SUWANEE, Ga., June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ARRIS (Nasdaq: ARRS) today
announced further details about its FlexPath Wideband(TM) Data product
portfolio. FlexPath is the ARRIS implementation of Wideband functionality on
its Cadant(R) C4(TM) CMTS platform and new Touchstone(TM) Wideband Modem
WBM630. Wideband data offers cable operators a solution to deliver business
and residential customers much higher bandwidth to compete with new
technologies such as VDSL and Fiber to the Home.
ARRIS was the first to demonstrate wideband capability at the National
Cable Telecommunications Association (NCTA) trade show in April 2004. Since
then, ARRIS has been continuously improving its FlexPath technology and is
currently in live trials with several MSOs. ARRIS FlexPath products use the
same Packet Bonding technique widely reported as the CableLabs(R) chosen
approach for DOCSIS(R) 3.0. DOCSIS channel bonding is an efficient way to
combine multiple DOCSIS channels together for a higher effective data rate to
the subscriber that is also backwards compatible to existing ARRIS Cadant C4
CMTSs. The FlexPath solution will be commercially available to cable
operators in Q4, 2005.
"DOCSIS channel bonding enables cable operators to offer data rates well
in excess of 100 Mbps to subscribers, which can surpass current DSL and FTTX
rates," says Yankee Group Senior Analyst of Broadband Access Technologies
Lindsay Schroth. "In North America, operators need a means to offer high data
rates for the commercial services arena while maintaining low operational
costs. In Europe and Asia, they need them to offer gaming, peer-to-peer
applications and media download capabilities. The ARRIS FlexPath Wideband
solution, commercially available in Q4 of this year, is at the forefront of
this new technology. Additionally, the Cadant C4 requires no additional
external hardware or equipment upgrade to integrate the FlexPath portfolio of
data products, which will make its deployment cost-efficient and simple."
The first release of the Wideband Cable Modem with FlexPath will support 4
bonded channels in both the Upstream and Downstream direct, and that number
will increase with subsequent releases. Four DOCSIS 2.0 channels bonded
together create over 100 Mbps in both directions, greatly surpassing xDSL data
rates. With this much bandwidth, operators can offer more bandwidth per
subscriber, enable commercial services, decrease CAPEX through large-scale
statistical multiplexing, and add new services like IPTV over DOCSIS and fast
video and large data file downloads. FlexPath will be deployable on the ARRIS
Cadant C4 CMTS through a simple software upgrade, and will work on existing
2D:12U and 1D:8U cable access modules (CAM's). Future releases of FlexPath
will plan to support up to 32 downstream channels in a bonding group enabling
downstream data rates of over one gigabit per second to a single node.
For more information and a live demonstration of ARRIS FlexPath Wideband
Technology Solutions, visit the ARRIS booth #6106 in Hall D, during SCTE
Cable-Tec Expo, June 14-17 in San Antonio.
Forward-looking statements:
Certain information and statements contained in this press release
constitute forward-looking statements with respect to the business of ARRIS.
Statements that are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and
projections about the markets in which the Company operates and management's
beliefs and assumptions regarding these markets are forward-looking
statements. The Company cautions that any forward-looking statements made are
not guarantees of future performance.
Statements made in this press release, including those related to:
- Scheduled availability and shipment of product
- Future product functionality
- The results customers will experience through the additional bandwidth
offered by our product
are forward-looking statements. These statements involve risks and
uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those
set forth in these statements. Among other things,
- The timing of bringing new products to market and the anticipated
acceptance by our customers
- The needs and acceptance by our customers of product capabilities that
fit their system requirements
- Results customers experience through the increased bandwidth will,
among other things, vary depending on their system structure,
subscriber base and new service requirements
are based on assumptions which management believes to be reasonable at
this time.
In addition to the factors set forth in this release, other factors that
could cause results to differ from current expectations and additional
information regarding these and other factors relative to our business can be
found in ARRIS' reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In
providing forward-looking statements, the Company is not undertaking any
obligation to update publicly or otherwise these statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise.
About ARRIS
ARRIS provides broadband local access networks with innovative video,
high-speed data and telephony systems for the delivery of voice, video and
data to the home and business. ARRIS complete solutions enhance the
reliability and value of converged services from the network to the
subscriber. Headquartered in Suwanee, Georgia, USA, ARRIS has design,
engineering, distribution, service and sales office locations throughout the
world. Information about ARRIS products and services can be found
at http://www.arrisi.com .
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CONTACT:
Alex Swan of ARRIS Media Relations,
+1-678-473-8327, or alex.swan@arrisi.com
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