Kabel Noord Selects ARRIS DOCSIS 3.0 C4 CMTS Platform
September 28 2009 - 10:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
SUWANEE, Ga., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ARRIS
(NASDAQ:ARRS) announced today that N.V. Kabeltelevisie Noord-Oost
Friesland, known as Kabel Noord, has selected the ARRIS DOCSIS 3.0
C4 CMTS platform to increase the data speeds it offers its 25,000
customers in the northeastern areas of Friesland, The Netherlands.
Kabel Noord currently offers access to its own ISP, KNID, as well
as those from two other Dutch MSOs, UPC and Ziggo, and intends to
use the DOCSIS 3.0 C4 platform to consolidate the three services to
upgrade and manage the various traffic flows from inside its
network. "We selected the ARRIS C4 CMTS platform for our data
service upgrade because it specifically addressed the needs and
architecture of a system our size," said Kabel Noord CTO Anton van
der Hoek. "Combining several providers on to one platform gives us
the flexibility and reliability that are critical for our service
plan." "We are most pleased to be able to help Kabel Noord realize
their ambitious data service upgrade plans," said Claudio Cerioli,
ARRIS SVP, Sales for EMEA. "The selection of our C4 CMTS platform
testifies to its ability to scale to meet the architectural needs
of systems of all sizes and all environments." About Kabel Noord
Kabel Noord is headquartered in Dokkum, The Netherlands and serves
communities in five counties in the country's northernmost region,
Friesland. It offers customers voice, video and data as well as
serving local businesses with Internet access and
video-conferencing. About ARRIS ARRIS is a global communications
technology company specializing in the design, engineering and
supply of technology supporting triple- and quad-play broadband
services for residential and business customers around the world.
The company supplies broadband operators with the tools and
platforms they need to deliver reliable telephony, demand driven
video, next-generation advertising and high-speed data services.
ARRIS products expand and help grow network capacity with access
and outside plant construction equipment, reliably deliver voice,
video and data services and assure optimal service delivery for end
customers. Headquartered in Suwanee, GA, USA, ARRIS has R&D
centers in Suwanee; Chicago, IL; State College, PA; Beaverton, OR;
Wallingford, CT; Cork, Ireland; and Shenzhen, China, and operates
support and sales offices throughout the world. Information about
ARRIS products and services can be found at http://www.arrisi.com/.
DATASOURCE: ARRIS CONTACT: Alex Swan, ARRIS Media Relations,
+1-678-473-8327, Web Site: http://www.arrisi.com/
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