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Good for now I guess, well have a great day fellow LONG. I like were we are. Things are shaping up!
Yup.. Spread the word on uoip if you can
I'm not sure they monitor here, it's a good place to start.
Maybe not tho.. I still see my old post here about uoip!! This might be good here for uoip longs if we end up lose uoip board.
I can only post 1 a day over there..Thanks to I blow.. Well here is good but mods probably would delete us eventually
Wow Arris and now Stofa, are infringing on Chanbond's tech in Denmark. The courts will bake them pay.
ARRIS GROUP is done..over with!
just got bought out by CommScope.
Arris International PLC (ARRS) shares rallied in the extended session Tuesday following a report that the set-top-box maker was going to be acquired by CommScope Holding Co. (COMM). Arris shares surged 16%, while CommScope shares fell 5% after hours. Late Tuesday, CNBC reported (https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/06/commscope-near-to-buying-arris-for-more-than-31-a-share-sources.html) that CommScope was near a deal to acquire Arris for more than $5.6 billion.
Source = TDAmeritrade
Wonder why this was announced?
https://seekingalpha.com/news/3386401-arris-increases-share-repurchase-program-725m
Share Price was $22.37 on 8/2/2018.
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/ARRS
Looks like they are buying shares back to prop up the PPS.
It is officially documented that the Arris IPRs were not instituted and will have to indemnify any/all Cable Companies in a settlement versus ChanBond IPR Patents.
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=143082532
Note:
This is the topping on the Cake.
Arris will definitely have to pay.
Sooner or later...one way or another.
Probably have to pay back the Cable Companies after they reach a settlement with ChanBond Lawyers.
Who-ever said the Little Guy doesn't win!!
Bad News for Arris shareholders:
https://www.barchart.com/stocks/quotes/ARRS/opinion
:)
Smiley Faces I don't know how to attach...but Arris PPS is going down for the count!
JMHO
Decisive Future Looms for Arris Group, Inc.
** HUGE Returns Anticipated By Investors Holding Unified Online, Inc.
August 7th, 2018.
UnifiedOnline, Inc. [UOIP] is suing the 13 LARGEST cable operations in the US over patent infringement [February 2012- 2020].
Effectively, the entire industry uses DOCIS 3.0 and are infringing; this case is more significant than VirnetX [VHC] with their $500+ million award.
** Shareholders note that VirnetX had their patents invalidated by the Patent Trial Appeal Board [PTAB], while patents controlled by UOIP were validated and reinforced by the PTAB.
Cisco, Arris, and RPX are not being sued - their customers are, but these firms have attempted [and largely failed] to invalidate ChanBond patents.
Comparison:
The VirnetX (VHC) $502.6 Million Award from Apple (AAPL)
ChanBond IPR:
These patents are the core technology of high speed transmission of audio/video making streaming possible for cable.
To illustrate the returns possible from a positive outcome, if UnifiedOnline were to win a comparable, $500M judgment [see above, for VirnetX], the price-per-share would increase quite dramatically, at about 90 times the [April 13, 2018] valuation or share price.
Background – UnifiedOnline, Inc.
On October 27, 2015, UnifiedOnline, Inc. acquired 100% of the membership interest of ChanBond, LLC [ChanBond], a portfolio of patents that disclose a technology that allows cable companies to provide high-speed data transmission over their existing hybrid-fiber coaxial networks. They purchased Chanbond in exchange for $5,000,000 payable on or before October 27, 2020 and forty-four million, seven hundred thousand (44,700,000) shares of the Company’s common stock. William R. Carter, Jr. [a related party to the Company] was appointed as sole manager and has sole and exclusive authority over all operations and activities.
On September 21, 2015, ChanBond filed lawsuits in U.S. District Court in Delaware against the 13 largest cable MSOs in the country. ChanBond contends that virtually every cable multi-system operator [MSO] in the U.S. utilizing DOCSIS 3.0+ is infringing upon its patents. Alleged infringement of 3 wideband signal distribution system patents follow:
Cisco filed 8 inter-party reviews [IPRs] patents at the PTAB.
