Since a substantial portion of subscriber losses was concentrated in the analogbase, we expect a better future for the company as it approaches complete digital transition.
The Japanese company, which is a big manufacturer of cell phones and infrastructure equipment such as base stations, once developed analog handsets for the North American market only to sell out of that business about 12 years ago.
The new Z-Base sound bars offer two analog audio inputs, one optical (toslink) digital input, one coaxial digital input - plus a front panel 3.5mm analog stereo input for convenient connection of an iPod or other portable audio device.