SUWANEE, Ga., Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — ARRIS (Nasdaq: ARRS) will demonstrate its broadband access, advanced video and transport solutions to Korean service providers at the KCTA Show in Seoul, Korea, March 3-6, 2010. Korean cable operators and ISPs face stiff competition from national telecoms providers in delivering ultra high speed data service and video, and are looking for the most cost-efficient and optimized infrastructure solutions to meet their growing customer demands.

The ARRIS booth will highlight:

• The C4® CMTS’ DOCSIS® 3.0 Upstream and Downstream Channel Bonding capabilities that deliver data speeds in excess of 100 Mbp/s Upstream and 320 Mbp/s Downstream.
• ARRIS optical access and transport solutions, the CHP (Converged Head End Platform) with CORWave™ multi wavelength transmitters, CORView™ Element Management Systems, Opti Max 3100 and 4100 1 GHz segmentable nodes.
• New optical products designed for hybrid and fiber-deep architectures, including CORWave II multi wavelength transmitters supporting up to 16 independent 1 GHz transport streams and reaches of up to 65 km; as well as the FTTMax RFoG Optical Network Units and FTTMax™ E-PON Optical Line Terminals and Optical Network Units.
• Advanced transcoding and video compression capabilities utilizing the ARRIS EGT VIPr™ and Encore dual-pass video encoder.
• ARRIS Managed Content Distribution architectures through the ARRIS ConvergeMedia™ management platform.
• The ARRIS Fixed Mobile Convergence platform for seamless mobile to fixed-line voice transfer.

Additionally, Todd Kessler, ARRIS VP of Product Management, will speak in the afternoon session on March 4th, giving a talk on: ‘New Technologies for Enhancing Digital Cable TV’s Market Competitiveness’.

About ARRIS

ARRIS is a global communications technology company specializing in the design, engineering and supply of technology supporting quad-play broadband services for residential and business customers around the world. The company supplies broadband operators with the tools and platforms they need to deliver carrier-grade telephony, network video processing, whole home video, demand driven video, next-generation advertising, network and workforce management solutions, access and transport architectures and ultra high-speed data services. Headquartered in Suwanee, Georgia, USA, ARRIS has R&D centers in Suwanee; Beaverton, OR; Chicago, IL; Kirkland, WA; State College, PA; Wallingford, CT; Waltham, MA; 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.

USB-IF Encouraged by Industry Support for Micro-USB

BEAVERTON, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) is pleased with the selection of Micro-USB, the small form factor USB connector by the Open Mobile Terminal Platform (OMTP) and three global industry bodies as the industry charging standard for mobile handsets. The GSM Association (GSMA), CTIA-The Wireless Association (CTIA) and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) have all announced support for the broad adoption of Micro-USB in mobile handsets.

On February 11, 2009, the OMTP endorsed the Micro-USB connector as the Universal Charging Solution (UCS) for mobile devices to reduce the number of chargers manufactured, transported and subsequently disposed of. On February 17, at the GSMA’s Mobile World Congress, the GSMA and 17 mobile operators and manufacturers announced their commitment to implementing a UCS based on the OMTP recommendation. The GSMA aims to ensure the mobile industry adopts a standard format for energy-efficient mobile phone charging connections by January 1, 2012, to both reduce standby energy consumption by up to 50 percent and eliminate up to 51,000 metric tons of duplicate chargers.

In April 2009, at its Wireless 2009 trade show, CTIA announced its members’ support for broad adoption of the Micro-USB form factor as the UCS for mobile devices. On October 7, 2009, CTIA reiterated Micro-USB support for both charging and data transfer between mobile devices and chargers, personal computers and laptops. And on October 26, 2009, following the lead of the OMTP, GSMA, and CTIA, the ITU, the leading United Nations agency for information and communication technology issues, announced its support of the energy-efficient Micro-USB standard.

“We are pleased that these associations have chosen Micro-USB as the preferred mobile device standard for charging and data transfer functions on mobile devices,” said Jeff Ravencraft, president and chairman of the USB-IF. “Micro-USB offers all the functionality of USB with a form appropriate for small, mobile devices. It’s an easy-to-use, efficient and low-cost solution for consumer devices. Micro-USB was designed to be a robust connector and is perfectly suited for the applications outlined by GSMA, CTIA and ITU.”

