Motorola Cable Modem Shipments Surpass One Million Mark

Motorola's (NYSE: MOT) Multimedia Group, a global leader in cable modem technology, announced today that October 15 marked the shipment of over one million cable modems worldwide. In just over one year, Motorola has more than quadrupled its cable modem shipments.""Motorola's shipment milestone highlights the successful deployment figures for cable modems in 1999,"" says Michael Harris, President, Kinetic Strategies, Inc. ""Based on 1999 deployments, it is clear that cable modem technology is becoming a preferred means of broadband communications.""""Motorola has been an instrumental partner in enabling us to meet the ever increasing demand for our Road Runner(TM) cable modem service,"" said Rick Davies, Senior Vice President, Time Warner Cable. ""Having a high quality modem supplier like Motorola is key in helping us drive the excellent penetration levels we're experiencing in this rapidly growing new business.""""What's most significant about this milestone is the rapid acceleration of consumer excitement over high-speed cable data access,"" said Bruce Stone, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Motorola Multimedia Group. ""We are thrilled the industry is experiencing such growth. Motorola is committed to meeting the increasing consumer demands in the new millennium as exciting changes continue to take place in the market.""About Motorola's Multimedia GroupMotorola's Multimedia Group (MMG), a group within the Internet and Networking Group (ING), develops, manufactures, and markets systems for the convergence of voice, data and video communications services over advanced broadband multimedia platforms.Motorola is a global leader in providing integrated communications solutions and embedded electronic solutions. These include: software-enhanced wireless telephone, two-way radio, messaging and satellite communications products and systems, as well as networking and Internet-access products, for consumers, network operators, and commercial, government and industrial customers. Sales in 1998 were $29.4 billion. For more information, visit http://www.mot.com/multimedia.Source: Motorola