Cisco Lost 7 out of 8 of those Reviews, but won on one of them.
This single decision on IPR2016-01744 [February 23, 2018] supported Cisco.
**Now being appealed by ChanBond at the present time versus Cisco.
Cisco and Arris are not being sued.
Only the 13 cable companies.
However, Cisco attempted to get the patents invalidated because their customers were at risk of infringement and because they provide the hardware to the cable companies that infringed on the patents. Some shareholders believe that Cisco strengthened opposition positions for trial later this year.
Arris is going through a similar process, but is likely to have missed filing deadlines.
Note:
Arris has lost their bid for IPR.
** ARRIS International PLC (ARRS) makes reference to the patent infringement case in their financial statement footnotes.
Specifically they admit that they may have to indemnify all 13 Cable Companies being sued by ChanBond.
http://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReports/PDF/NASDAQ_ARRS_2017.pdf
As of April 18, 2018, ARRIS had a market capitalization of more than $5 billion.
Shareholders of Arris Group Inc......BEWARE of this outcome.
JMHO
Definitely a good thing no matter the IPR from ChanBond.
The Boxes sold by Cisco and Arris needs this to work Properly.
Can't have one with out the other.
JMHO
Oops I thought I was putting this in other board but still pertains to here though
How does effect 3.1 usage then? Is it different tech? I mean I guess they still get fined from 3.0 usage but what about going forward?
Thanks for the link Goodbuddy:
https://cdn.rohde-schwarz.com/pws/dl_downloads/dl_common_library/dl_news_from_rs/213/NEWS_213_DOCSIS_english.pdf
Yep..good idea with little old Unified Online, Inc...You never know and You are still My son's age.
I will be very happy for You, Myself and all My pals that are here and have shares of UOIP.
I'm buying a starter for my roth never know...
Excellent job, Goodbuddy! We need this type of summarized but very informative posts (that everyone can understand) on this board on a daily basis to keep and serve the new eyes on this company especially when the attention just keeps getting more as we get closer to the main event whether a settlement, a buyout or the trial!
WOW.....Somebody[s] are gonna Pay....and Pay Big time!
$84 Billion is staggering and to think at one time this could all have been free to use like the Television Air Waves.
Thanks Mama!
Arris definitely has a Problem..either now or down the Road ass the Cable companies were indemnified[by Harris] when they started using the Boxes.
Smart move by the Cable Companies...but will not save them in the Court House...if it gets that far!
Great post! I'd also like to throw out there that Comcast alone in 2017 had 84 BILLION in revenue.
That is just ONE of the 13 cable companies that UOIP/Chanbond is suing and for only 1 year! Royalties/settlement will be for back damages as well. The amount of the award UOIP/Chanbond could get is staggering.
Decisive Future Looms for Arris Group, Inc.
** HUGE Returns Anticipated By Investors Holding Unified Online, Inc.
August 7th, 2018.
UnifiedOnline, Inc. [UOIP] is suing the 13 LARGEST cable operations in the US over patent infringement [February 2012- 2020].
Effectively, the entire industry uses DOCIS 3.0 and are infringing; this case is more significant than VirnetX [VHC] with their $500+ million award.
** Shareholders note that VirnetX had their patents invalidated by the Patent Trial Appeal Board [PTAB], while patents controlled by UOIP were validated and reinforced by the PTAB.
Cisco, Arris, and RPX are not being sued - their customers are, but these firms have attempted [and largely failed] to invalidate ChanBond patents.
Comparison:
The VirnetX (VHC) $502.6 Million Award from Apple (AAPL)
ChanBond IPR:
These patents are the core technology of high speed transmission of audio/video making streaming possible for cable.
To illustrate the returns possible from a positive outcome, if UnifiedOnline were to win a comparable, $500M judgment [see above, for VirnetX], the price-per-share would increase quite dramatically, at about 90 times the [April 13, 2018] valuation or share price.
Background – UnifiedOnline, Inc.
