Leading Japanese Internet Service Provider leverages
Motorola IPTV platform flexibility to stream content to TV sets. 
Tokyo – 1 February 2007 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced that USEN
CORPORATION, a leading Japanese internet service provider, has selected the
Motorola VIP series IPTV set-top platform to allow subscribers to it’s PC-based
internet content delivery service to view offerings on TV sets.
The new device named “GyaO Plus”, a TV connected PC that will enable the
current “GyaO”, a free of charge video streaming service provided in Japan, to
be viewed on subscribers’ TV sets. To deploy the new service, USEN will deploy
the Motorola VIP1200 set-tops operating with the Microsoft Windows CE®
operating system. As a standards-based, open-architecture platform, the
Motorola VIP series set-tops can be integrated with a variety of middleware and
operating environments - enabling service providers such as USEN to offer
solutions that best serve the needs of the local market. The robust Motorola
IPTV platform brings high-definition TV (HDTV), video-on-demand (VOD), digital
video recording (DVR), multi-room streaming, and other connected home applications
into subscribers’ homes.
“With broad experience in facilitating advanced IP video solutions worldwide,
Motorola was the natural choice for this deployment,” noted Yasuhide Uno,
President, USEN CORPORATION. “The readiness, flexibility, and quality of the
Motorola platform will enable us to quickly roll out this new service to our
expanding subscriber base throughout Japan”.
“Motorola is pleased to have the opportunity to work with USEN as service
providers continue to discover new ways to take advantage of IP delivered
entertainment services”, said Doug Means, Motorola corporate vice president and
general manager, Connected Home Solutions. “The Motorola VIP series set-tops
have proven to be an excellent platform for rapidly developing new applications
and reliably deploying new, advanced consumer solutions”, added Means.
About the Motorola VIP Set-top Platform
The Motorola VIP series of IP-based set-tops gives service providers an
advanced and flexible platform for delivering next-generation video content and
services. Designed to meet operators’ evolving business needs and consumers’
desire for television choice, these set-tops leverage Motorola’s decades of
experience in video delivery and the company’s proven expertise in emerging
standards and new network architectures. The Motorola VIP series supports
Standard MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, SMPTE VC1, and MPEG-2 video codecs, digital rights
management (DRM) solutions, and a variety of middleware platforms.
The Motorola VIP1200 is a compact, superior IP set-top that also supports
high-definition (HD) and standard-definition (SD) high-quality digital video.
Its two-way IP capability allows it to be used in multiple applications,
including Multicast TV and VoD, and can support multiple middleware software solutions.
The VIP1200 includes a high-end microprocessor and enhanced graphics to decode
HD and SD digital TV, as well as output high-quality surround sound audio.
About USEN
USEN CORPORATION, a leading company in the Japanese domestic cable broadcasting
market, was established in 1964 and has been primarily engaged in offering
broadcasting services, and has also expanded the karaoke business, broadband
business, and contents business. Through this process, USEN has extensively
deployed entertainment services. For further information on USEN, please visit www.usen.com
Source: Motorola press release
