National show exhibitors pitch home market: cable, telco operators target voice, video and data opportunities.(NCTA preview: video)

Broadcasting & Cable, March, 2005 by Kerschbaumer, Ken

Digital video recorders (DVRs) and home-networking technologies will top the agendas of technology companies at the National Cable and Telecommunications Association's (NCTA) national show, which kicks off April 4 in San Francisco. The potential revenue from the DVR marketplace alone is approximately $100 million a year, per industry estimates.

Consumer appeal is one reason Motorola, for example, has shifted part of its emphasis from set-top boxes to whole-home mobility, tying video, voice and data services closely together. "We want to give consumers anytime, anywhere access to any information across any network," says Paul Alfieri, manager, public relations, for Motorola-connected home business. "It spans deep into broadband and wireless and will even...

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