The USB-IF recognizes the industry standardization of Micro-USB for mobile handset chargers as the result of efforts from a group of diverse manufacturers working together to advance USB technology for consumers. For more information about Micro-USB and the USB Implementers Forum, visit www.usb.org.

Industry support for Micro-USB

“Micro-USB is Nokia’s choice for wired data transfer in mobile devices. Being able to charge via the same connector is extremely convenient for consumers. USB On-The-Go adds the capability to share energy between mobile devices, meaning that the Micro-USB solution provides unique value to the overall mobile ecosystem,” said Markku Verkama, Director, Devices R&D Nokia.

“Motorola is committed to providing compelling devices and solutions that are enriching for people and better for our planet,” said Bill Olson, Director, Office of Sustainability and Stewardship for Motorola Mobile Devices. “Micro-USB offers us an industry standard, small form-factor connector capable of charging and data transfer, which is well-suited for today’s slim devices.”

“User experience is a fundamental consideration of what we do at Sony Ericsson,” said Jacob Sten, Head of Sony Ericsson Accessories Department. “Micro-USB offers us a single port and method of connectivity for devices, eliminating the redundancy and waste associated with proprietary charging cables and connectors.”

About the USB-IF

The non-profit USB Implementers Forum, Inc. was formed to provide a support organization and forum for the advancement and adoption of USB technology. The USB-IF facilitates the development of high-quality compatible USB devices, through its logo and compliance program and promotes the benefits of USB and the quality of products that have passed compliance testing. Further information, including postings of the most recent product and technology announcements, is available by visiting the USB-IF Web site at www.usb.org.

Smooth Interworking of Trillium® Software With Vocallo BTS Baseband Processor Helps Accelerate Product Development by Small Cell Equipment Providers

MONTREAL and SAN DIEGO, CA–(Marketwire – February 8, 2010) – Octasic Inc., a leading innovator of wireless and media processing solutions, and Continuous Computing®, the global provider of hardware and software solutions that address the mobile broadband capacity challenge, today announced that the two companies have integrated their respective “small cell” products to enable equipment providers to rapidly produce Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) femtocells and picocells.

The companies’ interworking product demonstration enables system designers to evaluate Octasic’s UMTS physical layer coupled with Continuous Computing’s Trillium Femtocell protocol software. The combined platform features Trillium Iuh 3GPP Release 8 Home NodeB software integrated with Octasic’s High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) physical layer running on Octasic’s Vocallo BTS, Opus-based baseband processor.

“The market for pico and femtocell-based applications is enormous — and growing everyday,” said Manish Singh, vice president of Product Line Management at Continuous Computing. “Given Octasic’s strong commitment to the wireless broadband market, we are pleased to work in collaboration to integrate our femtocell-optimized products that provide equipment manufacturers with the most effective small cell solutions.”

“We are proud to be partnering with such a recognized leader in femtocell technology,” said Emmanuel Gresset, vice president of Software Defined Radio (SDR) at Octasic. “The ability to integrate Continuous Computing’s products with our own in just a few weeks demonstrates the benefits of our full software approach: flexibility, ease of system integration and faster time-to-market. This ensures that 100% of the control and signal processing is done in software on the DSP and the CPU, all the way down to the analog converter’s interface.”

The integrated platform uses a complete radio sub-system from Analog Devices Inc. It is based on the ADF4602 multi-band 3G femtocell transceiver and the latest low power broadband MxFE convertor.

“We are impressed at how quickly Octasic has been able to integrate its baseband solution with our femtocell transceiver solution to build an integrated femtocell platform,” said Dale Wilson, product manager for the Analog Devices femtocell product line.

Octasic and Continuous Computing will demonstrate the integrated UMTS femtocell / picocell platform at next week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain from February 15-18, 2010 in the Canadian Pavilion, Stand 2A97.

