Arris, Alopa partner to strengthen telephony position

By Susan Rush
From The September 30, 2002 Edition Of CED Broadband Direct

Arris has inked a reseller agreement with Alopa Networks to boost its ability to deliver its CompleteVoice end-to-end voice and data service program to cable operators. The deal grants Arris the right to resell Alopa's MetaServ provisioning platform. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Alopa's MetaServ provisioning platform is designed for small- to mid-size cable operators, and interfaces with both proprietary and packet cable standards-based equipment and software. Its service-creation and diagnostic tools are intended to enable cable operators control over customization and scalability at all organizational levels.

The MetaServ QuickStart allows service creation, selection, activation and "assurance," and was designed for rapid deployment -- it will be installed and provisioned within 30 days of a signed contract, according to Alopa.

"With this agreement, Arris continues to deliver solutions that will help cable operators deploy high-speed data and telephony over IP faster and more economically," Arris' Broadband business unit President Jim Lakin said. Arris' Touchstone Telephony Modem Embedded Multimedia Terminal Adapter has received DOCSIS 1.1 certification, while its Cadant C4 CMTS and Touchstone modems have received both DOCSIS 1.1 and Euro-DOCSIS 1.1 certification.

The mutually beneficial deal gives Alopa access to a global sales team and helps it establish an operational support presence on the worldwide stage, the companies said in a statement.