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To: Solid who wrote (58)	1/29/2004 2:31:03 PM
From: tech101	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 661

ARRIS Introduces DOCSIS(R) 2.0-Based Touchstone(TM) Telephony Modem TM 402P Thursday January 29, 1:46 pm ET DULUTH, Ga., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ARRIS (Nasdaq: ARRS - News) today announced the introduction of the Touchstone Telephony Modem TM 402P. This DOCSIS 2.0-based and PacketCable(TM) 1.1-based Embedded Multimedia Terminal Adapter (E-MTA) provides high-speed data access and 2 lines of Voice over IP (VoIP) telephony along with the longest battery back-up time of any E-MTA. The Touchstone TM 402P is the first E-MTA to integrate Lithium-Ion battery back-up capability into the base unit which enables up to 20 hours of standby time in the event of a power outage. Lithium-Ion batteries are lighter- weight, easier to replace and have a longer service life than traditional sealed lead acid batteries. ARRIS designed the new patent-pending battery cartridge in cooperation with North American cable operators. This new cartridge design is being accepted across the industry as the preferred format for rolling out primary line VoIP. "The Touchstone Telephony Modem TM 402P demonstrates the continued leadership ARRIS has shown in subscriber premise equipment for Voice over IP," said ARRIS Broadband Marketing VP, Stan Brovont. "The acceptance by the MSO community of our new Lithium Ion design will help make rolling out these new services easier." Touchstone Telephony Modems are uniquely designed to easily and consistently deliver carrier-grade VoIP service, despite the inherent challenges present in many subscribers' homes: most notably the range in quality and quantity of telephones, in-home wiring, fax machines and modems present. Touchstone Telephony Modems allow operators the flexibility to adjust operating parameters and software characteristics on a per line basis to maximize customer satisfaction and minimize service calls. The Touchstone Telephony Modem TM 402P will be available in April of 2004, but several MSOs are currently evaluating early production versions. Forward-looking statements: Certain information and statements contained in this press release constitute forward-looking statements with respect to the business of ARRIS. Statements that are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections about the markets in which the Company operates and management's beliefs and assumptions regarding these markets are forward-looking statements. The Company cautions that any forward-looking statements made are not guarantees of future performance. Statements made in this press release, including those related to: Industry acceptance of product * Scheduled shipment of product are forward-looking statements. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in these statements. Among other things, * The timing of bringing new products to market and the anticipated acceptance by our customers is based on assumptions which management believes to be reasonable at this time. In addition to the factors set forth in this release, other factors that could cause results to differ from current expectations and additional information regarding these and other factors relative to our business can be found in ARRIS' reports filed with Securities and Exchange Commission. In providing forward-looking statements, the Company is not undertaking any obligation to update publicly or otherwise these statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

To: Solid who wrote (58)	2/10/2004 1:57:02 PM
From: tech101	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 661

For the Captive Customers - Cable and Satellite Rates Are Up, Again Fighting the Cable Rate Hikes By Rex Moore (TMF Orangeblood) February 10, 2004 fool.com If you have a television set in your house and receive programming via any method other than an old-fashioned antenna, you may have a rate increase coming. Of course, this probably comes as zero surprise to you. It seems there's always some senator or some consumer group complaining about the cable industry, in particular, and vowing to fight rate hikes. And considering I'm paying more than three times as much for basic service as several years ago, they're not doing a very good job. According to USA Today, more price increases are coming from both cable and satellite providers. Here's the lowdown on the high hikes: Company Service Avg. Increase DirecTV (NYSE: HS) Satellite 3% EchoStar Communications (Nasdaq: DISH) Satellite 1.7% Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSK) Cable 5.4% Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWX) Cable 4.9% Cox Communications (NYSE: COX) Cable 3%-4% Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) Cable 3.2% Source: USA Today Why isn't competition keeping prices down? Because in this age of broadband and bundled services, it's not a matter of just choosing the least expensive service. For instance, I pay Comcast an agonizing $43.74 each month for the most basic of cable. If I didn't need ESPN during baseball, football, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, rugby, and hockey seasons, I'd drop it altogether and go back to a rooftop antenna. Now, I could get basic satellite service for at least $5 less per month. But if I did that, my monthly Comcast broadband Internet fee would jump 35%, from $42.95 to $57.95! As an alternative to cable broadband, Verizon (NYSE: VZ) is offering DSL service for $34.96 per month, but get this... it is "scheduled to be available in your area: 02/29/2008," according to Verizon's website. That's right, folks, the company may not know how much it will earn next quarter, but it's got my DSL date pegged to the exact day in 2008. So, there's the problem in a nutshell. It's a labyrinthine nightmare trying to figure out the best value when it comes to cable TV and Internet -- and that's not even counting bundling telephone service with any of this. It's not hard to see why many customers simply throw up their hands and stick with their existing services when faced with rate hikes. I'll bet you have great ideas in getting television, broadband, and telephone services at a decent rate. Please tell me about them on The Motley Fool Take discussion board. Rex Moore doesn't own any companies mentioned in this article.

