COLOGNE, Germany, June 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ANGA COM 2013
– German video service provider, ROPA Television,
has selected the ST-6000 Series video transcoder from ARRIS Group,
Inc. (NASDAQ: ARRS). ROPA selected the ST-6000 to deliver
multichannel content to its customers while boosting bandwidth and
reducing operational costs through high-channel density and
transcoding efficiency.
The ST-6000 Series became part of the ARRIS portfolio through
the company's acquisition of Motorola Home. ARRIS combines
world-class solutions for the entire video delivery chain by
integrating innovative technologies across the cloud, network and
home.
The ST-6000 enables video service providers like ROPA to offer a
broader range of high-quality video services to support evolving
customer needs and headend requirements. The transcoder achieves
this through video delivery in three, six or even 12 channel
configurations.
Compared to single-channel transcoding solutions, the ST-6000
offers several key benefits:
- Bandwidth savings (in 3, 6, or 12 channel configurations)
- 80 percent reduction in power consumption
- 90 percent savings in overall space requirements (1RU)
- Video thumbnail generation
These benefits were key in ROPA's selection of the ST-6000, as
the company sought a solution that would scale with its customers'
growing performance requirements.
"Our service provider customers have discerning subscribers who
want a selection of the latest content, in high-definition,
on-demand," said Marco Zapf, CEO,
ROPA Television. "We tested a number of solutions from a range of
companies and identified the ARRIS ST-6000 as the solution that
will best allow us to scale and provide Live-TV transcoding of SDTV
and HDTV services, without incurring significant additional
costs."
The ST-6000 defrays service provider costs through MPEG-2 and
MPEG-4 decoding, which supports broadcast standards and legacy
set-tops. As service providers look to increase their channel
offerings and protect their estate, they can migrate channels from
SD to HD video via software license, thereby avoiding costly
hardware replacements. Additionally, the ST-6000 transcodes audio
signals independently of video, resulting in bandwidth savings of
up to 352kbps per video channel.
Steve McCaffery, EMEA General
Manager at ARRIS, said, "The ST-6000 transcoder suits video
providers who want to capitalize on their existing investments
through innovation that drives efficiency. We recognize providers
both large and small need to deliver carrier-class services whilst
keeping capital and operational expenditure down. Our transcoder
helps them achieve this while allowing them to increase quality and
choice."
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About ROPA
ropa group GmbH is a powerful and comprehensive service system for
modern ICT technologies. One of the main divisions of ropa GmbH
& Co. KG consists of the broadband service and an innovative
portfolio of services for carriers. Here services from consulting
to implementation to the active mode are offered. The offer
includes a complete range of services for triple play, in order to
provide the customer from the beginning with all the necessary
services can. With individually tailored white label services the
areas of Internet telephony and IP-TV are covered. Television ropa,
ropa is the youngest member of the group of companies, provides
Internet service providers, carriers and providers customized,
regionally coordinated transmitter and service packages as a basic
service in the IPTV - television of the future.
About ARRIS
ARRIS is a premier video and broadband technology company that
transforms how service providers worldwide deliver entertainment
and communications without boundaries. Its powerful end-to-end
platforms enable service and content providers to improve the way
people connect – with each other and with their favorite content.
The Company's vision and expertise continue to drive the industry's
innovations, as they have for more than 60 years. Headquartered
north of Atlanta, in Suwanee, Georgia, ARRIS has R&D, sales and
support centers throughout the world. For more information:
www.arrisi.com
ARRIS and the ARRIS Logo are trademarks or registered
trademarks of ARRIS Enterprises, Inc. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners. ©
2013 ARRIS Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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