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PNM: Return Path Monitoring

James Medlock – PNM may have started with pre-equalization analysis, but with the addition of full band capture, OFDM(A) RxMER monitoring and now UTSC, our maintenance toolkit is ever evolving.

The Rise of Hybrid Fiber+Power DAS

Artem Andreychik – A hybrid fiber-based DAS represents a significant advancement in deployment of next-generation communication networks in large buildings or outdoor areas. Partnering with an experienced vendor like Wirewerks

Bringing Fiber Connectivity to Cable Broadband Power Supplies

Chuck Chapman and Greg Laughlin – Power supplies built for powering DOCSIS-based HFC nodes work well for optical equipment, but remote monitoring must be configured and implemented correctly to provide secure reliable management communications. While not simple, network administrators have the tools necessary to help ensure your critical infrastructure elements are protected.

Delivering a Superior Product through Collaboration

Jim Kane and Harley McAllister – Our collaborative partnership with a knowledgeable customer champion has brought numerous benefits along with the delivery of a new network product. These include driving innovation, enhancing user satisfaction, and streamlining deployment.

Leading Education for Industry Leaders

By Chris Bastian – You can learn more about the Leadership Institute programs developed to strengthen current and upcoming leaders in your organization, and the discounts your organization may receive as a Corporate Alliance Partner, by contacting SCTE.

Is Open RAN Ready?

By David Debrecht – With CableLabs’ efforts in addition to the 5G Challenge, it has worked with more than 15 different vendors’ Open RAN solutions and developed methods for testing and evaluating compliance prior to connecting systems together and attempting multi-vendor systems integration.

I See Fields of Green

By Derek DiGiacomo – Finally, how can we become more invested in the power marketplace? The launch of Gridmetrics is a strategic venture to obtain information about the supply of electricity. How will we take that to the next level with more intelligence, critical decision aids, and influence over where we secure power?

Cross Sector Resilience Forum

By Andy Scott – Now in its third year, the Forum continues to provide the nation’s leading communications providers and electric companies, and their major trade associations, an effective venue for collaboration on resiliency.

Telecom for Wellness

By Chris Bastian and Dr. Sudheer Dharanikota – The strength of the Standards Program is that it fosters open information sharing and collaboration between network operators and vendor partners. With the Explorer initiative, this ecosystem of collaboration has expanded to include service developers and service users.

Transforming Innovations into Solutions for Broadband Operators — Case Study

By Steven Nesbitt – As important as product innovations are, they are meaningless if they can’t be deployed efficiently in the customer’s network. To transform product innovations into value-added installed solutions, we pursued a two-pronged strategy addressing product supply and product deployment as related, yet different challenges.