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June, 2003 Issue
THE VIODI VIEW
In this Issue: Media Player, FTTH, Small Tribute/Great Man and More…
Hey Baby, Are You A Media Player?
So, I learned that Geraldo is not the only media player around. The other MediaPlayer is a compact set-top box from Prismiq (pronounced prizmick). This device connects to the Internet and a user’s home PC and decodes MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 and DivX® video files; MP3, WMA and WAV audio files; Internet Radio Stations; and JPEG image files for display on a standard television. Read on to see how this relatively inexpensive device [$250 quantity one from their web site] could offer telcos another way to get into to interactive television and VOD.
And it was very active, as there was a mix of telcos considering the deployment of and those who have already deployed cable television services. This conference, which almost doubled its attendance compared to last August’s meeting, provides further evidence of the seriousness of telcos and their plan for adding advanced, interactive digital television services.
This may be the last User’s Group meeting with the NLC moniker, as the era of the Motorola Users’ Group (MUG?) could be on the horizon. I came away from the conference believing that Motorola’s acquisition of Next Level has several significant implications including:
- The Motorola brand provides credibility to the entire telco video business, which is good for the industry.
- Motorola potentially has a new sales channel for its cable television products, while the NLC product could potentially be sold to the MSOs through Motorola’s existing cable sales force.
- If Motorola can successfully execute its post takeover plan, then it will cement their position as the market leader for video over copper in the independent telco space – just like the cable market, they could be the market leader for both the loop (distribution), high speed Internet (cable modem) and residential gateway (set-top).
In my view, it will be critical for other players in the industry to quickly pull together integrated solutions that work and address the challenges faced by the independent telcos or else Motorola will be the dominant player in this segment for a long time.
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