Motorola Home and Networks Mobility has just announced some significant milestones during Q108, including the shipment of 4m digital entertainment devices! In case you are wondering what digital entertainment devices inlcudes; digital cable set-top boxes, HDTV set-top boxes, DVR devices and IPTV devices.
Why is this important for Mobile? Well, apart from the fact it’s nice to see a story with Motorola (as a whole) doing so well, the keyword here is Convergence – most of the equipment sold will either have provision for future-proofing in terms of hardware, and/or software – that “future-proofing” is more about extending the product lifespan and adding functionality than bug-fixing – and how better to add functionality than provide connectivity, sync, exchance, and up/download with mobile devices.
With the plethora of Mobile devices carrying 2G/3G/WiFi/WiMAX/Bluetooth chips, the possibilities to have “Networks Mobility” has never been so great – and Moto are right in the driving seat to exploit this trend to the fullest.
A detailed press release can also be found here.