By Ed Marchetti — I was surprised when reminded that PNM has been “a thing” for almost 10 years. It seems almost like yesterday when we were seeing this for the first time and wondering about the future of cable maintenance.
Read MoreBy Jeff Finkelstein — For anyone who has been in cable a long time, for some of us a very long time, we remember how challenging it was to troubleshoot plant impairments in the headend and field. Not just in finding and correcting, but in dealing with the equipment we used in the day.
Read MoreBy Patricio Latini – For many years, traditional hybrid fiber/coax (HFC) networks required significant infrastructure to launch service in a new market.
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By Sam Khola – When Teleste and SOFC.nl Holding walked off with awards in the Adaptive Power Challenge at SCTE•ISBE Cable-Tec Expo, it was the culmination of a months-long competition that was designed to spur innovation around reducing energy usage by cable system operators.
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By Dr. Alexander C. Adams – The cable industry is at a turning point. Conceptualized as classic delivery platforms for analog video signals, broadband systems have been leveraged into flexible IP networks over the years to meet increasing customer demands.
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By Paul Fonte – In just a few years, network functions virtualization (or NFV, for short) has matured from a trendy buzz word into a hallmark of next-generation network architecture. This new technology is rapidly re-shaping how our industry operates and delivers services to customers
Read MoreBy Sandy Howe – We measure business performance through numbers. They tell us about our customers, guide us in our technology decisions and show us where to improve. Opex. Capex. EBITA. ROI. Number of subscribers. Speed of network. Number of nodes. Peak times. Energy consumption. Energy 2020.
Read MoreBy Jana Henthorn – If you visit The Cable Center — and we hope you do — there’s a must-see exhibit that’s essential to experience. It’s the Edward D. Breen Technical Archives, a stroll-and-enjoy amalgamation of everything from early-era “coffee can” amplifiers to glowing vacuum tubes
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By Ron Hranac – First and foremost, a tip o’ the hat and a big thanks to Expo Program Chair Kevin Hart, Executive Vice President and Chief Product and Technology Officer for Cox Communications; members of the Program Committee; the Society’s Board of Directors.
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By Ram Sridharan – The complexity of communications networks is increasing due to traffic growth, and the need to support low latency applications and millions of end user devices.
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