On October 27, 2015, UnifiedOnline, Inc. acquired 100% of the membership interest of ChanBond, LLC [ChanBond], a portfolio of patents that disclose a technology that allows cable companies to provide high-speed data transmission over their existing hybrid-fiber coaxial networks. They purchased Chanbond in exchange for $5,000,000 payable on or before October 27, 2020 and forty-four million, seven hundred thousand (44,700,000) shares of the Company’s common stock. William R. Carter, Jr. [a related party to the Company] was appointed as sole manager and has sole and exclusive authority over all operations and activities.
On September 21, 2015, ChanBond filed lawsuits in U.S. District Court in Delaware against the 13 largest cable MSOs in the country. ChanBond contends that virtually every cable multi-system operator [MSO] in the U.S. utilizing DOCSIS 3.0+ is infringing upon its patents. Alleged infringement of 3 wideband signal distribution system patents follow:
Cisco filed 8 inter-party reviews [IPRs] patents at the PTAB.
Cisco Lost 7 out of 8 of those Reviews, but won on one of them.
This single decision on IPR2016-01744 [February 23, 2018] supported Cisco.
**Now being appealed by ChanBond at the present time versus Cisco.
Cisco and Arris are not being sued.
Only the 13 cable companies.
However, Cisco attempted to get the patents invalidated because their customers were at risk of infringement and because they provide the hardware to the cable companies that infringed on the patents. Some shareholders believe that Cisco strengthened opposition positions for trial later this year.
Arris is going through a similar process, but is likely to have missed filing deadlines.
Note:
Arris has been denied their STAY!
** ARRIS International PLC (ARRS) makes reference to the patent infringement case in their financial statement footnotes.
Specifically they admit that they may have to indemnify all 13 Cable Companies being sued by ChanBond.
http://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReports/PDF/NASDAQ_ARRS_2017.pdf
As of April 18, 2018, ARRIS had a market capitalization of more than $5 billion.
Shareholders of Arris Group Inc......BEWARE of this outcome.
JMHO
20 dollars coming falling knife
Down she goes ... Mauwhaha ... waiting on the reveal but looks like some could already know
Arris is finished..they will have to pay billions to a lowly otc company uoip for willful patent infringement...bye bye arris..lol
Not enough cash on hand nor valuation of the company to come out if this battle without being mortally wounded...
What will they do????
UOIP won against arrs in court big fall coming imo!
https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/ptab-filings%2FIPR2018-00573%2F23
Earnings announcement on Aug 1st ... they are going to need that money to pay up for sure.
Down she goes for ARRS
Yes..I noticed that too:
https://stocknews.com/news/arrs-goldman-sachs-cuts-to-sell/
Arris International is contesting IPR patents from ChanBond which is owned by Unified Online, Inc.
Pay up or else?
Goldman Sachs downgraded ARRIS to Sell! Here comes UOIP! Hold your shorts! Willful infringement !!!
That could become a relity.
I will take a closer[in depth] Look!
KOOL!
Looks like I need to put some money in UOIP to hedge my bets
Of course Arris has set aside any Payment to ChanBond for IPR infringement rights.
Or....Maybe Arris will just buy Unified Online outright!
Looks like Arris Share price will be going down.
Many sellers are coming, shorting will be in Play and Arris Flippers will lose their A$$.
While the price Per Share of Unified Online, Inc keeps climbing!
All because of ChanBond.
Future Big time PTAB winner.
JMHO
UnifiedOnline, Inc. Patent Lawsuit May Negatively Impact Arris Stock Price:
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4165157-unifiedonline-inc-patent-lawsuit-may-negatively-impact-arris-stock-price
EMINENCE CAPITAL, LP has filed a new 13G, reporting 5.3% ownership in $ARRS - https://fintel.io/soh/us/arrs/eminence-capital-lp and https://fintel.io/i/eminence-capital-lp
$ARRS $22.19 - Big vendor show NAB this weekend.
