SEOUL, South Korea,
March 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/
-- South Korean operator LG U+ is expanding its deployment of
the E6000® Converged Edge Router (CER) from ARRIS
International, plc (NASDAQ: ARRS) to deliver gigabit speed
broadband services across its entire nationwide footprint.
The rollout extends ARRIS's and LG U+'s partnership to deliver
advanced broadband and video services in South Korea, following an initial deployment
of E6000 CERs in major cosmopolitan areas last year. The ARRIS
E6000 CER enables LG U+ to build upon its existing cable
infrastructure using hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC) technology to
achieve significant cost savings and accelerate next-generation
service delivery.
LG U+ and other leading service providers around the world have
chosen the market-leading ARRIS E6000 CER to power their gigabit
deployments today, while preparing for tomorrow's services through
its software-upgradable DOCSIS® 3.1-ready
architecture.
"ARRIS's E6000 enables LG U+ to leverage its existing HFC
infrastructure to quickly and cost-effectively scale to the
next-generation of services," said Tim
Gropp, Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific Sales, ARRIS. "By
broadening deployment of the ARRIS E6000 LG U+ is investing in
their network's evolution—anticipating future growth as well as
subscribers' ever-growing expectations."
"The ARRIS E6000 CER is the leading CCAP solution for delivering
gigabit services," said Bruce
McClelland, President, Network & Cloud, Global Services,
ARRIS. "Our close collaboration with LG U+ in South Korea enables us to provide the scale
and expertise to deliver top broadband speeds and advanced video
services to millions of subscribers, today and well into the
future."
Powering Smarter Networks: The ARRIS E6000
CER
The E6000 CER is based on the Converged Cable
Access Platform (CCAP) specification that enables providers to
optimize IP content delivery and deploy services cost-effectively.
The E6000 CER is the industry's leading CCAP solution, providing
service to millions of subscribers worldwide through a
high-availability, high-performance architecture that supports a
redundant design. The world's leading service providers have chosen
the E6000 CER to power their future networks and advanced services.
This announcement extends its streak of global wins including
Altice, nbn, Telstra, Liberty Global, Comcast, SK Broadband,
GCI, and WOW!
About ARRIS
ARRIS International plc. (NASDAQ:
ARRS) is a world leader in entertainment and communications
technology. Our innovations combine hardware, software, and
services across the cloud, network, and home to power TV and
Internet for millions of people around the globe. The people of
ARRIS collaborate with the world's top service providers, content
providers, and retailers to advance the state of our industry and
pioneer tomorrow's connected world. Together, we are inventing the
future. For more information, visit www.arris.com.
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