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IPTV: Strategic Acquisition of 4Home Announced by Motorola Mobility
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December 06, 2010

IPTV: Strategic Acquisition of 4Home Announced by Motorola Mobility

By Calvin Azuri, TMCnet Contributor


A definitive agreement to acquire 4Home (News - Alert), Inc. was signed by Motorola Mobility, Inc. An announcement in this regard has been made by the wholly-owned subsidiary of Motorola (News - Alert), Inc. A patented and award-winning software and services platform is developed by 4Home, Inc. The gap between the consumer and the devices that delivery services and information in today’s connected home are bridged by this software and services platform.


Subject to customary closing conditions, the acquisition is expected to be closed by the end of the year. Motorola Mobility has however not disclosed the terms of the transaction.

Connected home services are delivered by 4Home. Energy management, home security and monitoring, media management and home health are some of the services delivered by through its carrier-grade software platform, ControlPoint. Open standards are used by ControlPoint which is based on a customizable design. Compelling new services for consumers that utilize the growing number of connected devices in the home can be therefore created by partners.

In a press release, Dan Moloney, president of Motorola Mobility, said, "At Motorola Mobility, we continue to invest in our converged experiences portfolio, and 4Home provides a wealth of services and software applications that offer consumers control and information for their digital lives. The addition of the 4Home portfolio helps expand our vision of converged experiences in the home and beyond."

According to Leon Hounshell, president and CEO of 4Home, the adoption of the company’s award-winning connected home services platform will continue to increase with the 4Home team which is now a part of Motorola Mobility. New business segments like cables will be tapped. The company’s customers and partners will be supported by the addition of significant resources from the 4Home team.

In a press release, Hounshell said, "We're excited to become a part of Motorola Mobility, a premier innovator in communications, and look forward to leveraging our team's expertise to make meaningful contributions to the business."

“Connected home services” are provided by 4Home. Hardware vendors and service providers are able to create and deploy compelling, easy-to-use, and profitable new applications and services for the connected home. This is possible with 4Home’s ControlPoint, Portal Server, and SDK software products.


Calvin Azuri is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Calvin’s articles, please visit his columnist page.

Edited by Jaclyn Allard

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