SUWANEE, Ga., July 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- ARRIS Group,
Inc. (NASDAQ: ARRS) announced that Comporium will sell the ARRIS
MS4000™ under the name "Moxi Sling" to its Whole Home Solution
subscribers. This new solution enables Comporium subscribers to
access live and recorded content on up to four HD channels in-home,
or three in-home and one outside the home, simultaneously.
Comporium subscribers will soon be able to purchase the ARRIS
MS4000 from Comporium at any of its retail locations in the Upstate
region of South Carolina.
"Our subscribers want to watch their live and recorded content
across a variety of mobile devices, inside and outside of the
home," said Matthew Dosch, executive
vice president, customer operations and external affairs at
Comporium. "The ARRIS MS4000™ is a powerful device that enables us
to further drive our TV Everywhere initiatives. Featuring this
technology adds significant value to our Moxi Whole Home Solution
deployments and directly supports our mission to deliver the very
best entertainment experience to our subscribers."
According to ARRIS's 2014 Consumer Entertainment Index, 70
percent of U.S./Canadian consumers enjoy streaming content at least
once a week, underscoring a significant service provider
opportunity to appeal to current customers through new multiscreen
streaming experiences.
The ARRIS MS4000 is powered by leading place-shifting technology
from Sling Media and is available to all service providers
deploying the ARRIS Whole Home Solution. The solution works with
the ARRIS Media Gateway Series to give subscribers the ability to
watch live and recorded content on tablets, smartphones, and other
mobile devices—in the home and on-the-go. The Comporium Moxi Whole
Home HD DVR app is available to subscribers with tablets and
smartphones running iOS and will be available later on
Android.
"By enabling in-home and remote viewing on mobile devices, the
ARRIS MS4000 delivers a true multiscreen 'TV Everywhere' video
experience to subscribers," said Bruce
McClelland, President, Network & Cloud and Global
Services, ARRIS.
Working together with ARRIS Whole Home Solution Gateway, and
ARRIS Mobile Application, the ARRIS MS4000 offers a simple
plug-and-play solution for the service provider. This simple and
flexible implementation embodies ARRIS's commitment to enabling the
multiscreen experience and continuing to expand the Whole Home
Solution ecosystem outside the home.
About Comporium
Comporium, Inc., headquartered in Rock
Hill, S.C., is a diversified privately held communications
company providing voice, video, data, wireless, security and
advertising services. Comporium's ventures include companies
providing fiber transport and business solutions, data storage and
managed services, smart devices and connected home/car services,
and digital signage. For more information, visit
www.comporium.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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2014. All rights reserved.
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