CEO bought on the open market 10,000 on 2/24 at $22.40
yesterday someone options
ARRS purchase of 2,700 August 22.50 call for $1.8
Research analysts at Brean Capital raised their target price on shares of ARRIS Group (NASDAQ:ARRS) from $34.00 to $44.00 in a report released on Thursday. The firm currently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Brean Capital’s price objective points to a potential upside of 44.07% from the company’s current price.
$ARRS DD Notes ~ http://www.ddnotesmaker.com/ARRS
bullish
$ARRS recent news/filings
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Sat, 27 Dec 2014 05:01:00 GMT ~ Dow Industrials Rally 1.4% on the Week, to a New High
read full: http://online.barrons.com/articles/dow-rallies-1-4-on-the-week-to-a-new-high-1419654651?mod=yahoobarrons&ru=yahoo
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Fri, 12 Dec 2014 22:06:45 GMT ~ ARRIS GROUP INC Files SEC form 8-K, Other Events
read full: http://biz.yahoo.com/e/141212/arrs8-k.html
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Thu, 11 Dec 2014 15:49:26 GMT ~ Net2TV Portico TV Streaming Comes to ARRIS Set-Tops
[at noodls] - SUWANEE, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 11, 2014-- ARRIS Group Inc.'s (NASDAQ:ARRS) ARRIS Market platform will add Net2TV Corp.'s streaming television service, Portico TV, to its over-the-top (OTT) content ...
read full: http://www.noodls.com/view/9F576C0CA53D36A86914D9CF375FE9BCC9D9A55D
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Thu, 11 Dec 2014 14:00:00 GMT ~ Net2TV Portico TV Streaming Comes to ARRIS Set-Tops
[Business Wire] - ARRIS Group Inc.’s ARRIS Market platform will add Net2TV Corp.’s streaming television service, Portico TV, to its over-the-top content library beginning early n
read full: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/net2tv-portico-tv-streaming-comes-140000040.html
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Thu, 04 Dec 2014 19:09:01 GMT ~ Telecom Stock Roundup: Sprint Aggravates Mobile Pricing War, Cable MSOs Lead SMB Segment
read full: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/telecom-stock-roundup-sprint-aggravates-190901301.html
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Company name: ARRIS Group, Inc.
## STOCK DETAILS ##
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## COMPANY NEWS ##
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$ARRS DD Notes ~ http://www.ddnotesmaker.com/ARRS
The Demise of the Set-top Box Makers ($ARRS, $SEAC, $HLIT, $RENT, $PIC, $NTG, $TCH, $KUD) - http://buysidenotes.com/2014/05/15/the-demise-of-the-set-top-box-makers/
ARRS is one of the most highly leveraged companies in the Communications Equipment industry and has a Debt to Total Capital ratio of 62.02%. Additionally, the percentage of debt used in its capital structure grew this year. The company does not earn enough through its day-to day operations to comfortably satisfy its interest payments as illustrated by its Interest Coverage ratio of 1.19. And when interest rate goes up ARRS is in big trouble and back to $12-$14 a share. Beware.
Motorola Home acquisition
Potential impact on the business of the Motorola Home acquisition, the retention of employees and the ability of ARRIS to successfully integrate Motorola Home's business opportunities, technology, personnel and operations. GOOG lost and steel lousing money with Motorola Homes this why they won to get rid of it. And who will pay for acquisition and restructuring off course share holder ARRS issue more share and share prices goes down. ARRS Gross margin 35.8% down from 37.9%. Quarterly operating margin was 7.4% compared with 9% in the year-ago quarter. This why ZACKS and found managers sales ARRS behind the scene after they are done they will start different story ARRS to expensive acquisition integration restructuring to expensive that result profit margin will go more down ARRS lousing market and money. Regular investor Look for the cover before happens.