About Octasic

Octasic Inc. is a global provider of media and wireless modem processing silicon and software solutions for the converged carrier, enterprise and end-point communication equipment markets. The company’s leading quality VoIP, video and multi-standard wireless basestation DSP solutions are based on Opus, a unique clock-less DSP architecture. Octasic allows next-generation equipment manufacturers to significantly reduce system costs by offering unmatched performance in terms of density and power consumption. Founded in 1998, Octasic is a privately-held company headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

About Continuous Computing

Continuous Computing® is the global source of Trillium®-powered wireless and packet processing hardware and software solutions that enable network equipment providers to overcome the mobile broadband capacity challenge quickly and cost effectively. Leveraging more than 20 years of telecom innovation, the company enables customers to increase ROI by focusing internal resources on differentiation for 3G, Long Term Evolution (LTE), Femtocell and Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) applications. Expertise, innovation and responsiveness are the difference: only Continuous Computing combines best-in-class ATCA platforms with world-famous Trillium software to create highly-optimized, field-proven products. www.ccpu.com.

Continuous Computing is an active member of 3GPP, CP-TA, ETSI, Femto Forum, Intel Embedded Alliance, PICMG and the SCOPE Alliance.

Continuous Computing, the Continuous Computing logo, and Trillium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Continuous Computing Corporation. Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

Octasic Provides Opus2 DSP Core Development Environment for Evaluation by 3G/4G Wireless Product Designers

MONTREAL–(Marketwire – 02/08/10) – Octasic Inc., a leading innovator of media processing and wireless solutions, today announced its second generation Opus2 DSP core, a high-performance, ultra-low power, asynchronous DSP architecture optimized for baseband processing and multimedia transcoding. To facilitate customer evaluation of the core, Octasic is making available an integrated development environment with support for multi-standard cellular infrastructure applications.

The Opus2 core, based on Octasic’s unique asynchronous Opus DSP architecture, offers the lowest power consumption available in a fully programmable, high-performance DSP. Opus2 is code compatible with the currently shipping Opus1 core. Opus1, the DSP processor used in Octasic’s Vocallo devices, is widely deployed as a media processor in voice and video media gateways for wireline and wireless, session border controllers (SBCs), IPBXs, and as a baseband processor in multi-carrier GSM basestations.

Incorporating the experience gained from extensive application development on Opus1 and improvements to the asynchronous design, Octasic has doubled the platform’s performance, while improving its power efficiency. For example, a single device based on Opus2 can provide all the necessary processing for a complete 64 user HSPA+/LTE basestation while consuming less than 2.5W.

“For all our customers — whether they are developing media gateway, or wireless basestations — improving both power and performance has become their top priority,” said Robert Blake, CEO of Octasic. “Opus2 further expands our leadership in developing platforms that provide designers with both the flexibility and scalability to maximize their investment in multi-standard wireless communications.”

Opus2 for Wireless Applications

In addition to basic architecture improvements, Opus2 has been optimized to efficiently support the air interfaces of the existing 2G and 3G standards, as well as the emerging 4G/LTE standards. Unique instructions to improve power and performance for W/CDMA and OFDMA physical and media access control (MAC) layer algorithms have been added, including instructions for rate matching, turbo encoding, code generation, equalization, chip rate processing and encryption. Enhancements have also been made to support a dynamically reconfigurable hardware accelerator, tightly coupled with the Opus2 core, to improve performance and maintain software flexibility for functions such as: Random Access Channel (RACH) search; FFT/DFT; and advanced error correction algorithms, such as turbo decoding and Convolutional Turbo Code (CTC).

“Having an entire wireless product line built on a single programmable architecture can drastically reduce both development costs and product lead times for support of evolving standards,” said Will Strauss, president and principal analyst at Forward Concepts. “To address the technology and application-driven world in which we live, Octasic has created a flexible platform with longevity that can scale for technology iterations yet to come.”

Opus2 is fully supported by a rich highly integrated software development environment that includes an optimizing C compiler and timing accurate simulator. Opus2 based devices will be available from Octasic later this year, for use in: wireless baseband, media gateway, PBX, and Video products.

“Given the breadth of its capabilities, coupled with its low power and small silicon requirements, the Opus2 is ideally suited to create scalable solutions that meet the design challenges of low cost residential femtocell as well as the high performance requirements of a multi-standard macro BTS,” said Emmanuel Gresset, Octasic’s vice president of software defined radio. “We have worked hard to ensure our customers can develop superior products for a wide range of applications on a unified DSP architecture from voice to video to baseband.”

