SUWANEE, Ga., Oct. 19, /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ARRIS
(Nasdaq: ARRS) today announced its highly-anticipated downstream
module upgrade, significantly increasing the downstream density of
the DOCSIS® 3.0 C4 CMTS. Adding increased downstream density
gives cable operators the ability to deliver more bandwidth per
subscriber at a much lower cost than previously possible. For
customers, it will provide higher speed service tiers, especially
for eight channel bonded services – enabling speeds up to 304 Mb/s
for North American DOCSIS (Annex B) and 400 Mb/s for European
DOCSIS (Annex A). Additionally, the C4's support for IPv6 is
critical for the industry since the supply of available IP
addresses has shrunk significantly while the demand for new
addresses keeps rising.
DOCSIS 3.0 was initially introduced in 2008 on the C4 CMTS with
a 16 downstream channel single slot Cable Access Module (CAM).
With this second generation DOCSIS 3.0 capability, the
capacity of the 16D CAMs can be increased to 32 Annex B or 24 Annex
A downstream channels. This increase in capacity further
underscores the tremendous investment protection and lowest overall
total cost of ownership that ARRIS provides cable operators who
have selected the C4 CMTS for their IP networking needs.
ARRIS provides a comprehensive program to simplify the
process of upgrading existing 16D CAMs to the XD CAM.
ARRIS is also announcing C4 software release 7.4, which provides
IPv6 support as well as support for DOCSIS 3.0 Multicast traffic.
All these new features build on the highly reliable C4
architecture with its industry-leading redundancy. Operators
will be able to deploy IPv6 with confidence and, by combining
Multicast IP Video with DOCSIS 3.0 channel bonding, will be able to
deliver IP Video in the most efficient way possible.
UPC Broadband, a division of Liberty Global, Europe's largest cable operator and a
long-standing ARRIS customer, has been a lead innovator in the
deployment of advanced high speed data services and is excited
about these new product enhancements: "The introduction of
DOCSIS 3.0 services has been an incredible success for UPC and our
customers, and has been essential in attracting and retaining new
customers," said UPC CTO Eric
Lennon. "We look forward to further improvements in
our High Speed Data Service as it is critical we maintain our lead
in this competitive environment. The ARRIS C4 CMTS has performed
very well, and this new release will provide substantial additional
capacity as well as critical features such as IPv6."
"We believe this is extremely good news for our existing and
future C4 customer base as the total cost of ownership of a C4 is
improved every time we extend its capacity and density," said ARRIS
Broadband Communications Systems President Bruce McClelland. "The XD CAM is a highly
cost effective way to double downstream capacity without
significant service disruption or configuration changes, and paves
the way to deliver the highest quality broadband user
experience."
For more information, please visit:
www.arrisi.com/get/32DCAM
About ARRIS
ARRIS is a global communications technology company specializing
in the design, engineering and supply of technology that supports
broadband services for residential and business customers around
the world. The company supplies broadband operators with the tools
and platforms they need to deliver carrier-grade telephony, network
video processing, whole home video, demand driven video,
next-generation advertising, network and workforce management
solutions, access and transport architectures and ultra high-speed
data services. Headquartered in Suwanee,
Georgia, USA, ARRIS has R&D centers in Suwanee; Beaverton,
OR; Chicago, IL;
Kirkland, WA; State College, PA; 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 www.arrisi.com.
SOURCE ARRIS
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