ARRIS and Axcera Announce the Installation of a Metro Wireless Video, Voice and Data System in Iraq
July 27 2005 - 7:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
ARRIS and Axcera Announce the Installation of a Metro Wireless
Video, Voice and Data System in Iraq SUWANEE, Ga., July 27
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ARRIS (NASDAQ:ARRS), in association with
Axcera, today announced that it has completed the installation of a
multimedia delivery system in a major city in Northern Iraq. This
deployment consists of wireless-enhanced Cadant(R) C3(TM) Cable
Modem Termination Systems (CMTS), WM450 modems, and Axcera 5700
series base station transmission equipment. The project was
developed, implemented and financed by Gulf Research Development
(GRD) and represents the first ARRIS DOCSIS(R) 2.0-based broadband
fixed access wireless system deployment in the Middle East. Initial
system integration was performed by Orbinet, a leading systems
integration company in the region. In the initial installation, the
system will provide over 150Mbps of capacity for data services for
up to 20,000 subscribers. When fully deployed, the capacity can be
increased to over 300Mbps from a single tower. This unique
deployment also demonstrates the advantages of the ARRIS Wireless
DOCSIS system's multi-vendor interoperability approach to
deployments. In addition to providing voice service and high speed
internet access from the DOCSIS 2.0- qualified Cadant C3, over 60
channels of full digital video are provided to subscribers 40km
from the base. "We are proud to be able to bring our proven
wireless DOCSIS technology to Iraqi consumers in conjunction with
Axcera, Orbinet and GRD," said Bryant Isaacs, President of ARRIS
New Business Ventures, on announcing the deployment. "We're
particularly pleased at how smoothly this deployment has gone
thanks to exhaustive pre-shipment testing." Axcera provided this
system as a turnkey solution, fully integrating and testing the
ARRIS system and Axcera microwave transmitters in the Axcera
factory. Once the system was shipped from the U.S., it was brought
up on site with no more test equipment than a simple voltmeter.
"This is the first integration of the best-of-breed technology of
Axcera and ARRIS. The result is an extremely robust broadband,
multi-channel, high-capacity fixed wireless system that is based
upon DOCSIS standards," said Jack Wilson, Senior Program Manager
for Axcera. "Because the system is completely wireless, the cost
and time required to lay copper or fiber facilities is eliminated,
allowing an economical and quick deployment, and the super-cell
architecture provides exceptional coverage." About ARRIS ARRIS
provides broadband local access networks with innovative systems
for the delivery of voice, video and high-speed 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, manufacturing, distribution, service and sales office
locations throughout the world. Information about ARRIS products
and services can be found at http://www.arrisi.com/. About Axcera
Axcera is a premier provider of equipment and systems for the
television broadcast and broadband wireless/MMDS industries.
Carrying on the tradition of offering the best products and
services for more than 20 years, the company has earned its
reputation as a high-quality manufacturer and integrator focused on
meeting customers' needs. Today, Axcera provides the most complete
line of television transmitter systems available from any
manufacturer, as well as end-to-end broadband wireless/MMDS
solutions, including complete network planning, design and
integration services. About ORBINET ORBINET is a group of companies
based in Beirut-Lebanon and has been active in the field of
Broadcast and Communications since 1990. Thanks to the quality of
its products and the choice of equipment, ORBINET has earned itself
a growing reputation and is known as one of the premier system
integrators in the Arab Countries. About GRD GRD Is a company
involved in developing telecommunications, energy, housing and
cement projects within the Middle East and Western Africa. GRD
implemented this state of the art technology project despite hard
conditions and logistics and the difficulty of obtaining the
necessary skilled human resources. DATASOURCE: ARRIS CONTACT: Alex
Swan, Media Relations of ARRIS, +1-678-473-8327, or ; or Richard
Schwartz, Director of Mktg. and Product Mgt. of Axcera,
+1-724-873-8100, or ; or Elie Eid, Managing Director of Orbinet,
961-1-896127, or Web site: http://www.arrisi.com/
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