Karlsruhe (Germany) 23rd March 2007 – The partners and members of the MOST Cooperation will meet in Frankfurt on March 27th, 2007 for the annual all-member-meeting. As the collaboration established to standardize and further develop MOST technology begins its tenth year of operation, representatives of the partners AUDI, BMW, DaimlerChrysler, Harman/Becker and SMSC (formerly OASIS SiliconSystems) and all other member companies will get together to take stock of the progress to date and outline the roadmap for 2007. “The year 2006 has been very successful for the MOST Cooperation”, summarizes Dr. Christian Thiel, administrator of the MOST Cooperation. “Twelve new enterprises joined the Cooperation bringing the number of members to 88 including the 15 leading car manufacturers. Currently in 45 car models, MOST (Media Oriented Systems Transport) is used to transmit infotainment information, such as audio and video, speech and data, over plastic optical fiber or an unshielded twisted pair of copper wires.” Members of the MOST Cooperation’s Steering Committee will present a report of the current status of the technology followed by an outlook and roadmap for 2007. Individual members will then report on the challenges and success stories involved in making MOST systems a reality. A variety of car manufacturers and automotive suppliers will also showcase their latest products and designs during the accompanying exhibition.

Specifications for the Network of the Second MOST Generation

Finalized in 2006, the specifications of the second generation of MOST – MOST50 – mark a significant milestone in the history of the MOST technology. With the “MOST Specification 2V5″ the MOST Cooperation doubles the bandwidth for automotive infotainment solutions from 25 to 50 Mbit/second. The “MOST Specification of Electrical Physical Layer 1V1″ is a further key specification the Cooperation offers its partners and members. It enables data transmission over an unshielded twisted pair (UTP) of copper wires while meeting stringent automotive electromagnet compatibility requirements. The new specifications satisfy today future requirements of automotive infotainment systems to move information over a single plastic optical fiber (POF) or UTP copper wire conductor and interconnect components such as multi-channel DVD players, satellite receivers, digital A/V players, digital storage devices, telematics systems and rear-seat entertainment systems.

About the MOST Cooperation

The MOST Cooperation was founded in 1998 by BMW, DaimlerChrysler, Harman/Becker and OASIS SiliconSystems (acquired by SMSC in March 2005) to establish and refine a common standard for today’s and tomorrow’s needs of automotive multimedia networks. At first a specification for infotainment data transfer in cars, the network is now also implemented in consumer electronics applications. In 2007 the Cooperation includes 15 international carmakers and 73 key component suppliers all working with MOST Technology and contributing towards its innovation. For more information see www.mostcooperation.com .