SUWANEE, Ga., July 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ARRIS Group,
Inc. (NASDAQ: ARRS), a global leader in entertainment and
communications solutions, today announced its E6000 Converged Edge
Router (CER) has reached General Availability (GA).
Continuing the legacy of the C4® Cable Modem Termination System
(CMTS), the E6000 CER delivers new levels of density and
cost-effectiveness in a simple, robust integrated architecture that
has the capability to realize the vision of CCAP—the convergence of
high-speed data, voice, and video service delivery from a single
connector.
Achievement of this key milestone reflects the successful
completion of the multi-phased E6000 CER customer trial program,
which included several operator locations and tens of thousands of
live subscribers. ARRIS has also finalized its manufacturing
ramp process for the E6000 CER.
"We're excited to declare the General Availability of the E6000
CER," said Bruce McClelland,
President, Network & Cloud Global Services, ARRIS. "Operators
today are benefitting from the unrivaled efficiencies of the E6000
CER – in rack space, power consumption, cooling, advanced services
and new applications."
The E6000 CER represents a new standard of density in terms of
service groups and channels per unit of rack space. It also
provides superior efficiency in power consumption and cooling per
channel, all with a fully redundant and fully integrated design
that has no single point of failure. While the E6000 CER functions
today as an ultra-dense high availability CMTS, ARRIS also
successfully demonstrated the E6000 delivering converged services —
simultaneously delivering high-speed data and MPEG video traffic on
a single F connector — with hitless RF fail over capability at the
NCTA Cable Show 2013.
"The E6000 CER software is based on that of the C4 CMTS, which
enables seamless deployments," said McClelland, "Cable operators
who deploy IPv6 with the E6000 will benefit from years of
operational IPv6 experience gained with the C4 CMTS and from an
unprecedented level of service group and channel density, both
upstream and downstream."
In addition, the E6000 CER employs an integrated architecture
for fast, easy installation and a lifetime of OpEx savings when
compared to more complex modular platforms. Because the E6000 CER
active components can be upgraded via software to stay current with
changing service demands without new hardware each time, service
providers now have increased flexibility to customize channel
allocation without service interruptions and physically re-cabling
the headend.
For more information on the ARRIS E6000 CER, please click
here.
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
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