Motorola, Deutsche Telekom Join
Hands for IPTV
Motorola and Deutsche Telekom have announced a collaboration to deliver
IPTV in Germany. Also, Deutsche Telekom will use Motorola's High
Definition (HD)-ready IPTV set-tops for its "T-Home Entertain" services.
The collaboration will enable T-Home customers to access a variety of
multimedia applications in addition to standard TV offerings using an
optimized Motorola set-top that will also handle future services.
Within
the scope of the contract, Motorola will provide T-Home with its VIP1616E
set-top -- known to T-Home customers as Media Receiver 300 Typ A. With the
device, subscribers to T-Home's Entertain service will be able to view
premium sporting content in full HD. Moreover, T-Home viewers can use the
device's electronic program guide to plan, record, and store what they
want to watch.
"As our
customers become ever more sophisticated in their media consumption
habits, we chose Motorola's set-tops to ensure we provide our customers
with the best possible TV service, on-demand and in High Definition as
well," explained Christian Illek, Board Member T-HOME, Marketing.
"Consumers continuously demand more choice, convenience, and control over
how they watch video content," said Joe Cozzolino, corporate vice
president and general manager, Motorola Home & Networks Mobility EMEA.
"Motorola's IPTV set-tops enable operators such as Deutsche Telekom to
capitalize on consumer demands and efficiently deliver compelling, rich
media services to their customers -- on their schedule."
The
HD-ready Motorola VIP1616E set-top with digital video recording (DVR) also
supports standard definition high-quality digital video. Its two-way IP
capability allows it to be used in multiple applications, including
broadcast television, time-shifted television, multicast, and video on
demand. The VIP1616E is compliant with Microsoft Mediaroom.
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