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To: Craig Kaltner who wrote (180)	3/25/1998 9:44:00 AM
From: Don Dorsey	Respond to of 615

General Instrument Develops ATSC-Compliant Digital Television System for Broadcast DTV Implementation Worldwide PR Newswire - February 23, 1998 11:34 GIC %CPR %TLS %PDT V%PRN P%PRN ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SAN DIEGO, Calif., Feb. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- General Instrument Corporation (NYSE: GIC) announced today that it has developed an MPEG-2 ATSC encoding system for the delivery of digital television (DTV) by broadcasters around the world. ATSC is a standard of the Advanced Television Systems Committee. The system, developed by General Instrument's San Diego-based Satellite Data Networks business unit, will compress and multiplex both standard definition TV (SDTV) and high definition (HDTV) signals in a single, ATSC- compliant, integrated encoding and transmission system for DTV applications in terrestrial broadcast, satellite, microwave, and fiber network transmission. The announcement follows the recent news that GI and Sony Electronics, Inc. plan a strategic alliance to jointly develop technologies for digital cable TV devices and high-definition TV products. General Instrument invented the all-digital HDTV system in May, 1990 and has been a leader in U.S. HDTV standards development. The company's leadership and technology are the basis of the Grand Alliance (GA) and the ATSC digital television standard. The new DTV encoding system is fully ATSC compliant and backward compatible with GI's current standard definition MPEG-2 system that is widely deployed around the world. It provides a natural growth path for current users and a proven platform for new customers to launch high definition, standard definition, or a mix of both services. GI's DigiCipher(R) II ATSC encoding and transmission systems offer broadcasters a multi-stage, cost-effective and flexible approach to move from NTSC to SDTV as well as HDTV. They allow broadcasters to start from one service and move to another or to mixed services while preserving the value of initial investment and avoiding the expense of completely changing system architecture. In addition to ATSC compliance, the new encoding system supports the standard interfaces approved by broadcast industry groups such as the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE). "We're delighted to provide our technical expertise and experience in video compression, digital transmission and conditional access for broadcasters to implement DTV," said John Glass, vice president/business manager of advanced video networks for GI's Satellite Data Network Systems business. "General Instrument pioneered all-digital solutions for broadcast, satellite and cable in both standard and high definition, and we've won five Emmy(R) awards for our efforts," Glass said. "The evolution of our MPEG2 system to include HDTV and full ATSC compliance shows General Instrument's continuing commitment to the success of digital television." General Instrument is the world leader in analog and digital systems that provide video, audio and high-speed Internet/data services over cable and satellite television networks. This past December, GI announced that major cable operators expect to purchase at least 15 million of GI's advanced digital set-top devices over the next 3 to 5 years at an estimated value of $4.5 billion. GI's cable and satellite TV operations have approximately 7,000 employees and annual sales of approximately $1.8 billion. Visit our web site at www.gi.com SOURCE General Instrument Corporation /CONTACT: Greg La Brache, Dir. of Public Relations, 619-404-3967, or glabrache@gi.com, or Dick Badler, Vice President of Corporate Communications, 773-695-1030, or dbadler@gi.com/ /Web site: gi.com