August 2012

We’ve been busy this week with announcements, roundtables and more. Multichannel News and ACG Research both highlighted our announcement to license the Reference Design Kit (RDK) from Comcast to accelerate the development and deployment of next-generation video services. CED Magazine featured Motorola’s Jeff Walker and Tom Dunleavy discussing various options for increasing upstream speeds from S-CDMA, new silicon chipsets and next-generation DOCISIS.

In other news, one of the most talked about trends this year has been SocialTV. Most recently, Andy Hooper from our EMEA division participated in CSI Magazine’s roundtable discussion of the new opportunities and benefits created by this increasing interactivity with connected devices.

Furthermore, The Associated Press detailed expectations for media coverage of the political National Conventions, suggesting a new layer of multiscreen engagement with tablets, smartphones and laptops that will allow people to actively engage and become part of the discussion. How do you plan to watch the National Conventions – on your main TV only, or with two or more screen?

1. Motorola Mobility Licenses Comcast Reference Design Kit (August 22) By George Winslow, Multichannel News: Motorola Mobility is licensing Comcast’s Reference Design Kit, a development that the MSO is referring to an important step forward in their efforts to speed up the deployment of innovative new services to their subscribers.

2.     Motorola Mobility Licenses Comcast’s RDK (August 24) By David Dines, ACG Research: Motorola Mobility just announced that it is licensing the Reference Design Kit (RDK) from Comcast to enhance the development of applications for set top boxes (STBs) and other consumer devices, such as tablets, smart TVs, and game consoles.

3. At tipping point: Are CNDs the future of broadcast (August 21) SocialTV Roundtable panel, CSI Magazine: Andy Hooper, director, converged experiences, home business at Motorola Mobility EMEA joined a panel of top industry executives to discuss SocialTV. The onset of the internet and companion devices is bringing about new levels of interactivity, which in turn is fuelling new forms of social TV.  But where are the biggest opportunities, who will benefit and where is the money to be found? This roundtable answered these questions and more.

4. Options abound for boosting cable upstream speeds (August 21) By Michael Robuck, CED Magazine: Motorola has been touting the benefits of Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access (S-CDMA) for years now as a solution for making the noisy 5 MHz to 15 MHz range suitable for things such as upstream channel bonding. According to Walker, there are cable operators testing S-CDMA, including several in North America.

5. Multiscreen experiences to bring new level to national convention coverage (August 22) By David Bauder, The Associated Press: Below the surface, things are dramatically different. The Internet will give people more access to convention halls and a greater opportunity to become part of the political conversation. The popularity of social media and people experiencing big events on TV with tablets and smartphones has driven up TV ratings, most dramatically and recently for the Olympics, and television executives are curious to see if the trend continues in Tampa, Fla., and Charlotte, N.C.

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