By Charles Cook – Some cable operators plan to deploy their own wireless networks using existing DOCSIS infrastructure for backhaul. Accurate time frequency and phase are required in wireless base stations.
Read MoreBy Ron Wolfe – Wireless services are a significant part of our collective strategic initiatives, and it might seem daunting to envision adding several hundred watts of power consumption to over 100,000 nodes, but by taking advantage of voltage and ampacity increases,
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By Roger Stafford – Almost certainly, static PMA will yield the greatest step change in performance. Dynamic trims the network to take account of daily and hourly fluctuations in RxMER as seen at every modem.
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By John Williams — Through necessity we learned to become more efficient when it comes to squeezing capacity out of the existing spectrum. We have been able to consistently increase our service offering to meet the insatiable demand of the customer by leveraging technology.
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By Nick Segura — Delightful lessons learned from past bandwidth expansion projects allowed operators to develop best practices which support anticipating and avoiding obstacles for future projects such as extended spectrum (ES) upgrades in the not so distant future.
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By Matt Petersen — Do you ever run into new manufacturers trying to enter into the cable market and they just can’t figure out how to build a node enclosure to meet your expectations, let alone your specifications? Ever worked with an existing manufacturer and quickly realized that they struggled getting the new technology to fit into their existing enclosures?
Read MoreBy John Williams — Over the next several years you will see changes in how the cable industry will leverage HFC networks. As an industry we plan to leverage our coaxial cable networks for the long-term future.
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