Les, a member of the DSL Forum’s Testing and Interoperability Working Group, received the award this week at the Forum’s quarterly meeting in Montreal, Canada. A member of the DSL Forum since inception, Les has also been involved in developing ADSL, ADSL2/2plus and VDSL2 test plans, and for driving new DSL Forum power saving initiatives.

“Les continues to be an important member of the DSL Forum and his efforts to develop effective transport solutions for the Forum have been outstanding. He is extremely committed to his work and is fully deserving of this recognition,” commented George Dobrowski, chairman and president of the DSL Forum.

“It is a great privilege to receive this Circle of Excellence Award and I am honoured to have been singled out by my peers. The work we do at the DSL Forum is invaluable to the broadband industry and I am looking forward to continuing my work alongside so many other talented colleagues in the future,” said Les Humphrey.

The Circle of Excellence Award is given to those individuals who have shown exceptional skill, and have provided a significant contribution to the DSL Forum’s work and future of the broadband industry. The award, which is nomination driven, has been presented at the Forum’s quarterly meetings since 2000. Representatives from around the world have been recognised for their leadership in the development of standards, their contribution to the strategic development of the Forum, and their commitment to the committees that ensure the Forum’s continued success.

For information on this and previous recipients of the Circle of Excellence award, please visit http://www.dslforum.org/about/halloffame.shtml.

About the DSL Forum
The DSL Forum tailors broadband to meet the needs of the next generation of multi-media services and the online community. By forging agreements on common technical requirements and embracing new applications, the Forum works to streamline processes, define specifications, and share best practices that set the stage for effective deployments and explosive global broadband growth. Established in 1994, the DSL Forum is an international industry consortium of over 200 leading service providers, equipment manufacturers and other interested parties. Please visit www.dslforum.org for more information.

New Orleans – The Cable Show Booth #1405 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today launched a ruggedized, modular embedded Multimedia Terminal Adapter (M-eMTA) that provides cost-effective, flexible, multi-line IP voice and high-speed data (HSD) services all in one device. Motorola’s SURFboard M-eMTA platform can be applied to both multi-tenant businesses and multi-dwelling residential installations to extend broadband coverage to customers.

A new line of SURFboard products for the multi-dwelling unit (MDU) and commercial services market, Motorola’s SURFboard M-eMTA platform provides a multi-line high-speed data and IP voice solution, broadening the reach of service providers’ networks. For operators, the platform unlocks new revenue opportunities that extend their offerings to commercial services for small- and medium-sized businesses and previously underserved markets, which accelerates time to revenue.

“With the demand for voice and broadband services rising, we continually explore ways to help our customers deliver and extend these capabilities in and out of the home or business,” said Alan Lefkof, corporate vice president and general manager, Motorola Broadband Solutions Group. “This helps our broadband service provider partners build and grow their businesses and ensures that consumers have convenient access to voice and data applications when and where they need them, expanding on Motorola’s commitment to accelerate the delivery of personal media experiences.”

For consumers, the Motorola’s SURFboard M-eMTA platform enables one bill for voice and data services, simultaneous use of both the phone line and the computer, and support for services like caller ID, call waiting and call forwarding. As the M-eMTA can be located outdoors or in a utility closet, customers no longer need to be available or at home for the cable company to install services or make repairs.

Capable of replacing indoor eMTAs in an apartment building or small business, the SURFboard M-eMTA platform is smartly designed to address efficient use of space, offers easy access for installations and repairs, and is an economical, environmentally-hardened solution for cable operators to offer commercial voice and HSD services. The scalable, high-capacity platform features interchangeable modules, allowing any combination of two- or four-line modules per unit for the utmost flexibility granting cable operators up to 48 lines within one unit.

The platform is enhanced by Motorola’s NBBS device management platform. NBBS is a highly scaleable service and CPE management system that enables an excellent end-user experience while minimizing operator support costs and bringing quality of service to the edge of the network. Intuitive Web-based diagnostics allow for quick and easy troubleshooting, and maximum security encryption bolsters security.

Showcased at Motorola’s booth (#1405) at The Cable Show May 18 – 20 at the New Orleans Convention Center, Motorola’s SURFboard M-eMTA will be available in 3Q08.

