Korean ISP SK Broadband Unleashes Korea's Fastest HFC Data Speeds with ARRIS C4(R) CMTS Four Channel Upstream Bonding Technology
November 03 2009 - 10:45AM
PR Newswire (US)
SUWANEE, Ga., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ARRIS (NASDAQ:ARRS)
today announced that SK Broadband. Inc., Korea's leading integrated
telecommunications company, has deployed the ARRIS DOCSIS® 3.0 C4
solution, bonding four Upstream Channels to deliver data speeds in
excess of 100 Mbp/s to its HFC customers. This will be the first
regional high-speed data deployment where four Upstream Channels
are bonded. The ARRIS DOCSIS 3.0 CMTS solution consists of the C4
CMTS and WBM760 wideband modems, capable of delivering downstream
data speeds up to 200 Mbps, along with carrier-grade voice service.
The technology is based on the DOCSIS 3.0 standard that supports
both Upstream and Downstream channel bonding capabilities.
According to SK Broadband: "SK Broadband is very pleased to be able
to offer our HFC customers ultra high-speed data service using the
ARRIS C4 CMTS and its Upstream Channel bonding capabilities. Speed
and availability are highly attractive attributes when competing
for market share in an advanced telecommunications market such as
Korea. Customers have become very demanding, and SK Broadband is
proud to be the first to deploy this innovative technology." "ARRIS
was one of the innovators in the definition of Channel Bonding
during the creation of the DOCSIS 3.0 specification," said Bruce
McClelland, President, ARRIS Broadband Communications Systems. "Our
C4 CMTS solution has been supporting Channel Bonding in the field
for some time and now, with expected changes in customer usage, we
are very proud to be delivering greater upstream speed for SK
Broadband. These technologies will permit SK Broadband and other
MSOs to support anticipated bandwidth demands of the future." For
more information on the ARRIS C4 CMTS visit:
http://www.arrisi.com/get/c4 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,
reliably deliver voice, video and data services and assure optimal
service delivery for end customers. Headquartered in Suwanee,
Georgia, USA, ARRIS has R&D centers in Suwanee; Chicago, IL;
Beaverton, OR; Wallingford, CT; Waltham, MA; Kirkland, WA; 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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