There is no exist without big consequences Bernanke know that and wont to quit because if he stay and kip printing money we all American will go down to drain. Either way he will finish as slowly anyway. Bernanke ruin billions and billions of ordinary people’s lives with kipping interest zero in favor of Banks and Speculators Bernanke committed the biggest crime to humanity The Biggest Ponzi Scheme Ever I will send him on death row with lethal injection! Bernanke is a Scam bag! Communist was using seam principals like Fed > Bernanke (printing money for ever), and day collapsed next is USA to Collapse, because off sociopath Bernanke. Printing money is poor pyramid scams, artificial unreal! Stock and everything is doom for crash. Every pyramid scam crash everybody loses except the starter regular investor watch out doesn’t fall in to the trap.
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Press Release Source: ARRIS Group, Inc.
ARRIS Announces Share Repurchase Program
Tuesday February 19, 8:08 am ET
SUWANEE, Ga., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ARRIS Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARRS - News), a global technology leader in the development of advanced cable telephony, next generation high-speed data, demand driven video solutions, operations software and broadband access equipment, today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $100 million of the Company's common stock. Shares will be repurchased in the open market or through block purchases at times and prices considered appropriate by the Company. The timing of any purchases and the exact number of shares to be purchased will depend on market conditions.
ARRIS Group
3871 Lakefield Drive
Suwanee, GA 30024
Phone - 678-473-2647
Fax - 847-615-8924
http://www.arrisi.com/
DETAILS
Index Membership: S&P 600 SmallCap
Sector: Technology
Industry: Communication Equipment
Full Time Employees: 1,992
About Us
ARRIS is a global communications technology company specializing in the design and engineering of broadband networks. We are a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of cable telephony, video and high-speed data equipment, as well as outside plant construction and maintenance equipment for cable system operators.
Delivery of Broadband Access Products
The demand for broadband services seems to be insatiable. In nearly every part of the world, consumers are becoming ever more dependent on their local broadband access provider for their entertainment, information and ability to communicate. Those providers, in turn, look to cutting-edge suppliers like ARRIS to deliver the next generation voice, video and high-speed data solutions that their customers demand. Cable companies and other broadband providers worldwide depend on the type of standards-based, tested-to-scale, next-generation voice, video and data solutions at which ARRIS excels:
Cable telephony solutions for all types of network configurations. ARRIS is the world leader in providing cable telephony access equipment for circuit-switched and IP networks, including VoIP cable telephony.
Carrier-grade, high-speed data network solutions to bring Internet applications to subscribers. Solutions include the ability to tier, or charge by bandwidth usage, for Internet access.
Subscriber premise products that are DOCSIS® 2.0 and Euro-DOCSIS 2.0- certified and have met PacketCable™ certification standards. These products enable operators to bring cost-effective, carrier-grade IP data and telephony to their subscribers.
Cable system infrastructure products -- ARRIS is one of the world’s leading suppliers of HFC infrastructure communications and networking equipment, offering customers an array of construction and maintenance products from hundreds of manufacturers.
ARRIS has evolved dramatically over the last decade, bringing the expertise and core business competencies of its earlier incarnations to bear: the LANcity tradition of cable modem pioneering; Arris Interactive’s Cornerstone® Voice cable telephony market leadership; and the relationships forged at system and MSO level operations over the past 30 years, through the Anixter-ANTEC-TeleWire Supply® evolution.
Looking to the future, ARRIS will continue to offer broadband network providers the best technological expertise and advanced voice, video and data product portfolio – drawn from its 3 distinct areas of leadership: undisputed CBR voice expertise; DOCSIS-based voice, video and data IP network expertise; and TeleWire Supply’s 50 plus years of experience in HFC network infrastructure product distribution.
High-Speed Data Innovation
The data roots of ARRIS go back to LANcity, the pioneer of high-speed data products. LANcity’s portfolio of cable modems evolved during the 1990’s, with the introduction of the first residential-use cable modem in 1995.The next year, LANcity was purchased by Bay Networks, which was subsequently purchased by Nortel. In 1999, Nortel Networks sold its Broadband Technology Division to Arris Interactive, one of the key companies comprising the ARRIS of today.
