AMSTERDAM, March 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Cable
Congress - Unitymedia KabelBW GmbH ("Unitymedia KabelBW"),
part of Liberty Global and a leading cable operator in Germany, has deployed the E6000 Converged Edge
Router (CER) from ARRIS Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARRS), enabling the
service provider to deliver 1 Gbps capacity to its customers for
enhanced broadband data and entertainment services.
The ARRIS E6000 CER is a Converged Cable Access Platform (CCAP)
that has been deployed worldwide and now provides service to over 2
million subscribers. Consumers demand more content, at faster
speeds and on more connected devices. The CCAP platform from ARRIS
enables cable operators to scale to these challenges, while meeting
the demand for more high-quality content anytime, on any device
wherever they are.
"ARRIS and Liberty Global have a long-term relationship during
which we have deployed ARRIS broadband infrastructure solutions at
Unitymedia KabelBW to efficiently grow our broadband services and
stay at the forefront of our market," said Colin Buechner, Chief Network Officer at Liberty
Global. "The E6000 CER enables us to expand our services to a
whole new level by providing large increases in capacity in a cost
effective manner."
"The ARRIS E6000 CER delivers improved density and a
cost-effective integrated architecture - it powers smarter
networks," said Steve McCaffery,
Senior Vice President, EMEA & Asia
Pacific, ARRIS. "Using much less space and power than
existing architectures as well as delivering remarkable downstream
and upstream capacity for super fast 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 Unitymedia KabelBW
Unitymedia KabelBW is the
leading cable operator in Germany
and the federal states of North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse and
Baden-Wurttemberg and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Liberty
Global. We market our services under two commercial brands,
Unitymedia and Kabel BW. We provide analog and digital cable
television services as well as internet and telephony services to
our 7.1 million customers who reside in our upgraded footprint. As
of December 31, 2013, Unitymedia
KabelBW served approximately 6.6 million video subscribers, 2.6
million internet subscribers and 2.5 million fixed-line telephony
subscribers over a broadband communications network that passed
approximately 12.6 million homes. More information on Unitymedia
KabelBW can be found at www.umkbw.de.
About Liberty Global
Liberty Global is the largest
international cable company with operations in 14 countries. We
connect people to the digital world and enable them to discover and
experience its endless possibilities. Our market-leading
triple-play services are provided through next-generation networks
and innovative technology platforms that connected 24 million
customers subscribing to 48 million television, broadband internet
and telephony services at December 31,
2013.
Liberty Global's consumer brands include Virgin Media, UPC,
Unitymedia KabelBW, Telenet and VTR. Our operations also include
Liberty Global Business Services, our commercial division and
Liberty Global Ventures, our investment fund. For more information,
please visit www.libertyglobal.com
About ARRIS
ARRIS is a global innovator in IP, video
and broadband technology. We have continually worked with our
customers to transform the experience of entertainment and
communications for millions of people across the world. The
people of ARRIS are dedicated to the success of our customers,
bringing a passion for invention that has fueled our 60-year
history: We created digital TV, delivered the first wireless
broadband gateway and are pioneering the standards and
pathways for tomorrow's personalized, Ultra HD, multiscreen, and
cloud services. We are dedicated to meeting today's challenges and
preparing for the tasks the future holds. Collaborating with
our customers, ARRIS will continue to solve the most pressing
challenges of 21st century communications. Together, we are
inventing the future. For more
information: www.arrisi.com
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