GMIT GmbH, a subsidiary of Munich-based technology group Rohde & Schwarz, has acquired the technology of Motama GmbH. The acquisition will expand the Berlin-based company’s product portfolio for interruption-free transmission of audio and video content in IP networks.
Headquartered in Saarbruecken, Motama is a pioneer in the field of professional transmission via unmanaged IP networks. The Saarbruecken-based company’s RelayCaster protocol is a solution that minimises packet losses to enable the quality-of-service (QoS) conditions required for interruption-free transmissions. The acquisition is designed to guild the expertise of GMIT in live online content distribution.
‘RelayCaster technology represents a major expansion of our Broadcast & Media Division’s current portfolio in the field of interruption-free transmission, and will impact future applications,’ says Rohde & Schwarz VP of Monitoring & Headend/GMIT MD, Hannes Strobel. ‘RelayCaster gives us the benefits of a fully established product in a highly promising market.’
‘Our technology will make a valuable contribution to Rohde & Schwarz achieving its ambitious objectives,’ adds Motama founder and MD, Dr Marco Lohse. ‘The structures and potential within Rohde & Schwarz offer optimal opportunities for the continued development of our products. Our customers will also benefit.’
The acquisition will also provide Motama customers with the financial security of a well-established technology group – an important basis for long-term partnerships with an additional focus on investment security. It is very important to Rohde & Schwarz and Motama that existing customers and partners be fully supported by GMIT.
RelayCaster and other Motama products are now available from GMIT as independent product solutions. Motama technology will be integrated into the Rohde & Schwarz broadcast and media portfolio and can be used for new software solutions and cloud environments. Motama products and technology will remain available through existing sales partners and also be integrated into the Rohde & Schwarz product portfolio for worldwide marketing via the Rohde & Schwarz sales network.
Lohse, who established the company in 2005, will retain primary responsibility for growth and development of the product line as the Director of R&D IP Gateways at GMIT, a position he will assume effective 1 June 2017.
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