Tx. – 15 June 2005 – At the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers Cable-Tec Expo (Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio), Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) will showcase the company’s portfolio of “next-generation” Broadscape™ network solutions, working together to deliver new, revenue-generating experiences that inform, connect, and entertain.
As consumer demand grows for new, broadband connected devices in and around the home, the cable network must evolve to an environment of open standards and interoperability among technologies from multiple vendors. Broadscape™ is a portfolio of solutions designed for this new world, offering reliable, best-in-class Motorola broadband technology at every point along the end-to-end network path.
These voice, video, data, and network infrastructure solutions embrace open and emerging standards, such as Internet Protocol (IP), OCAP (open cable applications platform), MPEG-4, PacketCable™ Multimedia (PCMM), and DOCSIS® modular CMTS, among others. This offers cable operators the freedom to pick and choose the components that work best to drive their particular business model, and the confidence to know that each piece will work with the rest.
“Motorola’s connected home vision will enable richer consumer experiences through the seamless flow of information and entertainment across multiple user devices. The Broadscape™ solutions we are demonstrating at SCTE show how we have developed a complete set of tools to help cable operators deliver on that promise,” said Dan Moloney, president, Motorola Connected Home Solutions. “Motorola brings a unique and deep understanding of the broadband technologies present at every point along the end-to-end network chain. By our embracing open standards support in each of these solutions, cable operators can now pick and choose where to best leverage our experience as they plan their business strategies.”
Yet Motorola Broadscape™ is not just about tomorrow’s network. At Booth # 6086, Motorola will showcase next-generation technologies working alongside the company’s current, tried-and-true digital cable solutions, painting a picture of how operators can leverage their existing network investments while preparing for the future.
The Motorola solutions will include:
• Video solutions that demonstrate how Motorola is evolving its industry leading consumer premise technologies to support new and emerging network architectures.
• Voice solutions for the home or enterprise that provide the quality of service necessary to create communications experiences that span wired and wireless networks.
• Software tools, built on Motorola’s core expertise in set-top system software, which can be licensed and leveraged by operators and third-party developers.
• IP-based video processing and network solutions that dramatically expand available bandwidth – making possible whatever services come next.
Editors Note: A complete description of specific demonstrations follows in the attached fact sheet.
Motorola Broadscape™ brings together the network, broadband devices and software solutions that enable operators to realize their short- and long-term strategies for deploying advanced services.
About Motorola
Motorola is a Fortune 100 global communications leader that provides seamless mobility products and solutions across broadband, embedded systems and wireless networks. In your home, auto, workplace and all spaces in between, seamless mobility means you can reach the people, things and information you need, anywhere, anytime. Seamless mobility harnesses the power of technology convergence and enables smarter, faster, cost-effective and flexible communication. Motorola had sales of US $31.3 billion in 2004. For more information: http://www.motorola.com/.
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Media Contact:
Motorola
Paul Alfieri
+1-609-575-8835 (on site at SCTE)
+1-215-323-1804
paul.alfieri@motorola.com
MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo are registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office. Broadscape™ is a trademark of Motorola, Inc. DOCSIS is a registered trademark and PacketCable is a trademark of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. © Motorola, Inc. 2005. All rights reserved.
Fact Sheet: Motorola Broadscape™ Next-Generation Network Demonstrations at SCTE 2005
Motorola Broadscape™ solutions for “next-generation” cable networks offer reliable, best-in-class Motorola broadband technology at every point along the end-to-end network path. These technologies can be seamlessly integrated into today’s network architectures right alongside existing technologies, enabling cable operators to “turn on” more advanced services whenever their business model requires it.
Next-Generation Video Solutions Extend Our Industry Leading Platform
Motorola takes its heritage in providing world-class video solutions to a new level with this diverse video solutions offering. These products give operators the flexibility to select hardware and software solutions that best fit their business objectives, and the ability to offer new enhanced services to increase both retention and average monthly revenue per subscriber.
On display at the booth will be:
• All-Digital Set-Top Platform – Motorola will introduce the all-digital DCT3412, an advanced set-top that includes a high-definition, two tuner digital video recorder. The company will also preview a concept product that will bring whole-home media distribution and OCAP support to secondary rooms in the home.
• Advanced Consumer Features – Motorola will show the company’s leadership in working with consumer software vendors to enable high-definition digital video recording capabilities across multiple set-top platforms. The company has shipped over 1.5 million HD-DVRs as of Q1 2005, and will demonstrate the Motorola DCT6412 running Guideworks software and the Motorola BMC9000 with the Moxi™ service.
• IP Set-Top Platform – A full suite of IP-based set-tops that support advanced services like high-definition digital video recording (HD-DVR) and whole-home media distribution. These products support industry leading video codecs, DRM solutions, and software from multiple middleware vendors, offering flexibility to operators looking to move to IP video.
• MPEG-4 AVC Software-Based Encoders – In conjunction with the company’s IP set-tops, Motorola will demonstrate its line of software-based encoders delivering high-quality video quality at low bit rates.
End-To-End Voice Solutions Bridge Cellular and Broadband Networks
Motorola’s portfolio of Voice-over-IP (VoIP) and cellular-to-Wi-Fi® seamless mobility solutions includes network infrastructure equipment, consumer premise equipment, and professional services. This end-to-end system can enable operators to provide high-quality, highly-reliable voice services to consumers and the enterprise.
