Cox Uses ARRIS' HFC Equipment to Deliver Voice, Video and Data in Oklahoma City
Tuesday October 9, 8:59 am Eastern Time
ARRIS Products Combine with Cox's Ring-in-Ring HFC Architecture To Provide High Degree of Reliability
DULUTH, Ga., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- ARRIS (Nasdaq: ARRS - news; a new company formed by the merger of ANTEC and Arris Interactive, L.L.C.), a global communications technology leader in the development of advanced cable telephony solutions and the delivery of converged services across the broadband local access network, today announced that Cox Communications, Inc. (NYSE: COX - news) is using ARRIS transport and telephony service applications to deliver voice, video and data service in Oklahoma City. The ARRIS HFC product portfolio enables Cox Communications to deliver reliable high performance video and data service as well as carrier-grade telephony to its subscriber base.
The ARRIS equipment includes Laser Link® Proteus(TM) scaleable nodes, 1550 and 1310 nm optical transmitters, return receivers, RF integrators for the transmission path, Cornerstone® HDT's and VoicePorts(TM) for voice communications, Digicon® connectors and Regal® taps and passives.
``We built our network in a ring-in-ring configuration to provide a high degree of reliability for the delivery of voice, video and data to our subscribers,'' said Hugh McCarley, Vice President, Engineering and Technology, Cox Communications. ``ARRIS is one of our long-standing vendors, and their products are well suited for our advanced HFC architecture.''
``Our strategy is to continue to develop HFC solutions that allow cable operators to bring fiber closer to the home, and to reliably and cost- efficiently deliver voice, video and data on that fiber,'' said Bryant Isaacs, President, ARRIS' Network Technology business unit. ``We are pleased to be working with Cox in numerous markets.''
In addition to Oklahoma City, Cox uses ARRIS' Cornerstone products for voice communications in San Diego, Omaha, New Orleans, Hampton Roads, VA, Phoenix, Tucson, Orange County and properties in New England.
About Cox Communications
Cox Communications, a Fortune 500 company, serves approximately 6.2 million customers nationwide, making it the nation's fifth largest cable television company. A full-service provider of telecommunications products, Cox offers an array of services, including Cox Cable; local and long distance telephone services under the Cox Digital Telephone brand; high-speed Internet access under the brands Cox@Home, Road Runner and Cox Express; advanced digital video programming services under the Cox Digital Cable brand; and commercial voice and data services via Cox Business Services. Cox is an investor in telecommunications companies including Sprint PCS and Excite@Home, as well as programming networks including Discovery, Channeland and The Learning Channel. More information about Cox Communications can be accessed on the Internet at www.cox.com.
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