ARRIS Enables Gigabit Ethernet Services With New FTTMax(TM) Passive Optical Network Devices
May 20 2009 - 1:45PM
PR Newswire (US)
SUWANEE, Ga., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ARRIS (NASDAQ:ARRS)
announces the availability of its new FTTMax Ethernet Passive
Optical Networking (EPON) solution - a platform designed to
leverage the existing cable infrastructure and drive fiber to the
premises as cable operators worldwide look for ways to increase
revenues by offering new services to business and residential
customers. The ARRIS FTTMax EPON solution, which is comprised of
the FTTMax EPON Optical Line Terminal (OLT) and Optical Network
Unit (ONU), allows operators to add mixed use services easily and
incrementally, without changing their existing back office
operations. It is ideally suited to expand cable operators' ability
to serve small and medium businesses and emerging markets by
providing Gigabit Ethernet services. Operators already using the
ARRIS CHP Max 5000 Head End chassis can add EPON to their service
offerings by simply adding an ARRIS FTTMax EPON OLT to the CHP Max
5000 chassis and an ARRIS FTTMax EPON ONU at the customer premises.
These 'plug and play' modules leverage ARRIS widely deployed
CORWave coordinated wavelength plan over existing HFC
infrastructures, reducing up front capital investment, and allowing
the EPON services to co-exist with other services, even over a
single fiber. The FTTMax OLT media converter simplifies network
operations and reduces operators' investments by making use of
DOCSIS back-office systems and existing routers and switches. Up to
1,280 customers can be served from the twenty OLT ports per 2RU. At
less than ten watts per port, this high density also comes with low
power consumption. "Because The ARRIS FTTMax EPON systems utilize
the CORWave coordinated wavelength plan and DOCSIS back-office
systems MSOs can target business services quickly, cost
effectively, easily and incrementally, while conserving fiber --
one of their most valuable assets," said ARRIS Access and Transport
President John Caezza. "The cable industry has always found
innovative methods of optimizing its network and EPON-based
solutions add an elegant option as they tap into new business
service revenue streams while keeping pace with their residential
customers' increasing information and entertainment needs." About
ARRIS ARRIS is a global communications technology company
specializing in the design, engineering and supply of technology
supporting triple- and quad-play broadband services for residential
and business customers around the world. The company supplies
broadband operators with the tools and platforms they need to
deliver reliable telephony, demand driven video, next-generation
advertising and high-speed data services. Headquartered in Suwanee,
Georgia, USA, ARRIS has R&D centers in Suwanee, GA; Chicago IL;
State College, PA; Beaverton, OR; Wallingford, CT; Cork, Ireland;
and Shenzhen, China, and operates 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, ARRIS Media Relations, +1-678-473-8327, Web Site:
http://www.arrisi.com/
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