SEOUL, South
Korea, March 16,
2015 /PRNewswire/ -- SK Broadband, a
leading integrated communications company in South Korea,
deployed the ARRIS E6000™ Converged Edge Router
(CER) from ARRIS Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARRS) in early
2014, which has now enabled the first 1Gbps broadband service in
Asia Pacific. This milestone means
SK Broadband is an industry leader by delivering one of the fastest
broadband speeds anywhere in the world.
The ARRIS E6000 CER, a Converged Cable Access Platform
(CCAP) was first introduced in 2013 and is now deployed at the
world's leading cable operators, providing incredible capacity,
density, and reliability. The success of the ARRIS E6000 CER has
been pivotal for SK Broadband to reach landmark broadband speeds,
and also enabling further innovations such as the world's first 4K
(UHD upscaling) TV service, announced in August 2014.
The bandwidth needed to support the demand for video and
multimedia services in South Korea
continues to grow at exponential rates, and the number of connected
devices is growing even faster. SK Broadband serves 2.6M customers
with its IPTV service, growing by 189,000 customers in Q3 last
year. The ARRIS E6000 CER has played a pivotal role in delivering
these next generation services.
"SK Broadband is the first company to break through the
1Gbps speed barrier in Asia-Pacific and exceeds the high-speed data
service levels of most other regions of the world. SK Broadband has
benefited significantly from choosing the ARRIS E6000 system, with
its unprecedented level of service and channel density, both
upstream and downstream," said Tim
Gropp, Senior Vice President of Sales for Asia Pacific at ARRIS. "This will also give SK
Broadband the capacity to grow the business over the coming
years."
The ARRIS E6000 CER is Powering Smarter
Networks
The ARRIS E6000 CER delivers new levels of density
and cost-effectiveness in a simple, robust integrated architecture
that will enable converged services on broadband networks. It also
provides a high-availability, high-performance solution, and
supports a fully redundant design.
About ARRIS
ARRIS is a global
innovator in IP, video and broadband technology. We have
continually worked with our customers to transform the experience
of entertainment and communications for millions of people around
the world. The people of ARRIS are dedicated to the success of our
customers, bringing a passion for invention that has fuelled our
history: We created digital TV, delivered the first wireless
broadband gateway and are pioneering the standards and pathways for
tomorrows personalized, Ultra HD, multiscreen, and cloud services.
We are dedicated to meeting today's challenges and preparing for
the tasks the future holds. Collaborating with our customers, ARRIS
will continue to solve the most pressing challenges of 21st century
communications. Together, we are inventing the future. For more
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