AMSTERDAM, Sept. 13, 2013
/PRNewswire/ -- IBC 2013 -- ARRIS Group, Inc.
(NASDAQ: ARRS) is demonstrating its transformative communications
and entertainment solutions for service providers at IBC 2013. The
demonstrations encompass the newly expanded portfolio from ARRIS
including solutions for the home, network and cloud
environments.
"ARRIS is a trusted leader in end-to-end solutions that empower
service providers to deliver tomorrow's communications and
entertainment experiences without boundaries," said Steve McCaffery, Senior Vice President, EMEA,
ARRIS. "We continue to work with Europe's leading providers to bring our global
innovation and leadership to projects that are transforming the way
that their customers connect with each other and experience their
favorite content."
ARRIS is uniquely positioned to address the demands of new
multiscreen and connected home. Its global portfolio has been
adopted by customers throughout Europe, including these recent wins:
- Stofa Deploys ARRIS APEX3000 to Meet Increased Data Demand
- ZON Selects ARRIS APEX3000 for Smooth Transition to CCAP and
VOD Service Efficiencies
- Telenor Sweden Selects IPTV Set-Tops from ARRIS
At its stand (1.D31), ARRIS will showcase demonstrations of its
newly integrated portfolio—directly addressing the three most
pressing initiatives for service providers:
- Transforming networks for tomorrow's entertainment
experiences
- Delivering smarter content experiences ("your media, your
way")
- Empowering the evolving home ecosystem.
Transforming Networks
New IP services and the
proliferation of connected devices in the home are putting
unprecedented strain on providers' networks. The ARRIS portfolio of
network solutions brings together leading technology, innovation,
and expertise to prepare each provider's network for the future,
while addressing its unique needs.
- HEVC – ARRIS continues its leadership in the
evolution of TV, demonstrating 4K content delivery over the new
HEVC standard.
- GT-3 MBR Transcoder – The ARRIS GT-3 Multiple Bit
Rate (MBR) Transcoder will demonstrate industry-leading advanced
encoding and adaptive bit rate capabilities required for tomorrow's
multiscreen experiences.
- E6000 Converged Edge Router – The ARRIS E6000 CER
leads the industry in density and efficiency—providing the speed,
availability, and scalability to meet the demands of tomorrow's
multiscreen IP applications with today's hardware. Its
high-availability design (99.999%) is achieved via an integrated RF
switch and spare module, which can perform hitless operation to
maintain system services without interruption.
The expanded ARRIS Assurance portfolio empowers service
providers to remotely monitor and manage network elements and
technicians. This enables improved service quality and
operational efficiency—increasing customer satisfaction, thus
reducing churn and operating expenses.
- ServAssure™ Edge Visibility and Subscriber Portal – Part of the
ARRIS Service Assurance suite, this award-winning
enterprise application enables remote management, provisioning and
service quality in the complex multiscreen environment. This unique
combination of remote visibility, diagnostics, and troubleshooting
provides true visibility into the subscriber's network—including
consumer devices—so that issues can be resolved before they become
problems.
Delivering Smarter Content Experiences
Service
providers face growing demand for personalized, high-definition
multiscreen services from more than half of digital consumers,
according to a recent study by ARRIS.
This presents a unique challenge to deliver the full range of
content across all devices from a variety of vendors. ARRIS is
uniquely positioned to deliver these integrated experiences through
an end-to-end portfolio that bridges HTML5 UIs, advertising,
security, and management via the cloud, network, and home.
- DreamGallery – Personalized content experiences
and navigation—proven in leading deployments in Europe and North
America. DreamGallery is a cloud-based HTML5 platform that
enables user experience development across the full range of
multiscreen applications at Internet speeds. ARRIS continues to
innovate with new applications and development on RDK, speeding
delivery of the advanced IP services and applications that
consumers want…today.
The ARRIS portfolio features a suite of targeted advertising
solutions for multiscreen that enable providers to deliver
personalized media experiences and enhance revenue opportunities
across all networks and devices. This integrated suite combines the
industry's most widely-deployed ad technology, Emmy Award-winning
ad insertion platform, and its leading suite of multiscreen
solutions—for ad experiences that are not only seamless, but
geo-targeted, screen-specific, and personalized.
- AdManager – Harnessing the proliferation in
mobile devices to bring targeted and engaging advertising
experiences to subscribers, wherever they are.
- Merchandiser – Marketing content sales across
multiple screens to enhance content revenue with relevant,
personalized promotions, bundled offerings and
recommendations.
ARRIS will also offer live demonstrations of leading solutions
to secure and manage advanced new multiscreen experiences:
- SecureMedia® – Advanced multi
award-winning content security solution that has been deployed by
service providers around the world and is approved by all major
Hollywood studios.
- Connect SR – Addressing
fragmentation and acting as a central broker for multiple DRM / CAS
systems and other applications (i.e., Guide, TR-069). Connect SR
does the heavy lifting for service providers, orchestrating
policies and rules for services, authenticating user devices, and
administering entitlements to be delivered…all while easily
integrated with the business system.
Empowering the Evolving Home Ecosystem
As the
industry embraces the path to multiscreen, the expanded portfolio
of ARRIS gateways and set-tops provide service providers with a
variety of choices for getting there. ARRIS gateways offer a
selection of tools to address consumer demand for video, broadband,
and telephony, while ensuring that today's hardware will scale to
tomorrow's connected home.
ARRIS announced its industry-leading portfolio of gateways and
wireless set-tops @ IBC, as well as another key customer win with
Telenor that evidences continued support for ARRIS video leadership
from the global service provider community. Featured gateways
include:
- DVX3662 – One of the leading gateways from
ARRIS, the DVX3662 represents the evolution of the set-top. The
DVB-C/IP video gateway is the center of the new IP connected home.
The multi-tuner DCX3662 leverages transcoding, IP streaming,
802.11ac Wi-Fi and powerful software and cloud technology to
deliver multiscreen and time-shift TV around the home, while
reducing energy use and maintenance.
- VIP1113W & VIP21502W – Compact, wireless
set-tops that support IP streaming with the latest Wi-Fi
technology, enabling interactivity with other devices as well as
high-quality video distribution.
- NVG589 and 599 xDSL/FTTH – Supporting
ultra broadband Internet connectivity with advanced functionality
and performance features including concurrent high-powered 802.11n
2.4GHz and 802.11ac 5Ghz Wi-FI. The NVG589/99 packs in advanced
Quality of Service (QoS), security firewall, and extensive remote
management features that enable reliable, single-platform delivery
of voice, data, and streaming broadcast-quality video over the
broadband network.
ARRIS Speakers at IBC
ARRIS experts will be speaking
at the IBC conference on the following dates:
Saturday, 14th September
- John Ulm, ARRIS Fellow of the
Technical Staff, will be presenting his technical paper on "The
Dawn of Cloud-Based DVR".
- Dr. Sean McCarthy, ARRIS Fellow
of the Technical Staff, will be participating in the session
entitled "The Great Quality Debate: Do we really need to go beyond
HD?" in conjunction with participants such as BBC's Head of
Technology for HD & 3D.
Visit ARRIS at IBC 2013 in Amsterdam at stand 1.D31 and online at
www.arrisi.com/media_kits/IBC13
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. © ARRIS Enterprises, Inc. 2013. All rights
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