Motorola's Cable Modem Shipments Reach One Million

Strategic Insights -

Motorola's Multimedia Group has achieved a significant milestone in the cable modem industry, shipping over one million cable modems worldwide as of October 15. This marks a substantial increase in the company's cable modem shipments, with a quadrupling of shipments in just over a year. The successful deployment of cable modems in 1999 has highlighted the growing demand for broadband communications, with Motorola playing a key role in enabling companies to meet this demand.

Key Takeaways:

  • Motorola's Multimedia Group shipped over one million cable modems worldwide as of October 15, marking a significant milestone in the industry.
  • In just over one year, Motorola has quadrupled its cable modem shipments, indicating a rapid acceleration of consumer interest in high-speed cable data access.
  • Motorola has been an instrumental partner in enabling companies to meet the growing demand for broadband communications, with Time Warner Cable's Road Runner cable modem service achieving excellent penetration levels.
  • The successful deployment of cable modems in 1999 has highlighted the preference for cable modem technology as a means of broadband communications.
  • Motorola's Multimedia Group has developed, manufactured, and marketed systems for the convergence of voice, data, and video communications services over advanced broadband multimedia platforms.
  • Motorola's sales in 1998 were $29.4 billion, with the company providing integrated communications solutions and embedded electronic solutions to consumers, network operators, and commercial, government, and industrial customers.

Statistics:

  • Over one million cable modems shipped worldwide as of October 15.
  • Cable modem shipments quadrupled in just over a year.
  • 1999 deployments of cable modems indicate a rapid acceleration of consumer interest in high-speed cable data access.
  • Time Warner Cable's Road Runner cable modem service achieved excellent penetration levels.

Sources:

  • PRNewswire: "Motorola's Multimedia Group Achieves Milestone with Over one Million Cable Modems Shipped" (November 22)
  • Interview with Michael Harris, president, Kinetic Strategies, Inc.
  • Interview with Rick Davies, senior vice president, Time Warner Cable
  • Interview with Bruce Stone, senior vice president and general manager, Motorola Multimedia Group