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WiMax gets up close and personal

Courtesy of Motorola

With the growth in digital video and wireless broadband, Motorola is focused on accelerating the delivery of what the company calls Personal Media Experiences. New milestones in digital entertainment devices, IPTV and mobile broadband deployments lead the first quarter of 2008 success with service provider customers.
"Changes in how much, how often and where content is delivered and consumed are fundamentally driving with the convergence of wired and wireless broadband devices and networks," said Dan Moloney, president of Motorola Home & Networks Mobility.
"Motorola's goal is to help our operator customers deliver the vision of media mobility to consumers. Leveraging advanced video delivery, wireless broadband access and other solutions, our technologies are delivering the personal media experiences today's users demand."

Motorola is also helping broadcasters and network operators.

By focusing on solutions that address growing consumer trends – including the explosion of video content, the shift from primetime to "my time" and the desire for broadband on the go – Motorola Home & Networks Mobility continues to be a market leader in the delivery of products and solutions that enable service providers to offer rich media experiences to consumers, both in the home and beyond.
The Video Explosion
Growing consumer appetite for high-definition (HD) video continued to drive growth in Motorola's shipments of digital entertainment devices for the home.
In the first quarter of 2008, with home-related sales of nearly $1.2 billion, Motorola surpassed several notable milestones while maintaining its leadership in set-top boxes and other digital entertainment solutions. Milestones include:
Motorola is also helping broadcasters and network operators address the challenges of expanding bandwidth needs as consumers demand more HD video and standard video content in the home.
The requirements of MPEG-4 capable network equipment are increasing with the delivery of more HD content, and Motorola recently shipped its 1,000th MPEG-4 encoder channel.
From Primetime to "My Time"
With more video content comes demand for greater levels of choice, customization and control over the time and place in the consumer experience. Motorola's IPTV devices, digital video recorders (DVRs), video-on-demand (VOD) solutions and mobile TV devices are helping service providers meet these demands for customization, time-shifting and "place-shifting."
As service providers, the company continues to offer a broader array of content; Switched Digital Video technologies are increasingly being deployed to manage the delivery of HD and Standard Definition (SD) content.
Broadband on the Go
Broadband connections are estimated to reach 453 million worldwide by 2011, and as the amount of compelling video and personalized content continues to grow, so does user demand for full access anytime, anywhere.
Motorola had more than $1.2 billion in wireless network sales in the fisrt quarter of 2008 and reached new milestones in both in-home broadband solutions and new technologies to take service providers beyond 3G into full mobile broadband offerings. |||