Sunflower Broadband(R) to Implement Rapid Launch Hot Zone System(TM) from ARRIS for Commercial WiFi Deployments
January 25 2010 - 10:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
SUWANEE, Ga., Jan. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ARRIS (NASDAQ:ARRS)
today announced that Sunflower Broadband has selected the ARRIS
Rapid Launch Hot Zone System to enhance its existing WiFi service
capabilities. The system is an ARRIS integration of wireless
technology from BelAir Networks, and a centralized enterprise
management system from SolutionInc Ltd. "The ARRIS Rapid Launch Hot
Zone System will enable us to help our commercial customers expand
their marketing capabilities, which is especially valuable for
small businesses in this tough economic climate," said Karin
Woodard, Director of Business Development and IT for Sunflower
Broadband. "These enhanced services will also create stickiness for
our high speed data products, and produce new revenue from
advertising and expanded service level offerings." The Rapid Launch
Hot Zone System provides robust capabilities including centralized
management that enables operators to manage and bill numerous
commercial customers, who may have hundreds or thousands of end
users. It integrates with third party billing systems, and can
accommodate multiple pay-per-use options including credit cards,
email accounts, and access codes. The system enables
location-specific services which can consist of one business, or a
group of business locations under one account. Access points can be
managed individually for billing, authentication, bandwidth,
messaging, and marketing. Tiered bandwidth service offerings give
service providers the ability to charge premium rates for faster
connections, and enhanced marketing features enable providers or
their business customers to push specific marketing and advertising
content on customized "welcome" and "registration" pages based on
their locations. "After evaluating several options, we selected
this system because it easily interfaces with our existing network
infrastructure, and enables us to provide pay services and
marketing tools that can be tailored to the unique requirements of
our individual customers," added Woodard. "ARRIS has a successful
history of broadband commercial wireless integrations, and we are
happy to be working with them on this initiative." According to
Woodard, the company will begin integrating the SolutionInc
management system with more than 60 BelAir Networks access point
locations in Lawrence, KS and the surrounding communities of
Basehor, Tonganoxie, Linwood, and Eudora. Deployments are expected
to begin in March of 2010. "Sunflower Broadband is a
forward-looking operator that recognizes the strategic benefits of
enhanced internet services for its business customers and its own
bottom line," said Tom Williams, Vice President of Marketing and
Business Development for ARRIS. "We are proud to have been chosen
to assist them in expanding their commercial footprint." About
ARRIS ARRIS is a global communications technology company
specializing in the design, engineering and supply of technology
supporting 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,
GA, USA, ARRIS has R&D centers in Atlanta, Beaverton, OR;
Chicago, IL; Kirkland, WA; Wallingford, CT; Waltham, MA; 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/. About Sunflower
Broadband Sunflower Broadband is an innovative independent
broadband operator that provides more than 200 television channels,
high-speed cable internet access, and telephone services to
residential and commercial subscribers in the Lawrence, Eudora, and
Douglas County communities of northeast Kansas. It also provides
its community with unparalleled local news and information
resources through a converged partnership with the Lawrence
Journal-World, 6NEWS, and World Online. Named Independent Cable
Operator of the year in 2003, Sunflower Broadband was one of the
first cable operators in the country to offer a 100% all digital
channel lineup, high-speed internet access, and telephone services
to its residential subscribers. The company also works with local
businesses to provide everything from simple internet and
communication services, to complex networking and telecommunication
projects. About SolutionInc Limited With operations in more than 45
countries worldwide, SolutionInc is an established global leader in
Internet, centralized hotspot connectivity, billing and management
solutions. SolutionInc provides patented software and services to
the hospitality and telecommunications industries through its
award-winning, patented technology software products:
SolutionIP(tm) and SolutionIP(tm) Enterprise. Through 700,000+
touch points, SolutionIP(tm) allows people to easily and securely
connect to the Internet from locations such as hotel rooms,
convention centres, universities, restaurants and airports.
SolutionInc holds a robust patent and patent-pending portfolio and
is a trademark and a wholly owned subsidiary of SolutionInc
Technologies Limited (TSX-VEN: STL). http://www.solutioninc.com/
About BelAir Networks BelAir Networks is the market share leader in
Service Provider Wi-Fi solutions. The company's portfolio of indoor
and outdoor wireless LAN access points, control and management
systems enable service providers, government and businesses to
deliver high performance, scalable and flexible managed Wi-Fi
services to both enterprise and public users. BelAir Networks
solutions provide a compelling return on investment and address the
need for public Wi-Fi hot spots and hotzones, secure wireless LAN,
cellular data offload, wireless backhaul and video surveillance.
Innovative cable, telecom and mobile service providers use BelAir
Networks to drive revenue and improve competitiveness. Founded in
2001, BelAir Networks is a privately held company with customers
that include AT&T and Cablevision and backed by investment from
Comcast Interactive Capital, T-Mobile Venture Fund and leading
venture capital firms including Trilogy Equity Partners. For more
information, visit http://www.belairnetworks.com/. DATASOURCE:
ARRIS CONTACT: Alex Swan, ARRIS Media Relations, +1-678-473-8327,
Web Site: http://www.arrisi.com/
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