New Orleans – The Cable Show Booth #1405 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) is rolling out a showcase of solutions at The Cable Show 2008 designed to meet an explosive market demand for powerful, personalized media experiences. Among the new technologies on display, Motorola will: unveil its advanced advertising portfolio, demonstrate the fastest wired and wireless broadband speeds, prove the potential of new service assurance models, and deliver high quality, innovative video and audio entertainment solutions for the consumer.

The goal at this year’s Cable Show is to highlight the technologies that personalize video experiences and deliver new revenue streams from advanced services. To achieve that goal, Motorola is focused on three tenets of service delivery: enabling accessible broadband everywhere, optimizing networks to support services for today and tomorrow, and conveying content to consumers that is relevant and meaningful to their lives.

Broadband Everywhere
From optical access to 4G wireless, Motorola will have a wide range of network technologies on display. On the wired side, Motorola will show the BSR 64000 cable modem termination system (CMTS) – newly recognized with CableLabs DOCSIS 3.0 bronze qualification – as well as a live demonstration of the Motorola TX32 decoupled downstream module designed to increase downstream capacity in the CMTS by more than 500 percent. Motorola will also exhibit other ultra-broadband technologies, including passive optical network (PON) solutions for cable operators, and our DOCSIS 3.0-certified SURFboard cable modems.

For wireless, Motorola is showing an extensive WiMAX experience including a WiMAX-enabled vehicle, an open kiosk, and devices interoperating on the Motorola WiMAX network in the booth. Using WiMAX Ultra Mobile PCs, laptops, PC cards, and USB devices powered by an ecosystem of WiMAX chipsets, attendees can experience interactive, personal rich-media applications. As cable operators branch into wireless delivery, WiMAX promises a robust, always-on connection that extends their reach, mobilizing their triple play into a quad play that and enables new revenue-generating services.

Optimized Networks
From Motorola’s comprehensive suite of network-optimization technologies comes an innovative approach to advanced advertising. Demonstrations on the booth integrate Motorola’s switched digital video (SDV) platform, Motorola’s Advanced On Demand platform, the latest Motorola CherryPicker CAP-1000 and the new Motorola APEX1000 Edge QAM. These integrated products show the potential for delivering targeted content - be it entertainment or advertising, linear or on demand programming — with existing equipment and incremental software upgrades. This approach protects operators’ capital investments while introducing new sources of revenue. Motorola will also be demonstrating the new SURFboard (M-eMTA) Digital Voice Platform for delivery of cost-effective, multi-line IP voice and data services as well our self-installable SURFboard eMTA solutions.

With the announcement of the Motorola SmartStream Terminal Data Collector (STDC), Motorola has added a robust set-top diagnostics solution to the company’s broader service assurance portfolio. The STDC provides remote collection and presentation of detailed diagnostic set-top data and will be shown in conjunction with the Motorola NBBS Device Management Platform. Together these solutions deliver comprehensive device management capabilities, saving service providers on operating expenses and increasing consumer satisfaction.

To facilitate increased demand for HD content distribution, Motorola will also showcase the new DSR-6050 IRD solution for seamlessly converting programmer’s new MPEG-4 HD feeds to the cable-compatible MPEG-2 format .l

Content to the Consumer
In the Advanced Set-top Theater Experience zone, Motorola will demonstrate the stunning performance of the Motorola DCX3400 set-tops, complete with high-definition, MPEG-4 video and enhanced Dolby Digital Plus surround sound experience. Showcasing time-shifting and place-shifting applications, including the whole-home digital video recorder (DVR) experience, Motorola will highlight a new world of media mobility, enabling consumers to access high-quality video and audio entertainment, whenever and wherever they are.

Motorola will also have on site demonstrations of new Tru2way applications on the latest Motorola, Tru2way-compatible set-tops. The industry launch of Tru2way is helping to foster the development of innovative new cable applications, all designed to help consumer enjoy richer, more personalized media experiences.

Motorola’s Presence at The Cable Show 2008
In addition to extensive demonstrations at Booth #1405, Motorola’s presence will be felt throughout The Cable Show 2008 in partner booths, speaking engagements, sponsored events, and multiple community outreach activities. For more information on Motorola technology and activities, visit Motorola’s The Cable Show 2008 landing page on the Web. For insight and analysis, follow along with the Motorola blog, Media Experiences 2 Go.

