Cabovisao Selects ARRIS D5(TM) Universal Edge QAM for its Digital Broadcast Rollout

Cabovisao Selects ARRIS D5(TM) Universal Edge QAM for its Digital Broadcast Rollout

SUWANEE, Ga., Nov. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ARRIS (NASDAQ:ARRS) today announced that Cabovisao, a leading Portuguese Cable Multiple System Operator (MSO), has placed an order for ARRIS D5 Universal Edge QAMs (UEQ) to facilitate its national digital broadcast rollout. The order was placed through ARRIS Reseller SatCab, based in Portugal, with Conditional Access provided by Conax.

"The ARRIS D5 provided the scrambling and Conditional Access interface required to properly operate and meet the desired expectations," said Cabovisao Director of Planning and Engineering Jose Pascoal. "We are pleased with the results of the D5 and with the support that ARRIS has offered on behalf of their product solution."

"It is a pleasure to be working again with such an innovative client as Cabovisao," said ARRIS Sr. VP, Sales Claudio Cerioli. "The D5 UEQ's ability to deliver VoD and Switched Digital Video (SDV) today, will enable Cabovisao to increase its lead in the highly competitive Portuguese market."

"We are very satisfied with the feature set the ARRIS D5 UEQ provides in complementing our system solution and are excited to have ARRIS included in our solution offerings," said SATCAB General Manager Martin Jahn.

About the ARRIS D5 Universal Edge QAM

The ARRIS D5 Universal Edge QAM is a highly dense and flexible multi- service platform that can support VoD, SDV and Broadcast today, and is ready for M-CMTS and DOCSIS 3.0 functionality with a simple software upgrade. It is also currently capable of QAM sharing, which allows all of those applications to be supported within one QAM channel simultaneously.

About ARRIS

ARRIS provides broadband local access networks with best-in-class video, high-speed data, 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 is headquartered in Suwanee, Georgia, USA, with R&D centers in Suwanee, 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 www.arrisi.com.

About Cabovisao

First launched in 1996, Cabovisao is the second largest operator in Portugal providing cable television services, high-speed Internet access, telephony and high-speed data transmission services in nine regions of the country. Its fiber optic ring provides direct access to subscribers throughout Portugal, and the company holds licenses to offer services to approximately 90 percent of Portuguese households.

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FCMN Contact: alex.swan@arrisi.com

Source: ARRIS

CONTACT: Alex Swan of ARRIS Media Relations, +1-678-473-8327,
alex.swan@arrisi.com

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http://www.arrisi.com/

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