Amedia Issues 2007 Operational Update.Motorola MIPX Gateway Shipments and Trials, Along with A Buzz-Worthy Showing at CES Help Kick-Off 2007 In High Gear EATONTOWN, N.J. -- Amedia Networks, Inc. (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB: AANI), a provider of next generation media gateways to distribute and manage ultra-broadband triple-play services in the home, today issued its first operational update of 2007. Continuing on the company's momentum in 2006, in which key strategic relationships were formed and major product development milestones were achieved, Amedia began the New Year with revenue generating equipment shipments to Motorola for trials of the jointly developed MIPX home gateway, and a well-attended demonstration of its Broadband Entertainment Center at the renowned International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that garnered significant media, analyst, and industry interest. The MIPX product is the first in a line of IP home gateways intended to provide expanded support for data, IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) Also called "TV over IP," IPTV delivers scheduled TV programs and video-on-demand (VOD) via the IP protocol and digital streaming techniques used to watch video on the Internet. , High Definition TV, and Digital Video Recorders using Motorola's existing Multi-Service Access Platform for exclusive distribution by Motorola under the Motorola brand. In Q4 2006, Amedia successfully passed the IPTV Gateway System Verification Testing Acceptance Test - a major engineering milestone in the Strategic Alliance Agreement between the companies. To date, Amedia has shipped over $475,000 worth of equipment to Motorola for use in both Alpha lab testing and Beta field testing programs. "Amedia's relationship with Motorola has benefited our company a great deal," said Amedia President, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , and Director Frank Galuppo. "Not only has our joint development work with Motorola allowed us to accelerate the innovation of our IP gateways and create a valuable product line, but at the same time, our collaboration has enabled Amedia to generate meaningful revenue throughout that R&D process." First introduced in late 2006 as a replacement to the PC as the nerve center of the networked home, Amedia's breakthrough Broadband Entertainment Center platform was again on display at CES 2007 in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . The demonstration showcased the Amedia gateway's unique capability to offer the collective functionality of multiple home entertainment and networking devices, along with a personal media library - all in a single, compact solution. Press, analysts, and industry professionals alike were all keen on the gateway's versatility - providing subscribers with unbridled access the Web and streaming video A one-way video transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play video clips and video broadcasts. Computers in home networks stream video to digital media hubs connected to a home theater. as well as enhanced triple-play services such as IPTV, Video-on-Demand (VoD), and online gaming See gaming. from virtually any television or networked device, while also offering a customizable media library for storing and viewing movies, home video, and music. Amedia also demonstrated the gateway's ability to transmit content over existing home wiring (e.g. Coax, Cat 5, HPNA See HomePNA. , etc.), as well as wirelessly with the latest Ultra Wideband (UWB (Ultra-WideBand) A wireless technology that uses less power and provides higher speed than 802.11 Wi-Fi networks or first-generation Bluetooth products. UWB is expected to provide wireless video transmission for home theater systems, cable TV, auto safety and ) technology. Visiting Amedia's booth at CES and covering the demonstration were industry reporters from Forbes.com, PCWorld, TMCNet, CED (Capacitance Electronic Disc) An earlier videodisc technology from RCA that was released in 1981 and abandoned five years later. Like phonograph records, the analog disc contained grooves that a stylus rode over. Magazine, Cable360.net, Beta News, TVOver.net, CE Pro, and Business Weekly among others. Amedia also gained the attention of influential industry analysts at CES and throughout January, securing briefings with Gartner, Parks Associates, Forrester Research Forrester Research is an independent technology and market research company that provides its clients with advice about technology's impact on business and consumers. Corporate facts
An event that changes the way we think and act. -Andy Grove, Founder of Intel. Notes: For example, the fall of the Berlin Wall was an inflection point in global politics and the commercialization of the Internet was an inflection point in technology. Research, Infonetics Research, Ovum, and Yankee Group. "If CES was evident of anything, it was that the battle for control of the digital living room has grown fiercely intense - with the players ranging from various product vendors to all types of service providers," added Mr. Galuppo. "What was most encouraging, however, was Amedia's ability to stand out from the crowded field with our unique value proposition to both telcos and subscribers - that is, our combination of complete home networking and multimedia content distribution and management within a single device. Our mission resonated positively with attendees overall, and our product demonstration clearly spoke for itself. Needless to say, our team is excited about the ever-growing partnership opportunities and steadily escalating market potential for Amedia in 2007." In addition to the further development of new and existing product lines, Amedia continues to test with leading IP-DSLAM equipment providers such as ADTRAN and Calix calix /ca·lix/ (ka´liks) pl. ca´lices [L.] calyx. ca·lix or ca·lyx n. pl. ca·li·ces or ca·ly·ces 1. A flower-shaped or funnel-shaped structure. , which power the access networks of hundreds of service providers, and is working with these vendors toward conducting live customer trials in 2007. About Amedia Networks Amedia Networks, Inc. (OTC BB: AANI) provides next generation residential media gateways to distribute and manage high-quality voice, high-definition video, and high-speed data services throughout the networked home. The Amedia residential gateway offers a single, compact, configurable device with the collective functionality of a modem, wireless access point, router, VoIP adapter, and family firewall - all in one. In addition, it features external media storage and a built-in operating system for carriers to continuously develop and deliver new, ultra-broadband applications to the home. The company is led by an executive team with a long and proven history in the voice, data, and telecom industries, and its core technologies have been co-developed by Lucent Technologies, Inc.'s renowned Bell Laboratories unit. For more information, visit www.amedia.com. All company names, brand names, and product names herein are trademarks of their respective holder(s). This press release may contain "forward-looking" statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. A number of factors could cause Amedia's actual results to differ from anticipated results expressed in such forward-looking statements. Such factors are addressed in Amedia's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (available at www.sec.gov) and include, but are not limited to, the success and market acceptance of Amedia's triple play solution, the sufficiency of cash reserves Cash reserves See: Cash investments cash reserves Investment funds that are held in short-term assets such as Treasury bills and certificates of deposit until more permanent investment opportunities are available. to meet operating and other requirements, the relatively fast pace of obsolescence ob·so·les·cent adj. 1. Being in the process of passing out of use or usefulness; becoming obsolete. 2. Biology Gradually disappearing; imperfectly or only slightly developed. in the broadband communications equipment market, and the competitive environment in the economy generally and in the telecommunications specifically. Amedia assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements. |
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