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ARRIS Lands Major New CMTS Account Hanaro Telecom of Korea to Purchase ARRIS Cadant(R) C4s(TM) with CommVerge Solutions as Value-Added Reseller SUWANEE, Ga., June 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ARRIS (NASDAQ:ARRS) today announced that its Korean Value-Added Reseller (VAR) CommVerge Solutions has entered into an agreement to supply Hanaro Telecom with ARRIS Cadant C4 Cable Modem Termination Systems (CMTS) as part of Hanaro's next-generation large capacity CMTS upgrade. Hanaro's decision was based on the carrier-grade attributes of the ARRIS Cadant C4 CMTS and ARRIS' level of technical support. ARRIS expects that deliveries of the Cadant C4 will be made over a three-year period. Hanaro Telecom is Korea's second-largest broadband telecommunications provider, with total subscribers of 2.8 million. The ARRIS technical submission was judged the "Best Technical RFQ Response" by Hanaro's Technology section during the Technical RFQ process. Some of the attributes of the total ARRIS CMTS solution that impressed Hanaro's technical team were specific software features designed by ARRIS engineers on a very short deadline. Mr. Edmund Wei, President and CEO of CommVerge Solutions said, "This partnership between ARRIS and CommVerge Solutions is, by far, what Hanaro needs to help them meet their business objectives in their CMTS business. ARRIS has an impressive product that will match the qualities and standards that Hanaro is looking for, while CommVerge's technical expertise and strong track record in providing the best solution will ensure the success of this project." "We are extremely honored to have been awarded a significant portion of Hanaro Telecom's large capacity CMTS business," said ARRIS Chairman and CEO Bob Stanzione. "After an exhaustive evaluation, our C4 CMTS platform was able to exceed Hanaro's performance expectations. Additionally, our Flexpath wideband data technology will greatly assist to meet Hanaro's aggressive initiative of delivering high speed data throughput speeds." About ARRIS ARRIS provides broadband local access networks with innovative high-speed data and telephony systems for the delivery of voice, video and data to the home and business. ARRIS complete solutions enhance the reliability and value of converged services from the network to the subscriber. Headquartered in Suwanee, Georgia, USA, ARRIS has design, engineering, distribution, service and sales office locations throughout the world. Information about ARRIS products and services can be found at http://www.arrisi.com/. About Hanaro Telecom Hanaro Telecom was formed in September 1997, as the second player in the Korean local telephone market. It is also now a high-speed Internet provider in Korea. Hanaro Telecom had launched its Internet access services in Seoul, Busan, Incheon and Ulsan in April 1999. At the end of December 2002, the company had deployed fiber optics networks covering 100 cities. The company had integrated broadband Internet access services such as ADSL, VDSL, Hybrid Fiber Coaxial cables (HFC) and Wireless LAN into a single brand called HanaFOS in June 2001. Hanaro Telecom also offers broadband content on its multimedia portal called HanaFOS.com, which has been integrated with HANANET and DreamX.net. The company plans to explore VoIP (Voice over IP), IP-TV and Home- Networking service. About CommVerge Solutions: CommVerge Solutions is a unique services company and a leading integrator of technology and business solutions, serving Telecommunications Service Providers throughout Asia. Since its inception in 1999, CommVerge has undertaken countless projects to design, implement and maintain converged voice and data networks, mobile network infrastructure, as well as 2.5G and 3G application platforms. CommVerge's mission is to assist customers maximize value and reduce risk by offering superior professional services and network solutions designed to realize their business, technical and operational objectives. Headquartered in Hong Kong, CommVerge has established offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore, Taipei, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Bangkok, Brunei Darussalam, and San Jose, California. To learn more, please visit http://www.commverge.com/. Forward-looking statements: Certain information and statements contained in this press release constitute forward-looking statements with respect to the business of ARRIS. Statements that are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections about the markets in which the Company operates and management's beliefs and assumptions regarding these markets are forward-looking statements. The Company cautions that any forward-looking statements made are not guarantees of future performance. Statements made in this press release, including those related to the term and timing of product shipments are forward-looking statements. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in these statements. Among other things, the availability of our product, expected performance within the customer's system, and the customer's expected capital spending requirements are based on assumptions which management believes to be reasonable at this time. In addition to the factors set forth in this release, other factors that could cause results to differ from current expectations and additional information regarding these and other factors relative to our business can be found in ARRIS' reports filed with Securities and Exchange Commission. In providing forward-looking statements, the Company is not undertaking any obligation to update publicly or otherwise these statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. DATASOURCE: ARRIS CONTACT: Alex Swan, ARRIS Media Relations, +1-678-473-8327, or ; or CY Lai of CommVerge Solutions, Web site: http://www.arrisi.com/ http://www.commverge.com/

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