To: Solid who wrote (58)	3/1/2004 2:24:33 AM
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Arris Overtakes Cisco in N. American CMTS Revenue Market Share in 4Q03; Friday February 27, 12:42 pm ET SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Due largely to a big fourth quarter budget flush by MSOs in all regions, worldwide CMTS revenue was up 13% from 3Q03 to 4Q03 at $126 million, and port shipments were up 31%. Worldwide cable CPE units increased to nearly 4.3 million between 3Q03 and 4Q03, and revenue increased to $316 million. Year-end and 4Q03 cable data and analysis comes from Infonetics Research's Cable Aggregation Hardware and Cable CPE quarterly worldwide market share and forecast reports. For the full year 2003, Cisco remains in first place in all regions for CMTS revenue market share, but in 4Q03, Arris for the first time overtook Cisco for the number-one spot in the large North American market (Cisco is still in first place in EMEA, CALA, and Asia Pacific). For the year, Cisco leads in the North American market only by one percentage point due to Arris' solid growth over the past 12 months. "CMTS revenue will grow in the single-digit percents in 2004 and through 2007 as MSOs expand the bandwidth capacity of their networks and add voice services, led by North America and Europe," said Michael Howard, principal analyst of Infonetics Research and lead author of the Cable Aggregation Hardware report. "Telcos are well aware that cable telephony services are poised for a big rush, and are rolling out VoIP services themselves. This means MSOs will need to continuously upgrade CMTS capacity and function." CMTS Market Highlights -- Cisco remains the worldwide leader in the CMTS market in 4Q03, with the largest share of revenue, followed by Arris and then Motorola, whose revenue share jumped appreciably -- Worldwide CMTS revenue was flat between 2002 and 2003, while ports were up 5%, revealing steady price declines -- 64% of CMTS revenue was from North America, 18% from Asia Pacific, 14% from EMEA, and 4% from CALA; MSOs in Asia Pacific are making moves to increase their data offerings Cable CPE Market Highlights -- Motorola leads the cable CPE market in 4Q03 with the lion's share of worldwide revenue; Ambit is second, followed by Terayon, Thomson, Toshiba, and Scientific Atlanta -- Worldwide cable IAD units increased 700% from 3Q03, and revenue increased 510% -- Worldwide cable router units with 802.11 grew 338% and revenue grew 307% from 3Q03 "Cable faces stiff competition with DSL for broadband revenue in all regions," said Infonetics Research's Richard Webb, lead analyst of the Cable CPE report. "Despite the pressure, cable CPE continues to grow. MSOs are now pushing cable CPE with 802.11 and/or voice capabilities to attract new subscribers and upsell to existing customers. This will continue driving strong growth for cable IADs and cable routers with 802.11. Although the cable IAD business is still young and volatile, cable IADs will eventually erode the dominance of the basic cable modem. The wireless access gateway market will also continue its fast-paced growth, because as with all 802.11-based products in the consumer market, new subscribers will go straight for a router with fast wireless functionality rather than buy a basic cable modem and later upgrade." The Cable Aggregation Hardware and Cable CPE reports track cable modems, routers, routers with 802.11, IADs, and CMTS. Forecasts and regional market share are updated quarterly and cover all regions (worldwide, North America, EMEA, Asia Pacific, CALA). Companies tracked in this service include ADC, Arris, Cisco, Linksys, Motorola, NETGEAR, Samsung, Scientific Atlanta, Terayon, Thomson Multimedia, Toshiba, US Robotics, ZyXel and others. For the table of contents, log on to Infonetics Research's Information Portal and download it at www.info.infonetics.com or contact Larry Howard, vice president, at larry@infonetics.com, 408-298-7999 x 225. Infonetics Research (www.infonetics.com) is an international market research and consulting firm covering the data networking and telecommunications industries in North America, Europe, and Asia. Infonetics helps companies develop, market, and sell products and services by providing objective analysis of end-users, service providers, and product manufacturers. Infonetics has offices in Silicon Valley, the Boston Metro Area, and London. Source: Infonetics Research biz.yahoo.com