Monday, 9 April 2007

Motorola Celebrates One Million IP Set-Tops Shipped

Motorola has shipped its one millionth Internet Protocol (IP) set-top. "Communications companies worldwide are expanding into video through IPTV," said Doug Means, Motorola Corporate Vice President and General Manager...

Motorola has shipped its one millionth Internet Protocol (IP) set-top. "Communications companies worldwide are expanding into video through IPTV," said Doug Means, Motorola Corporate Vice President and General Manager.

The 1 millionth set-top—the VIP1510—represents an advance from the first IP set top shipped in May 2001. It is part of a portfolio that includes a range of IP set-top series with support for a hard drive for DVR functionality and personal video storage as well as the ability to process MPEG-2 and MPEG-4/AVC in standard definition and high definition. There are also hybrid models for combining IPTV with digital terrestrial broadcasts.

In February 2006, Motorola acquired Kreatel Communications, a developer of IP-based digital set-tops. Kreatel brought IPTV set-top software and hardware solutions to European telecom operators and ISPs, augmenting Motorola's existing portfolio and allowing for flexibility for operators deploying IP-based video services around the globe.

With Motorola's expertise in emerging standards and new network architectures, one part of Motorola's IPTV platform is its VIP series IP-based set-tops support standard and advanced video codecs, Digital Rights Management (DRM) solutions, and a variety of middleware platforms.