SEOUL, South Korea,
Dec. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SK
Broadband, a leading integrated communications company in
South Korea, is deploying the
E6000 Converged Edge Router (CER) from ARRIS Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:
ARRS), enabling the service provider to launch its new 1GB data
service, as well as enhanced entertainment experiences.
The ARRIS E6000 CER is a Converged Cable Access Platform (CCAP)
that has been deployed worldwide and now provides service to over 1
million subscribers. South Korean consumers are demanding more
content, at faster speeds and on more connected devices. The CCAP
platform from ARRIS will enable operators, such as SK Broadband, to
scale to these challenges, while meeting the demand for more
high-quality content anytime, on any device wherever they are.
"As we prepare to launch our new 1GB data service we looked for
a solution that can scale to deliver these higher speeds, but with
an eye on cost and space requirements," said Richard Kim, Team Leader of Network Planning HQ
and Access Network Engineering Team, SK Broadband. "We have a
long-standing relationship with ARRIS, and we can trust ARRIS to
deliver…the E6000 meets our needs today and has the scalability we
need for the future."
"SK Broadband operates in a highly competitive marketplace and
in order to meet the demands of their customers and stay ahead of
the game they need improved density and a cost-effective integrated
architecture. The ARRIS E6000 CER delivers all this and more - it
powers smarter networks," said Tim
Gropp, Senior Vice President, Asia
Pacific, ARRIS. "Using much less space and power than
existing architectures as well as delivering game-changing
downstream and upstream capacity and delivering broadband speeds to
attract and retain customers, our E6000 is the perfect
package."
Powering Smarter Networks: The ARRIS E6000
The ARRIS
E6000 CER delivers new levels of density and cost-effectiveness in
a simple, robust integrated architecture that will enable converged
services on broadband networks. The E6000 CER provides a
high-availability, high-performance solution, and supports a fully
redundant design.
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
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ARRIS Enterprises, Inc. 2013. All rights reserved.
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