During the late 1990’s, the global cable markets began embracing the emerging standards-based technology known as DOCSIS® (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification) and Euro-DOCSIS in Europe and moving away from proprietary technologies. ARRIS engineers participated in writing the DOCSIS specification and subsequently developed and introduced a variety of DOCSIS-based products to meet this demand.
A current major growth area for ARRIS in high-speed data equipment is the Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) product line. Initially, this product line included DOCSIS 1.0 and DOCSIS 1.1 single rack unit CMTSs for small to mid size operators. With the acquisition of Cadant® and the CMTS assets of Com21, this portfolio has expanded to chassis-designed units for larger operators as well as a full DOCSIS 2.0-qualified product line to meet the needs of any size operator.
Voice Expertise
Today, ARRIS is the undisputed leader in supplying global cable telephony equipment, with nearly 5 million lines deployed worldwide.
The first trials of the ARRIS Cornerstone® Voice system began in late 1995 with commercial deployments during 1996. Initial marketplace acceptance of HFC telephony was tentative. Along with its competitors, ARRIS faced numerous obstacles, such as convincing customers of the technological viability of delivering lifeline telephone service over an HFC network; and the lack, at that time, of a system upgrade sufficient to deliver reliable two-way service. Even after the technology had been proven, customers were still faced with the task of managing and operating a two-way network that was far more complex than a one-way downstream system.
Ultimately, large operators such as Cox and AT&T Broadband in the U.S., Jupiter Communications in Japan and others, were successful, with ARRIS’ assistance, in deploying a highly-reliable and profitable telephone service at parity with the incumbent local exchange carriers. This resulted in a rapid increase in ARRIS market share and sales.
At the time, ARRIS was focused on circuit-switched, Constant Bit Rate (CBR) voice products and services. However, ARRIS knew that to remain successful it would have to invest in the then-emerging IP transport protocol. Since early 1999, ARRIS has blended its CBR technological expertise along with IP research and product development to become the world’s leading provider of Telephony over IP (ToIP™) networks – the ARRIS carrier-grade version of Voice over IP (VoIP). ARRIS carrier-grade standards reflect five 9’s (99.999%) reliability and offer service that meets or exceeds that available from incumbent local exchange carriers. ARRIS carrier-grade standards are exemplified in the PacketCable™ 1.0 Certified Cadant C4 CMTS which provides operators the ability to provide both voice and tiered data over IP networks.
Today, cable telephony is the fastest growing new revenue segment for U.S. MSOs. When combined with cable modem service and digital video-enabling products like the ARRIS Q5 DMTS, it presents a compelling triple-play offering that enables cable to favorably compete with telcos.
ARRIS Future: The Growth of Broadband Access
Demand for ARRIS products has been fueled by the deregulation of, and ensuing competition within, the global telecommunications industry. Traditional long-distance carriers, local phone companies, satellite companies and multiple system cable companies can now all compete directly with each other in any market. All this competition forces providers, cable operators especially, to expand channels, services and features. For cable operators, this means having to upgrade their systems to be able to offer bundled packages of voice and data options along with traditional video channels and enhanced video options, like video-on-demand, high definition signals, interactive channels and personal recorder devices.
Rapid growth in the number of Internet users and the demand for high-speed, high-volume interactive services has strained the existing communications networks. Employing a combination of fiber optic and coaxial cable, modern cable systems provide far greater bandwidth than traditional networks designed to carry only voice and data signals. Innovative solutions are needed to carry more high-volume interactive services to more customers. The line of ARRIS IP-based product offerings positions it well to meet these industry challenges. Product innovation and a continued commitment to research and development remain critical focuses for ARRIS as the ever-increasing demand for bandwidth pushes technologies and solutions forward.
The ARRIS Vision
ARRIS continues to develop new revenue-producing technologies for the telecommunications industry. The ARRIS vision is one of voice, video and data traveling over integrated broadband networks from the headend to the home, and then throughout the home. The convergence of multimedia over one common IP platform will allow providers to create innovative crossover services, as well as unleashing many new consumer-friendly applications, such as videophone, appliance monitoring and control, security, meter reading and everything-on-demand.
