Blonder Tongue to Supply Motorola QAM Receivers.

Business & High-Tech Editors

OLD BRIDGE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 2001

Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc. (AMEX:BDR) a manufacturer of electronics and systems equipment for the franchised and private cable television industries, today announced the completion of an agreement with Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) Broadband Communications Sector to supply its DSR-470 consumer digital QAM receivers that work in conjunction with the Blonder Tongue Triple QT Transcoder model 6289.

The Blonder Tongue DigiCipher(R) II system compatible QQQT (Quad QPSK to QAM Transcoder #6289) and the Motorola DSR-470 Integrated Receiver/Decoders (IRDs) are part of a system that allows small system cable television operators to economically offer up to 200 channels of digital cable TV programming to subscribers using existing coaxial cable wiring.

The system works with existing satellite programming from sources such as HITS(TM), WSNet(TM) & Cancom(TM). The satellite friendly QPSK signals are received and transmodulated to cable friendly QAM signals by the QQQT headend equipment. The new digital QAM signals are combined with existing analog program offerings and distributed to subscriber's homes. The Motorola based DSR-470 QAM receiver is required at each viewing location to decode the signals for televisions to display.

"The ability to supply the Motorola QAM decoder allows Blonder Tongue to supply the complete hardware solution for operators that want to participate in the Quick Take and Quick Take Plus programs," commented Bob Palle, Executive Vice President & COO at Blonder Tongue. "This gives operators one source for an economical digital solution that quickly makes them competitive against direct to home satellite."

To facilitate the use of existing wiring, the Motorola DSR-470 performs as a satellite receiver to accept program signals and authorization commands, but is installed at the end of the coaxial cable in the home. It is equipped with both a digital QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation) and analog cable tuner to allow operators the ability to offer a wide range of viewing options. Motorola has also integrated a unified digital/analog viewer menu system so that the subscriber can seamlessly watch all available channels. Cable operators also have the ability to brand the on-screen guide with their logo or name.

"We are proud to announce this agreement with Blonder Tongue," said Kevin Wirick, Vice President of Marketing at Motorola's Satellite & Broadcast Network Systems (SBNS) business unit. "The Blonder Tongue Transcoder, along with the Motorola DSR-470 IRD, is the ideal platform for enabling the economic delivery of advanced digital television services," added Wirick.

Blonder Tongue Laboratories is a designer, manufacturer, and supplier of a comprehensive line of electronics and systems equipment for the franchised and private cable television industries. Founded in 1950, Blonder Tongue offers a comprehensive product line and has grown to be one of the leaders in cable television equipment manufacturing. For more information regarding Blonder Tongue or its products, please visit the Company's Internet site at www.blondertongue.com or contact the Company directly at [phone].

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The information set forth above includes "forward-looking" statements and accordingly, the cautionary statements contained in Blonder Tongue's Annual Report and Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 (See Item 1: Business and Item 7: Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations), and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated herein by reference. The words "believe", "except", "anticipate", "project", and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management's analysis only as of the date hereof. Blonder Tongue's actual results may differ from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in Blonder Tongue's "forward-looking" statements.

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