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TDS picks ARRIS solution

October 12, 2015

ARRIS announced that TDS Telecommunications (TDS) is currently deploying the ARRIS MOXI Whole Home Solution in 11 key markets in the southwestern US to give subscribers a personalized new multi-room experience for browsing and accessing their entertainment. TDS plans to launch the service in eight additional southwest markets before year-end.

The ARRIS Whole Home Solution includes a family of Media Gateway and Player devices with the award-winning MOXI User Interface. It enables service providers like TDS to deliver feature-rich video and telephony services, multi-room advanced DVR services, Wi-Fi, DOCSIS 3.0 data rates, and other services. Subscribers can access an extended range of content and TV everywhere options, as well as rich personalized browsing experience, similar to surfing the Internet.

TDS is using the ARRIS MOXI Whole Home Solution to give subscribers a customised portal for accessing content throughout the home. The hosted solution offers automatic software updates, giving TDS flexibility with deployment and management. In addition, it supports turnkey options for TDS to broaden its range of range popular streaming services and content.

The ARRIS MOXI Whole Home Solution will be available to TDS subscribers in the following markets: Colorado (Arvada, Estes Park, Fort Collins, Fort Carson, and Woodland Park); New Mexico (Alamogordo, Carlsbad, Eunice, Hobbs, Lovington, Ruidoso, and Truth or Consequences); Texas (Alpine, Fort Stockton, and Seminole); Utah(Mesquite, Nevada; and Cedar City and St George).

“Our subscribers want high-quality entertainment when they want it and where they want it,” said Shane West, Vice President of Marketing and Product Development at TDS. “ARRIS is our key partner in developing personalised, TV everywhere services that will delight our subscribers, differentiate our offerings, and provide more options for monetizing our services.”

“ARRIS MOXI Whole Home Solution is a flexible and integrated solution that customers like TDS appreciate for its ability to quickly deploy a range of modern entertainment services,” said Bob Noonan, Senior Vice President, North America Telco and Retail at ARRIS. “We’re collaborating with TDS to deliver a premium entertainment experience, today, that can quickly and easily can expand to deliver tomorrow’s content and services.”

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