In the same way that the DOCSIS® cable modem ushered in a new era of connectivity and convenience for high-speed data services and PacketCable™ is helping accelerate VoIP, new standards-based initiatives such as PacketCable Multimedia and DOCSIS Set-top Gateway capabilities will pave the way for triple play IP-based services over HFC networks. Simultaneously, multimedia consumer devices will drive broadband operators to deliver multimedia content in a variety of new ways.
As has been the case with broadband data and voice, multimedia IP networking drives down costs for both network and subscriber equipment, creating new product opportunities for vendors. Lowering costs allows adoption rates to rise and new services to emerge. ARRIS has been working closely with standards bodies and major broadband operators around the world to address these emerging needs by preparing existing and emerging products to support them. Our leadership in providing the highest value edge products for HFC networks will continue into the new IP multimedia paradigm with continued feature enhancements for our CMTS product lines and extensions of these technologies into new applications.
Testing, Certification and Quality of Service
To ensure the highest quality of product it is necessary to prove interoperability with a variety of different vendors’ solutions. ARRIS maintains 3 world-class testing labs in Atlanta. These facilities represent a significant investment and are built to test IP solutions at scale, using a multitude of different vendor components. The ARRIS captive HFC network is over 180 km, about the size of an 180,000 home cable system allowing ARRIS solutions and software to be tested at scale for performance and interoperability.
In addition to this major commitment to interoperability testing, ARRIS works closely with global standards-setting bodies, like CableLabs® in the U.S. and tComLabs in Europe. ARRIS is an active participant in, and contributor to, several CableLabs projects, including DOCSIS®, PacketCable™ and CableHome™, and continues to provide full-time engineering personnel on-site at CableLabs to support the continued development of these standards.
ARRIS TeleWire Supply
ARRIS TeleWire Supply is a full-line supplier of broadband communications infrastructure and customer premise equipment offering customers a broad selection of products from hundreds of manufacturers. In addition to its distributed products, TeleWire Supply also markets proprietary products under its Regal®, MONARCH® and Digicon® brand names.
For more than 50 years, TeleWire Supply has established and maintained its full-service, “one-stop” reputation due, in large part, to the personal and professional relationships developed over the course of the cable industry’s emergence as the country’s primary source of communications, information and entertainment. The company has leveraged its broad inventory with the highest levels of customer support and a wide variety of value-added services. These services have become increasingly important to system operators—and TeleWire Supply continuously engages its customers to identify solutions that reduce costs and enhance their own abilities to service their subscribers.
Through the years, advances in broadband technology have created new applications—most recently, cable telephony, high-speed data and high-definition television. TeleWire has established a leadership role in providing implementation and networking solutions for these services, including a full line of DOCSIS 2.0-certified Embedded Multimedia Terminal Adapters (E-MTAs) and DOCSIS 2.0-certified cable modems—plus all of the connectivity products necessary to install these devices. As broadband providers continue to pursue additional RGUs, TeleWire has introduced its Integrated Commercial Services Platform (ICSP)™ to assist operators in extending their data services into new markets. ICSP allows operators to offer revenue-generating applications today— such as wireless DOCSIS plant extensions, wireless hotspots and WLAN/VPN services—while providing for future technology and service advancements.
ARRIS TeleWire Supply has two distribution centers—one in Cary, North Carolina, and the other in Ontario, California. Combined, these facilities provide TeleWire Supply with more than 200,000 square feet of warehousing capacity, extensive logistics and supply chain management capabilities and on-time delivery anywhere in the United States.
ARRIS Group was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Suwanee, Georgia.
OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY
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Stanzione, Robert J. 58 1998 Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive
Potts, David B 48 2001 Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Lakin, James D. 62 2001 President, Broadband
Isaacs, Bryant K 46 2000 President, New Business Ventures
Pucinni, Robert 44 1999 President, TeleWire Supply
Coppock, Ronald M 51 1997 President, ARRIS Worldwide Sales
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