Motorola and Tut Systems today announced that the two companies have signed a definitive merger agreement. The transaction has a total equity value of approximately $39 million.
Tut Systems provides carrier-class end-to-end digital video encoding, processing and distribution products. Their solutions support MPEG-2 and MPEG- 4 AVC video compression, local ad insertion, forward error correction, and real-time conditioning of video and audio. Today, more than 160 service providers worldwide deliver IPTV powered by Tut Systems digital video distribution technology.
Motorola says the integration of Tut Systems’ solutions with Motorola’s digital video delivery solutions will expand their ability to help service providers deploy advanced video services over IP, ATM, or RF-based network architectures. Motorola currently has deployed 2060 digital video networks and over 50 million digital video set tops worldwide.
Upon completion of the transaction, Tut Systems will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Motorola and will be integrated into the Motorola Connected Home Solutions business. Motorola intends to maintain Tut Systems’ operations in Lake Oswego, Oregon, San Diego California and Pleasanton California.
Motorola’s RF expertise includes cellular and WiMAX technologies although the limited bandwidth of wireless would likely be problematic for wireless VOD. It’s more of an IPTV solution for phone companies.
Tut Systems served as the prime integrator for an IPTV service in Bandon, Oregon, the terminus for many transpacific cables. Their “FiberCast,” service is based on Tut’s Astria content processor platform, Kasenna’s LivingRoom middleware platform and MediaBase VOD servers, and SecureMedia’s Encryptonite ONE System conditional access/DRM software for broadcast and VOD content security.
The venture uses Hitachi fiber-to-the-home technology. It became the first full-rate Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) system to be deployed in commercial service in the United States. It blows away Verizon’s puny 30 Mbps fiber service, providing data rates of 2.488Gbps downstream and 1.244Gbps upstream.
Comspan supplies the integrated triple play to Bandon subscribers. Here’s their VOD guide.
The $6 million FTTH project was initially based around getting state funding. When that didn’t happen, ComSpan partnered with a Canadian company to pay the bill.
In related news, infrastructure giant Ericsson announced it will acquire technology vendor Redback Networks for $1.9 billion. Redback will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Ericsson, and a “cornerstone” of Ericsson’s IP routing platforms and solutions, Ericsson said. Telephony Magazine has more on the Ericsson/Redback merger.
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