What:

Brian Cappellani, Chief Technology Officer for Sigma, will present a Rogers Communications case study in partnership with Thomas Vari, SVP IT and CIO Cable for Rogers Communications. The presentation, titled “Converged Broadband Services Fulfilment…Delivered”, will detail RCI’s success with Sigma Advanced IP Service Fulfilment Solutions to deploy and fulfil a common set of defined broadband services. Attendees will learn:
• How Rogers’ service assets have been commonly defined, reused and provisioned over multiple access network technologies;
• How Sigma has enabled Rogers to extend its network reach and offer its addressable subscriber base a variety of options to access broadband services;
• The business benefits of a common IP service fulfilment architecture as it relations to ongoing operational expenditures; and,
• The importance of investing in IP service fulfilment infrastructure to enable business transformation in enabling multiple, IP-based service bundles.

The Rogers Communications/Sigma Systems case study is being presented in the “Delivering Innovative Services to the Cable Customer” module, which is being moderated by Kelly Anderson, Sector Head for Cable Markets, TM Forum.

When:
May 22, 2008 at 11:00 AM

Where:
TM Forum’s Management World 2008
Acropolis Convention Centre
Nice, France

Product Demonstrations

At booth 87, Sigma will highlight its global leadership in enabling advanced IP services such as high-speed data, video, voice, premium content and multimedia; to any device, on any network. Sigma is also pioneering the evolution to “applications enablement”, making it possible for service providers to rapidly deploy new applications and further distinguish themselves from the competition by offering a unique, personalised user experience. Sigma currently manages more than 50 deployments for CSPs with a combined total of approximately 100 million IP services deployed worldwide. Product demonstrations will include:

• Sigma’s Residential Triple-Play Solution, which enables the delivery of voice, video, high-speed data and ISP services. CSPs can rapidly introduce and deliver incremental messaging, premium content and entertainment services on top of defined triple-play bundles with Sigma’s complete, end-to-end solution.
• Sigma’s Hosted Commercial Voice Solution, which automates the complex IP service fulfilment functions required to deliver voice services with a full set of calling features, including call display, call forwarding, call answer and hunt groups, as well as innovative IP-based communication features such as find me/follow me and unified messaging. As well, it provides a web portal for SMB customers to manage their phone service remotely. The solution also supports LNP for multiple telephone number ordering and complex directory listings needed by businesses to preserve the investment in their phone numbers.
• Sigma’s Mobile Solution, which enables the service creation, service bundling and fulfilment process capabilities to deliver multiple services in a multi-technology mobile network domain. With Sigma, CSPs can automate the delivery of services such as voice telephony and voice features, push-to-talk, IM/SMS/MMS, premium content and broadband Internet capabilities with the push of a button.
• Sigma’s Advanced Advertising Solution, which is aligned with next-generation video standards, and demonstrates how subscriber data can be captured, correlated, analysed and subsequently leveraged to drive advanced advertising campaign decisions.

Media and Analyst Briefings

Sigma executives are available for one-on-one media and analyst briefings at the event. Please contact Artur Kwiatkowski (ak@kinrossrender.com or +44 (0) 20 7592 3100) for more information or to schedule a meeting and/or product demonstration.

TM Forum’s Management World 2008 takes place May 18-22, 2008 in Nice, France. Additional information is available from the TM Forum web site at http://www.tmforum.org/events/ManagementWorld2008/4807/home.html.

About Sigma Systems

Sigma Systems (www.sigma-systems.com) is the proven global leader in delivering advanced IP service fulfilment solutions. Sigma’s powerful OSS solutions enable the world’s Communications Service Providers (CSPs) to deliver any service, over any access technology to any device. The company’s award-winning software solutions include products for the fulfilment of Triple, Quad and All-Play services – defined as “New Services…Delivered”.

Sigma is a pioneer of Applications Enablement where new services and applications can be rapidly and efficiently enabled in a single system. Enablement includes service orchestration – where subscriber policy management, authorisation and entitlement processes, and business rules are managed and openly available for real-time service fulfilment.

Sigma’s heritage includes over 12 years of proven solution delivery experience in multi-service, multi-technology operating environments. Today, Sigma manages 50 deployments for CSPs with a combined total of approximately 100 million IP services deployed worldwide.