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SUWANEE, Ga., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ARRIS (NASDAQ:ARRS), a leading provider of broadband access equipment for cable telephony, data and video solutions, will bring its portfolio of advanced video solutions to its booth at the IBC Conference and Exhibition in Amsterdam (September 8-12, Hall 5, Stand 211). The ARRIS advanced video solutions are centered around its Keystone(TM) D5(TM) Universal Edge QAM and its Cadant(R) C4(R) CMTS deployed in an M-CMTS architecture. ARRIS will team up with EGT, a leader in high-quality digital video processing and Vertasent, a leading developer of advanced on-demand management systems, to showcase an end-to-end open standard Switched Digital Video network solution that couples the ARRIS D5 Universal Edge QAM with EGT's ENCORE encoders and Vertasent's SBM1000 Switched Broadcast Manager. The solution is designed to allow cable operators to deliver significant increases in content choice for their subscribers in a very cost-effective manner. The end-to-end solution makes use of a TV Guide client running on a standard set top box. The ENCORE premium encoder delivers dual pass CBR and can be upgraded to deliver closed loop VBR, DTMF/Contact Closure Detection and DPI RateLock(TM) which locks in ad insertion bandwidth. The Vertasent Switched Video Manager, provides resource management and processes channel change messages delivered via the set top upstream using the ARRIS D5's IGMP support. The ARRIS D5 Universal Edge QAM, which provides 48 QAM channels in 2 RU, then delivers the requested program onto the node. The ARRIS D5 QAM is upgradeable to add MPEG filtering, Conditional Access System (CAS), and support for modular CMTS (M-CMTS) architectures. The performance of the Switched Digital Video solution, as viewed by the subscriber, is comparable to today's broadcast tuning. In conjunction with RGB Networks, a leader in network video processing, ARRIS will demonstrate an IPTV Video Solution over the ARRIS M-CMTS (Modular Cable Modem Termination System) architecture. ARRIS will integrate RGB's Broadcast Network Processor (BNP) statistical multiplexer and video groomer with the ARRIS C4 CMTS and the ARRIS D5 Universal EdgeQAM to create a video over DOCSIS(R) solution that will allow cable operators to seamlessly deliver broadcast quality video streams to TVs or PCs at home, along with high speed data and voice services. The RGB BNP product is engineered to deliver the video streams at extremely high video quality within the specified available bit rates, allowing for concurrent provisioning of multiple advanced services on the same cable broadband service connection to each home. 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 R&D centers in Atlanta, GA, Chicago, IL and Cork, Ireland and support and sales offices throughout the world. Information about ARRIS products and services can be found at http://www.arrisi.com/. DATASOURCE: ARRIS CONTACT: Alex Swan of ARRIS Media Relations, +1-678-473-8327, or Web site: http://www.arrisi.com/

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