Cablemas of Mexico Selects ARRIS to Add VoIP Service to Its Triple Play Bundle
April 12 2007 - 11:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
SUWANEE, Ga., April 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ARRIS
(NASDAQ:ARRS) today announced that Mexican cable Multiple System
Operator (MSO) Cablemas has again selected the ARRIS C4(R) CMTS and
Touchstone(R) E-MTAs to expand its launch of digital telephony
service as part of its new triple play package. Cablemas has
previously deployed ARRIS technology to provide VoIP service to
over 30,000 homes in cities including Cuernavaca and Tijuana, and
anticipates launching the service this summer in additional cities
where Cablemas now has franchises. Cablemas' VoIP service competes
with the incumbent national telco Telmex, and is one of the few
MSOs in Mexico currently offering the triple play package of voice,
video and data -- from one central billing location. "ARRIS offers
the right combination of global technical expertise, scale and
support to help ensure the success of our Digital Telephone service
rollout -- today and into the future," said Arnoldo Meiselmann, COO
of Cablemas. "In addition, ARRIS offers a world-class CMTS
platform. We tested a number of systems and the C4 was unmatched in
terms of scalability, density, RF redundancy and other critical
carrier-class features. We look forward to leveraging the ARRIS
platform to cost-effectively deliver the next level of Digital
Telephone services to our customers." "We are delighted to expand
our excellent and long-standing relationship with Cablemas," noted
ARRIS Sr. Vice President, Mexico/Central America Sales George
Fletcher. "Triple play service deployment with the necessary
accompanying quality of service and availability is rapidly growing
in Mexico and throughout the Latin American market. ARRIS is
committed to providing the region's cable operators with the best
solutions, service and technical support for which we are known."
About ARRIS ARRIS provides broadband local access networks with
innovative 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 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 Cablemas: Cablemas is the
second-largest cable television operator in Mexico based on number
of subscribers and homes passed. As of September 30, 2006,
Cablemas' cable network served over 675,695 cable television
subscribers, 159,732 high- speed internet subscribers, and 20,616
IP telephony lines, with over 1,940,785 homes passed. Cablemas is
the concessionaire with the broadest coverage in Mexico, operating
in 37 cities throughout the country's oil, maquiladora and tourist
regions, as of September 30, 2006. Cablemas has consistently
introduced innovative products in Mexico and was the first cable
operator in the country to provide a "Triple Play" bundled service
package of cable television, high speed internet and IP telephony.
More information about Cablemas can be found at
http://www.cablemas.com/. DATASOURCE: ARRIS CONTACT: Alex Swan of
ARRIS Media Relations, +1-678-473-8327, Web site:
http://www.arrisi.com/
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