Motorola Ships 10 Millionth Digital Set-Top And One Millionth DOSCIS-Certified Cable Modem

16-Oct-00

Motorola, Inc. Broadband Communications Sector (BCS) recently announced that they had shipped their 10 millionth interactive digital cable set-top box and their one millionth DOSCIS-certified cable modem. In 1996, Motorola's Broadband Communications Sector (then General Instrument Corporation) became the first company to commercially deploy digital cable in volume, with the launch of its digital consumer terminal (DCT) and related end-to-end digital delivery system. Since then, Motorola has continued its digital technology leadership, expanding its offering to include an array of advanced end-to-end system features and set-top models serving the needs of broadband service providers worldwide. Motorola's current digital cable set-top line-up includes the DCT-2000 and DCT-5000+ models for SCTE/ATSC standards-based markets and the DVi-3000, DVi- 4000 and DVi-5000+ models for DVB standard-based markets. Motorola's family of digital cable set-tops deliver a range of revenue-generating interactive services such as video-on-demand (VOD), high-speed Internet access, e-mail, e-commerce, interactive games, streaming media and more. This 10 millionth set-top shipment is one of many broadband communications milestones achieved by Motorola - including the industry's first digital deployment (1996), first one millionth interactive digital set- top shipment (1998), first volume commercial deployment of Internet access via cable (1998) and first volume commercial deployment of video-on-demand (1999). Launched in over 1,600 headends, Motorola's digital networks pass more than 50 million TV households. ""Motorola is proud to mark another digital cable milestone. Teaming with pioneering cable operators and our Horizon Developer partners, we were the first with the foresight to develop and deliver digital technology and to bring its advanced interactive services to market in volume. Today, we are continuing to lead the world towards the broadband future,"" said Dave Robinson, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Motorola's Digital Network Systems business unit. Motorola has deployed over 2.5 million cable modems. Motorola began shipping its DOCSIS cable modems in 1999, with the introduction of its SURFboard SB2100 cable modem. The company's current DOCSIS cable modem product offering includes the SURFboard SB3100 and SB4100, the Motorola DM 100, and the home-networking PL 100 cable modem (the first home-networking cable modem to receive CableLabs Certification).Released by CableLabs in 1997, DOCSIS calls for the interoperability of cable modems and associated networks manufactured by different suppliers. Interoperability speeds time to market by reducing risk for equipment purchasers and consumers, and creates economies-of-scale for broadband network operators by creating multiple product sources. ""This landmark shipment represents Motorola's commitment to providing operators with the most advanced DOCSIS cable modem technology,"" said John Burke, Vice President and General Manager of the Cable Modem group in Motorola's IP Network Systems business unit. ""We are proud of our continued leadership in helping cable operators reap the benefits of DOCSIS cable modem technology. The increasing demand for and acceptance of DOCSIS cable modems, combined with the industry's support in committing to aggressive deployments, has helped us to achieve yet another important milestone."" For more information, visit Motorola on the Web at www.motorola.com.

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