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Battery Backup Technology in Cable Broadband Networks

By Mark Vodopest – TPPL and lithium-ion offset their higher upfront costs with extended lifecycles and enhanced charging efficiencies. Moreover, for sites where poor utility grid reliability reduces the life of lead-acid batteries, these technologies may offer an improved total cost of ownership (TCO).

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Add More Bandwidth, Not More Fiber

By Edouard Tabet – What’s Next? Ultra-wideband WDM (UW-WDM) will utilize an expanded range of wavelengths across the C, L and S-bands to create up to 192 channels in a single fiber, with potential throughput exceeding 100 Tbps.

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Rising to the Challenge

By Curtis Knittle – Imagine a future where digital technologies unlock endless possibilities. From self-driving cars and AI-powered robots to revolutionary energy storage systems and augmented reality that powers immersive virtual experiences, our digital future will undoubtedly demand better

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Broadband Reliability

By Ike Elliott – The situation is changing, though, with the introduction of software-based solutions that can detect a fixed network outage on a fixed network gateway and automatically failover to a smartphone hotspot in the home.

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Prioritizing Availability and Reliability

By Derek DiGiacomo and Dean Stoneback – The SCTE NOS Network and Service Reliability working group creates standards and operational practices to increase network and service reliability. The group will focus on all factors which impact reliability, including architecture, design, power, materials, and human interaction.

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1.8 GHz Devices: Ready for Primetime

By Greg Worthman – With current deployments focused on 1.2 GHz technology, new products should fulfill the need for return path expansion, including mid-split (5 MHz to 85 MHz) and high-split (5 MHz to 204 MHz), while being 1.8 GHz ready, thus prepared to meet the bandwidth necessary for DOCSIS 4.0.

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Fall Technical Forum to Feature Broad Array of Innovation

By Chris Bastian – The above six sessions are just a sampler, but descriptions for all 57 sessions are available at expo.scte.org. I encourage you to download the Expo app when it becomes available prior to joining us in Philadelphia, so that you can plan out your activities before you arrive on site.

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