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'Sprint Car Capital of the World' Gets Secure Network From ARRIS, Mediacom Communications and Rankin Communication Systems, Inc. SUWANEE, Ga., May 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ARRIS (NASDAQ:ARRS) today announced that, in conjunction with local cable operator Mediacom Communications and Rankin Communication Systems, Inc., it has created a secure, packet-encrypted broadband network and VLAN to provide the Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa with a backbone for its upgraded ticket scanning system to accommodate the 24,000 seat raceway. The Knoxville Raceway was originally built in the late 1800s and today is known as 'the Sprint Car Capital of the World'. The raceway wanted to install a high-speed network to carry information between handheld WiFi ticket scanners and the local and off-site authentication servers. However, at this 1.4 million square foot complex the only broadband transport system in place was 1,600 feet of buried outdoor coaxial cable plant, deployed by Mediacom Communications to support an on-site CCTV system. The ARRIS CXM proprietary Ethernet-over-coax technology proved to be the perfect solution. Working above 900 MHz, it did not interfere with any of the existing video or cable modem traffic on Mediacom's cable TV plant and a packet-encrypted network was quickly created using the existing coax that was capable of delivering speeds of 36 Mbps downstream and 24 Mbps upstream. A local VLAN was easily constructed to allow handheld scanners to access the local server via an Ethernet connection. ARRIS personnel worked with Mediacom techs and Rankin representatives to install the equipment in just a few hours, providing five 10/100 Ethernet connections at different locations along Mediacom's coaxial plant. "We've been very happy with how well the ARRIS CXM system works on the coax cable we already had installed at the Raceway," said Curt Snodgrass, Mediacom's Technical Services Manager. "It enhances the Raceway's ability to more efficiently handle ticket sales and doesn't interfere with any of our other video or data services." "This is another innovative application from the ARRIS CXM line," noted George Junca, ARRIS CXM Director of Sales. "It proves once more that wherever there is coax, ARRIS CXM can deliver high speed solutions." "We have not had a single trouble call on the ARRIS CXM system," said Bob Rankin, President & CEO of Rankin Communication Systems, Inc. "We couldn't be happier and would definitely recommend this solution to others." About ARRIS ARRIS provides broadband local access networks with innovative, best-in- class video, 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 extensive R&D centers in Chicago, IL and Cork, Ireland and support and sales offices in many locations throughout the world. Information about ARRIS products and services can be found at http://www.arrisi.com/. DATASOURCE: ARRIS CONTACT: Alex Swan, Media Relations of ARRIS, +1-678-473-8327, or Web site: http://www.arrisi.com/

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