Telstra selects ARRIS for hybrid cable capacity


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Rebecca Hawkes

| 22 October 2015





Australian telecommunications provider Telstra has opted for ARRIS technology to expand its cable network capacity on the DOCSIS 3.0 platform.


Telstra will deliver video and other data at higher speeds over its hybrid coaxial cable (HFC) network following deployment of the ARRIS E6000 Converged Edge Router (CER), the companies said in a statement.

"Telstra is focused on creating a world-class network and service for our customers. The ARRIS E6000 will allow us to deliver fixed broadband cable services using the DOCSIS 3.0 standard to customers on HFC over the next 18 months. ARRIS is a respected leader in HFC and broadband deployments, making it the ideal supplier for this expansion," said David Piltz, director, Fixed and Data Engineering, Telstra.

According to market research company Bude, there is scope for the development of HFC networks in Australia, which are currently provided by Telstra, Optus and TransACT. At the beginning of 2015 there were 966,000 cable broadband subscribers, accounting for less than 8% of Australia's total broadband market. However, these are high-end customers providing relatively high average revenue per user (ARPU), researchers said.

Bruce McClelland, president, Network & Cloud and Global Services, ARRIS added: "We're helping to prepare Telstra to bring higher-speed broadband to its HFC customers across Australia. The E6000 CER accelerates this upgrade and provides a framework for Telstra to deliver world-class bandwidth and services to its customers."

This latest contract award marks another success for ARRIS, which has also supplied the E6000 CER to Turksat, Delta, Liberty Global, Comcast, SK Broadband, GCI, and WOW!