ARRIS Demonstrates Transformative Entertainment and Communications Solutions at ABTA 2013

SAO PAULO, Aug. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ABTA 2013 -- ARRIS Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARRS), a global leader in entertainment and communications solutions, is showcasing its expanded range of end-to-end communications and entertainment solutions for pay-TV and broadband service providers at ABTA 2013.

The expanded ARRIS portfolio leverages the expertise and combined innovation from its recent acquisition of Motorola Home. Brazilian providers stand to benefit from a comprehensive suite of network, cloud, and home solutions to stake their claim in the evolution of TV and the smart, simple connected home.

"Brazil is set to experience unprecedented growth in connected home and video services such as multiscreen," said German Iaryczower, SVP sales, Caribbean and Latin America, ARRIS. "At ABTA, we're not only addressing the related trends in personalization, advertising, bandwidth, and more—we're introducing global, end-to-end solutions that local providers can use to fuel their growth across the entire spectrum of future services."

The ARRIS booth (D15) at ABTA will feature newly integrated portfolio components organized by the key challenges and opportunities that Brazilian pay-TV and telecom providers face: empowering content, owning the connected home, and transforming networks.

Empowering Content
Multiscreen is a global phenomenon affecting more than half of digital consumers, according to a recent study by Motorola (prior to its acquisition by ARRIS).

The ARRIS multiscreen solutions suite starts with an award-winning end-to-end platform of software that blends content management, security, advertising, and more to empower providers' shift to IP and the Future of TV. Its cloud-based framework supports updates and development at Internet speeds.

And now, ARRIS has taken that to the next level by building in new ways to reach consumers through integrated communications and entertainment. Its new ad platform combines Emmy® Award-winning ad-insertion technologies with its robust multiscreen suite to usher in ad experiences that are not only seamless, but geo-targeted, screen specific, and personalized—so they're more engaging and relevant to consumers… A compelling proposition for providers looking to set the stage for the future of advertising as they invest in the Future of TV.

Medios+ E2E Solutions

• DreamGallery™
• Merchandiser
• SecureMedia®
• VideoFlow
• SkyVision™
• Playlist Manager

Owning the Connected Home
As the industry embraces the migration to an all-IP network, the expanded portfolio of ARRIS gateways is positioned to give Brazilian service providers the best choices for getting there. ARRIS gateways offer a variety of ways to address consumer demand for video, broadband, and telephony, while ensuring that today's hardware will scale to tomorrow's connected home.

The gateway portfolio combines with a suite of UI components for customized consumer experiences—while on the back end, converged Service Assurance and Edge Manager solutions provide the remote visibility, diagnostics, and troubleshooting to transform reactive device management to proactive customer service.

This end-to-end solution set—from hardware, to UI, and device management—offers the intelligence and scalable technology to anticipate tomorrow's smart, simple connected home and the full range of consumer content experiences.

Headless Gateways

• SXG1000

UI Components

• Whole Home Solution with MOXI®

Consumer Device Solutions

• EDGE™ Home Center

Transforming Networks
The proliferation of connected devices and the influx of advanced new IP services are also putting increased strain on the network. ARRIS continues to lead the industry in unmatched density and bandwidth solutions – now, with some of the industry's top technologists behind its advanced convergence applications.

ARRIS CCAP offerings lead the industry in density and efficiency, providing the speed, availability, and scalability to meet the demands of tomorrow's multiscreen IP applications with today's hardware.

Its E6000™ Converged Edge Router is realizing the promise of CCAP, sourcing both DOCSIS downstream channels and MPEG2-TS Video QAM channels from a single F-Connector. Its high-availability design (99.999%) is achieved via an integrated RF switch and spare module, which can perform hitless operation to maintain system services without interruption.

In addition, the ARRIS professional services and systems integration portfolio offers turnkey solutions across its global network to support providers' shift to IP and multiscreen video operations.

CCAP

• E6000 Converged Edge Router 

Multiscreen

• GT-3 MBR Transcoder
• AVP100 Adaptive Video Packager

ARRIS Speakers @ ABTA
Patricio Latini, VP of Technology, for ARRIS in the Caribbean and Latin America, will participate in two panels in the Market Trends & Evolution track, focusing on networks and infrastructure and multiscreen services. His panel "Network for the Convergent Future" is 7th August @ 2pm and "Multiscreen Service" is @ 4pm.

Roberto Munoz, Director of Solutions Sales at ARRIS will participate on a panel--The Customer Experience –8th August @ 12:30pm.

About ARRIS
ARRIS is a premier video and broadband technology company that transforms how service providers worldwide deliver entertainment and communications without boundaries.  Its powerful end-to-end platforms enable service and content providers to improve the way people connect – with each other and with their favorite content.  The Company's vision and expertise continue to drive the industry's innovations, as they have for more than 60 years. Headquartered north of Atlanta, in Suwanee, Georgia, ARRIS has R&D, sales and support centers throughout the world. For more information: www.arrisi.com  

ARRIS and the ARRIS Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of ARRIS Enterprises, Inc.  All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.  © ARRIS Enterprises, Inc. 2013.  All rights reserved.

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Jeanne Russo, +1-215-323-1880, Jeanne.Russo@arrisi.com