Rohde & Schwarz acquires Motama technology
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| 24 May 2017

Aiming to enhance its expertise in live online content distribution, Rohde & Schwarz subsidiary GMIT has acquired the technology of Motama GmbH.

Headquartered in Saarbruecken, Motama claims to be a pioneer in the field of professional transmission via unmanaged IP networks. Its RelayCaster protocol is designed to minimise packet losses to enable the quality-of-service (QoS) conditions required for interruption-free transmissions. The acquisition is intended to expand Berlin-based GMIT’s product portfolio for interruption-free transmission of audio and video content in IP networks.

“RelayCaster technology represents a major expansion of our Broadcast and Media Division’s current portfolio in the field of interruption-free transmission, and will impact future applications,” remarked Hannes Strobel, Rohde & Schwarz vice president monitoring and head-end, and GMIT MD. “RelayCaster gives us the benefits of a fully established product in a highly promising market.”

RelayCaster and other Motama products will now be available from GMIT GmbH 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 GmbH 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.

Motama founder and managing director Marco 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 from 1 June 2017.