For wireless developers looking for high-performance, low-power solutions for 3G applications, Octasic will demonstrate an integrated reference platform with partners Continuous Computing and Analog Devices Inc. at Mobile World Congress, February 15-18, in Barcelona, Spain, in the Canadian Pavilion, Stand 2A97 (see related announcement). For more information or to schedule an appointment, please contact Natalie Mountain at natalie.mountain@octasic.com or (514)282-8863.

About Octasic

Octasic Inc. is a global provider of media and wireless modem processing silicon and software solutions for the converged carrier, enterprise and end-point communication equipment markets. The company’s leading quality VoIP and multi-standard wireless basestation DSP solutions are based on Opus, a unique clock-less DSP architecture. Octasic allows next-generation equipment manufacturers to significantly reduce system costs by offering unmatched performance in terms of density and power consumption. Founded in 1998, Octasic is a privately-held company headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

MILPITAS, Calif., Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — JDSU today announced J-Complete, a suite of test applications that simplify the complexity of installing, troubleshooting and maintaining Carrier networks. Collectively, the test applications probe, discover and record the health and reliability of a network by characterizing not only the transport layers, but also the higher-layer, IP/TCP-based flows that impact applications and services. The test information is then delivered in simplified summary format to make result interpretation simple and easy.

With hundreds of performance-affecting variables across multiple network layers, network architects, engineers and technicians need recommendations on how to solve problems that cause customer dissatisfaction. Using J-Complete, technicians at all levels can make informed configuration changes on their own, based on industry best practices, without having to involve more senior technicians – improving the speed and efficiency of problem resolution. From basic installation testing with RFC 2544 to advanced provisioning with TCP Wirespeed testing, J-Complete offers the robust tools needed to ensure end-user satisfaction.

By delivering clear summary information, pass fail (green/red) results, intelligent troubleshooting assistants and true multi-layer application testing, J-Complete also uncovers quality affecting parameters that have the most significant impact on the proper operation of an application and that impact user experience the most. This information is then delivered in an easy-to-interpret summary to enable fast decision making.

“For service organizations committed to the continuous improvement of their network applications and services, J-Complete reduces operating expenses by expediting network fault resolution and circuit installation,” said Jim Nerschook, vice president and general manager in JDSU’s Communications Test and Measurement business segment. “Unlike other solutions that are focused on how best to test, J-Complete uses established best practices to deliver the expert analysis needed to accelerate the efficiency of both junior and senior technicians. J-Complete further exemplifies the JDSU commitment to the reliable deployment of Carrier Ethernet networks.”

Many of the test applications that comprise J-Complete are available with the T-BERD®/MTS 6000A Multi Services Application Module (MSAM), T-BERD/MTS-8000 Transport Module, T-BERD/MTS-8000 Dual Module Carrier (DMC), and HST-3000 Ethernet SIM. J-Complete includes:

• Capture/Decode for up to 10 GigE Ethernet/IP traffic
• J-Mentor for expert diagnosis of packet captures
• J-Proof to verify transparent Ethernet control frame forwarding
• TCP WireSpeed for 10Mbps up to 10Gbps of TCP throughput testing
• J-Assist for real-time, online help
• J-Connect for automated discovery of remote test sets
• J-Scan, a SONET/SDH virtual tributary/container and alarm scanner
• J-QuickCheck for pre-RFC 2544 link verification
• J-Profiler for Ethernet/IP Traffic Discovery

JDSU offers a single-source Carrier Ethernet test portfolio that facilitates analysis of all seven layers of next-generation IP networks. The JDSU portfolio provides the industry’s deepest set of test features in an integrated, end-to-end approach to testing Carrier Ethernet products and services, including lab and service verification, development and production, installation and maintenance, troubleshooting and overall service assurance. The portfolio offers service providers and NEMs the confidence to successfully build, deploy, and manage Carrier Ethernet and Business Class solutions.

About JDSU

JDSU (Nasdaq: JDSU; and TSX: JDU) enables broadband and optical innovation in the communications, commercial and consumer markets. JDSU is the leading provider of communications test and measurement solutions and optical products for telecommunications service providers, cable operators, and network equipment manufacturers. JDSU is also a leading provider of innovative optical solutions for medical/environmental instrumentation, semiconductor processing, display, brand authentication, aerospace and defense, and decorative applications. More information is available at www.jdsu.com.