On display at SCTE will be:
• Embedded multimedia terminal adapters (eMTAs) with PacketCable™ support, and stand-alone MTAs (sMTAs) supporting the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) standard and seamless network bridging features
• The SBV5300 Multi-Line Multimedia Terminal Adapter (ML-MTA), a finalist in CT’s 2005 Reader’s Choice Awards. The SBV5300 supports bundled VoIP and data applications over a broadband connection for small home offices (SOHO) or for the small to medium enterprise (SMEs). It supports four separate telephone lines, making it perfect for small businesses
• Wireless gateways providing in-the-home support for the seamless transfer of a voice call from the cellular to the Wi-Fi® network
• Motorola IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), providing infrastructure support for seamless switching of SIP-based calls to cellular and PSTN networks
• Dual-mode handsets – These devices will enable the seamless handoff between the in-home Wi-Fi and cellular CDMA / GSM networks.
• Motorola BSR 64000 Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS)/Edge router with PacketCable™ Multimedia support, ensuring Quality-of-Service (QoS) during dual-mode handset calls.
Software Solutions Provide Tools To Build Connected Home Devices
Motorola’s licensable software solutions and developer programs enable third-party developers to leverage the company’s experience in building ‘connected home’ broadband devices as a platform for their own products.
On display at SCTE will be:
• OCAP Solutions – Motorola will unveil a high-performance, portable and extendable world-class OCAP developers solution, fully-integrated on the company’s existing line of advanced digital set-tops. These tools will offer forward-compatibility with future Motorola hardware platforms, ensuring that today’s OCAP software investments will work on tomorrow’s hardware platforms.
• Whole-Home Media Platform – Third-party developers and manufacturers can license Motorola’s industry-leading whole-home software and immediately enable their products to share digital entertainment across multiple connected devices in the home. Our Home Media Architecture (HMA) Platform Software is integrated with the current Motorola API set to support for whole-home DVR, providing functionality such as discovery, streaming and encryption, while our Ucentric Digital Home Solution includes whole-home DVR, an electronic program guide, music and photo applications, and networking of tuners and media storage.
• Next-Generation Conditional Access (CA) Solutions – The CableCARD™, downloadable security, and beyond. See how Motorola is working to drive what comes next in content protection, and get an update on how we’ve successfully partnered with Comcast to establish a joint venture for the development and licensing of future CA technologies to be based on our MediaCipher™ code base.
IP Infrastructure Solutions Form the Backbone of the Network
Motorola IP infrastructure solutions form the backbone for next-generation service delivery. These products enable operators to cost-effectively deliver voice, data and multimedia applications, while providing more variety and control over the services offered to subscribers.
On display at SCTE will be:
• Motorola BSR 2000 CMTS Edge/Router – Recently introduced, this DOCSIS® and EuroDOCSIS 2.0-based solution for small and emerging market applications enables the delivery of cost-effective voice, data, and multimedia services. This unit can be deployed as a stand-alone unit or in small clusters.
• Motorola BSR 64000 software release 4.1 – The latest software upgrade for this widely deployed CMTS Edge/Router triples upstream bandwidth and enables more control over the services that operators offer to their subscribers. The new release includes support for DOCSIS® 2.0 and EuroDOCSIS 2.0, operator-defined MAC domains, DOCSIS Set-Top Gateway, Dynamic Load Balancing, and BGP/MPLS Virtual Private Network (VPN) support.
• Channel Bonding/Modular-CMTS – From support in the CMTS and next-generation modems, this concept demonstration showcases Motorola’s commitment to driving emerging standards with end-to-end solutions that offer higher bandwidth for advanced services.
• PacketCable™ Multimedia (PCMM) Telephony with On-Screen Caller ID - This end-to-end demonstration of Motorola technologies will include the BSR 64000 CMTS/edge router supporting PCMM, SB5100 cable modems, VT1000 voice gateways, cordless phones and the Motorola Broadband Media Center with Moxi™ responding to a SIP message and overlaying Caller ID information on-screen.
• Multiservice Enterprise Access (MEA) Platform – Leveraging gigabit Ethernet technology to expand available bandwidth, products like the new MEA-120G can combine TDM telephony and Ethernet high-speed data onto a single gigabit transport network for delivery to commercial customers or in cellular backhaul applications.
• Expanding 1 GHz Portfolio - Motorola has expanded its infrastructure portfolio to 1 GHz, enabling customers with 750 MHz or less bandwidth to easily upgrade and support new services such as HD, VOD, or VoIP. On display will be new nodes and amplifiers using high-gain Enhanced Gallium Arsenide (E-GaAs) technology to hold existing locations and minimize installation cost. These products can be upgraded to a mid-split (5-85 MHz) return path to increase upstream bandwidth. Motorola will also showcase its existing lineup of 1GHz GX2 1310 laser transmitters, taps, and passives.
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Media Contact:
Motorola
Paul Alfieri
+1-609-575-8835 (on site at SCTE)
+1-215-323-1804
paul.alfieri@motorola.com
MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo are registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office. Broadscape™, MediaCipher and homesight are trademarks of Motorola, Inc. Moxi is a trademark of Digeo, Inc. Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance, Inc. DOCSIS is a registered trademark and PacketCable is a trademark of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners.
© Motorola, Inc. 2005. All rights reserved.
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