Motorola Ships a Million IP Set-Tops

A million of anything is a lot but shipping a million of a certain type of product is quite an accomplishment.

Motorola, Inc. today announced that it has shipped its one millionth Internet Protocol (IP) set-top. In addition to set-tops, Motorola’s involvement in IPTV extends to providing video solutions that enable service providers to bring IPTV services to market. Motorola’s platform includes network infrastructure, video headend and transport, MPEG-4 encoding, and connected home devices.

The one millionth set-top, the VIP1510, represents a significant advance from the first IP set top shipped in May 2001. It is part of a portfolio that includes a range of IP set-top series with support for a hard drive for DVR functionality and personal video storage as well as the ability to process MPEG-2 and MPEG-4/AVC in standard definition and high definition. There are also hybrid models for combining IPTV with digital terrestrial broadcasts.

Motorola has architected video delivery networks for more than 50 years, and says its IPTV solutions have enabled more than 70 operators worldwide to realize measurable business performance improvement. The one millionth IPTV set-top shipment milestone is the latest in a series of achievements Motorola Connected Home Solutions has celebrated, including the shipment of its 50 millionth digital cable set-top box in October 2006.

In February 2006, Motorola acquired Kreatel Communications, a developer of IP-based digital set-tops. Kreatel brought IPTV set-top software and hardware solutions to European telecom operators and ISPs, augmenting Motorola’s existing portfolio and allowing for significant flexibility for operators deploying IP-based video services.