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November 16, 2009
Motorola Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire BitBand
By Anil Sharma, TMCnet Contributor
Motorola (News - Alert), Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire BitBand, a provider of content management and delivery systems, specializing in video on demand for IPTV (News - Alert).
The acquisition, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to close in the fourth quarter 2009.
BitBand will be integrated into Motorola's Home & Networks Mobility business.
Based in Netanya, Israel, BitBand has more than 60 commercial IPTV deployments worldwide, including TELE2 in Holland, Fastweb in Italy and Swyazinvest in Russia.
Motoroala officials said that the acquisition of BitBand will compliment the company’s existing on demand product line, which includes the Adaptive Media Management framework for content management and high-performance streaming servers for centralized and edge-based on demand networks.
“Motorola is committed to investing in our video infrastructure solutions as our customers evolve their networks to handle the explosion in consumer demand for video,” John Burke, senior vice president and general manager, Broadband Home Solutions, part of the Motorola Home & Networks Mobility business, said.
Burke also said that BitBand has a leading share in IPTV video on demand and a strong base in Europe that the company plans to leverage as it continues growing its infrastructure business in the EMEA region.
“We are proud to become part of a world-class organization through this acquisition. Our team and our customers will benefit from Motorola's leadership in video solutions and worldwide scale of operations,” Ervin Leibovici, CEO of BitBand, said.
Leibovici said that BitBand will bring to Motorola its market leading CDN solutions, IP video expertise and strong customer relationships around the world, enabling Motorola to further strengthen its leadership position.
Back in September Motorola had announced that Delhi Airport Metro Express Link and Mumbai Metro in India have selected Motorola's Terrestrial Trunked Radio, or “TETRA,” digital radio communication platform to ensure mission-critical communication across their rail networks.
These contracts follow a series of other strategic contracts won by Motorola to provide mission-critical TETRA communication networks to Delhi, Bangalore and Hyderabad International airports, as well as the prestigious Delhi Metro project.
The acquisition, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to close in the fourth quarter 2009.
BitBand will be integrated into Motorola's Home & Networks Mobility business.
Based in Netanya, Israel, BitBand has more than 60 commercial IPTV deployments worldwide, including TELE2 in Holland, Fastweb in Italy and Swyazinvest in Russia.
Motoroala officials said that the acquisition of BitBand will compliment the company’s existing on demand product line, which includes the Adaptive Media Management framework for content management and high-performance streaming servers for centralized and edge-based on demand networks.
“Motorola is committed to investing in our video infrastructure solutions as our customers evolve their networks to handle the explosion in consumer demand for video,” John Burke, senior vice president and general manager, Broadband Home Solutions, part of the Motorola Home & Networks Mobility business, said.
Burke also said that BitBand has a leading share in IPTV video on demand and a strong base in Europe that the company plans to leverage as it continues growing its infrastructure business in the EMEA region.
“We are proud to become part of a world-class organization through this acquisition. Our team and our customers will benefit from Motorola's leadership in video solutions and worldwide scale of operations,” Ervin Leibovici, CEO of BitBand, said.
Leibovici said that BitBand will bring to Motorola its market leading CDN solutions, IP video expertise and strong customer relationships around the world, enabling Motorola to further strengthen its leadership position.
Back in September Motorola had announced that Delhi Airport Metro Express Link and Mumbai Metro in India have selected Motorola's Terrestrial Trunked Radio, or “TETRA,” digital radio communication platform to ensure mission-critical communication across their rail networks.
These contracts follow a series of other strategic contracts won by Motorola to provide mission-critical TETRA communication networks to Delhi, Bangalore and Hyderabad International airports, as well as the prestigious Delhi Metro project.
Anil Sharma is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Anil’s articles, please visit his columnist page.
Edited by Kelly McGuire
