SUWANEE, Ga., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ARRIS (Nasdaq: ARRS)
today announced the introduction of the Touchstone(R) TM702 Embedded
Multimedia Terminal Adapter (EMTA), which provides converged voice and data
service with data speeds up to 160 Mbps. As noted at the Consumer
Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, these speeds are critical to
ensure cable operators maintain a competitive offering with which to combat
telco fiber solutions.
Consumers demanding such advanced capabilities will also demand
converged and simple-to-use home devices from their service providers. The
TM702 EMTA enables MSOs to cost-effectively deliver on this expectation by
bundling two lines of carrier grade VoIP telephone service with DOCSIS 3.0
bonded channel ultra high-speed capability. As MSOs continue to accelerate
the roll out of triple play packages to their most valuable customers, the
business case advantages of an integrated voice and data premises device
becomes ever more compelling.
During Q3 of 2007, an inflection point was reached where global EMTA
(voice-enabled cable modems) shipments exceeded those of data-only modem
shipments. "ARRIS is extending its leadership in cable voice over IP with
this DOCSIS 3.0-based EMTA product family," said Bruce McClelland,
President of the ARRIS Communications Group. "We have developed our next
generation of EMTAs and data modems as a direct response to cable MSO
requests for increased speed and reliability, as they go head-to-head with
competitors to serve their most demanding and profitable market segment."
The Touchstone TM702 EMTA series offers a variety of battery,
non-battery and region-specific configurations (DOCSIS, Euro-DOCSIS and
Japanese annex standards). Additionally, ARRIS offers a family of DOCSIS
3.0 data only cable modems, branded as WBM750. The WBM750 family of ultra
high speed modems is the next generation of the highly successful
pre-DOCSIS 3.0 WBM650 family which provide up to 160 plus Mbps of
throughput speed to cable subscribers.
For more information about Touchstone products, please visit
http://www.arrisi.com/get/touchstone.
About ARRIS
ARRIS provides broadband local access networks with best-in-class
video, high-speed data, access, network management and mobile and
fixed-line telephony systems for the delivery of voice, video and data to
their residential and small-to-medium sized business customers. The Company
also provides a complete set of tools and cable system infrastructure
maintenance and upgrade products. ARRIS complete solutions enhance the
reliability and value of converged services from the network to the
end-user. ARRIS is headquartered in Suwanee, Georgia, USA, has R&D centers
in Atlanta, Chicago, 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.
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Related links:
http://www.arrisi.com
http://www.arrisi.com/get/touchstone
CONTACT:
Alex Swan of ARRIS Media Relations,
+1-678-473-8327, Alex.swan@arrisi.com
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