DSL-Based Broadband Entertainment Services Now Available Through Motorola's Streamaster 5000 Advanced Set-Top Box.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CES 2001 AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 3, 2001 Aliant Telecom and TransACT Capital Communications Pty Limited Select Streamaster(TM) 5000 For Consumer Deployment A wide and powerful range of consumer broadband multimedia services such as digital-quality broadcast television, high-speed Web access, 3-D games, video and music-on-demand, karaoke and online shopping are now possible with the introduction of Motorola's (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :MOT) Streamaster 5000(TM) advanced set-top box The cable TV box that sits on "top" of the TV "set," although it is often located several feet away in an equipment rack. The set-top box descrambles the premium channels and provides a tuner for the higher cable numbers that very old TVs did not support. . As one of a new breed of advanced TV set-top systems, Streamaster 5000 targets telecommunication carriers and other network service providers wishing to enhance revenues and fend off competition by delivering convergent voice, video and data services to customers via high-speed Digital Subscriber Line See DSL. (communications, protocol) Digital Subscriber Line - (DSL, or Digital Subscriber Loop, xDSL - see below) A family of digital telecommunications protocols designed to allow high speed data communication over the existing copper telephone lines between end-users and (DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary ) technology. Today, multiple international customers are announcing their selection of Streamaster 5000 to deploy broadband entertainment services to consumers. TransACT Capital Communications Pty expects to begin offering digital-quality broadcast television, video-on-demand, Web access and e-mail via VDSL See DSL. VDSL - Very high bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line services in February 2001 to subscribers in Canberra, Australia. Aliant Telecom has announced that they plan to use Streamaster 5000 for customers of its VibeVision service in Atlantic Canada. Aliant plans an aggressive market expansion of its comprehensive Advanced Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line )-based VibeVision suite of services launched in January 2001, which offers digital-quality television, interactive program guide, "infotainment" services, Web browsing and e-mail. In addition to making such robust consumer offerings available to network service providers today, Streamaster 5000 is designed to help them to continually offer new consumer services Consumer Services refers to the formulation, deformulation, technical consulting and testing of most consumer products, such as food, herbs, beverages, vitamins, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, hair products, household cleaners, [paints, plastics, metals, waxes, coatings, minerals, . In the very near future, Motorola plans to incorporate into Streamaster 5000 a hard drive option that can enable personal video recording capabilities, as well as an optional DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. drive. Streamaster 5000 is also designed to give service providers the power to quickly and cost-effectively add new features via remote software upgrades as market requirements demand. This programmability helps avoid costly and frequent hardware upgrades. Streamaster 5000, which is developed within Motorola's Semiconductor Products Sector, gains its intelligence through DigitalDNA(TM) technology. "When it comes to selecting a set-top box, telecommunications service providers have typically had few options that offered customizable applications," according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Mike Paxton Michael De Wayne Paxton (born September 3, 1953 in Memphis, Tennessee) is a former starting pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1977 through 1980. He batted and threw right handed. , senior analyst with Cahner's In-Stat Group. "Streamaster 5000 architecture offers increased flexibility to the service providers and, at the same time, enhances the multimedia experience of their customers." Consumers all over the world are demanding the convergence of communications, data and entertainment, and Motorola's Streamaster 5000 is aimed at revolutionizing these services with its open, extensible multimedia architecture. The architecture combines the key functions of a broadband router A device that provides access to the Internet for multiple computers. It typically includes a network switch with four or more Ethernet ports for wired connections to desktop and laptop computers. "Wireless" broadband routers include an 802.11g access point. to support network computing Storing and/or running applications in servers in a network. See cloud computing and network computer. while performing the functions of a digital home theater platform. "Streamaster 5000 raises the bar in offering converged consumer services and gives telecommunications service providers the leverage they need to win market share in this newly-deregulated marketplace," stated Jackie Beauchamp, director and general manager, Multimedia Systems Division, Motorola's Semiconductor Products Sector. "Motorola offers a complete broadband strategy for the various methods of bringing broadband entertainment services to the home, and we look forward to working closely with our customers to enable the delivery of these services to consumers." The Streamaster platform is enhanced by VM Labs' NUON(TM) technology, which incorporates a completely programmable media processor. NUON technology enables many of Streamaster 5000's capabilities, such as 2D/3D games graphics, general MIDI music, Dolby Digital(TM) audio, Spatializer, MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). 1/2 with video trick modes and MP3 playback. Motorola and VM Labs have a multi-year alliance, which includes games development and content publishing assistance. With Streamaster 5000, telcos can enter the broadband entertainment market with a competitive advantage by offering services and features that far surpass competitive offerings. Streamaster 5000 is available to telecommunications service providers and will be demonstrated in booth numbers N201-N204 in the Las Vegas Convention Center The Las Vegas Convention Center is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and is located in Clark County, Nevada. It is one of the largest Convention centers in the world. At the end of 2004, the center had 3. , North Hall, Upstairs Meeting Rooms at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, Jan. 6-9, 2001. About Aliant Telecom Aliant Telecom is part of the Aliant group of advanced technology companies. Aliant's staff of 9,000 professionals delivers full service, integrated solutions through its four core lines of business: wireline and wireless telecommunications, information technology, mobile satellite services, and emerging business solutions. From its base in Atlantic Canada, Aliant serves consumer and business customers worldwide. For more information visit Aliant at http://www.aliant.ca. About Motorola Motorola, Inc. is a global leader in providing integrated communications and embedded electronic solutions. Sales in 1999 were $33.1 billion. For more information, visit the Motorola Web site at http://www.motorola.com/. http://www.motorola.com/streamaster About TransACT Communications Pty Limited TransACT Communications Pty Limited is a company building and managing an advanced broadband communications network throughout Canberra, Australia. This network will provide homes and businesses in Canberra with a full range of communication services (telephone, television, data and Internet services) from a wide range of service providers over one line. Visit www.transact.com.au for more information. Note: MOTOROLA, the Stylized styl·ize tr.v. styl·ized, styl·iz·ing, styl·iz·es 1. To restrict or make conform to a particular style. 2. To represent conventionally; conventionalize. M Logo and all other trademarks indicated as such herein are trademarks of Motorola, Inc. (R)Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. Dolby Digital and Dolby AC-3 are trademarks owned by Dolby Laboratories. Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems used by permission.(c) 2001 Motorola, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. |
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