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I Hate AI

By Brady Volpe – This industry is built on engineering, reliability, and real-world problem solving. Many professionals have watched buzzword after buzzword pass through product roadmaps and conference agendas, digital transformation, b…

AI in Cable: What’s Real, What’s Next, and What’s Still Missing

By Brady Volpe – The answer, as of early 2026, is more encouraging than you might expect—and more uneven. Some operators are running AI at genuine scale, automating decisions across tens of millions of devices. CableLabs is building age…

Reliability, Not Just Speed

By Brady Volpe – Experts from Comcast, CableLabs, Technetix, and OpenVault unpack how PNM and PMA are rewriting cable’s reliability playbook. For more than three decades working in cable technology, I’ve watched our industry transform f…

Accelerating DOCSIS® Troubleshooting for Cable Operators

By Brady Volpe – Getting Smart with AI and PNM: The Operator’s New Edge. AI-driven Help Desk, embedded directly in the PNM application.

AI: Cable’s Secret Weapon for 10G Reliability

By Brady Volpe – Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a lab curiosity for cable operators—it’s quietly rewriting the rules of DOCSIS operations.

Beyond the Metrics: Empowering DOCSIS Networks for a Resilient Future

By Brady Volpe – Read how DOCSIS 3.1 has changed PNM!

DOCSIS 3.1 Supercharges RF Impairment Detection in HFC Networks with Advanced Techniques Like Never Before

By Brady Volpe – Read how DOCSIS 3.1 has changed PNM!

Embracing Proactive Network Maintenance with AI

By Brady Volpe – The shift from reactive to proactive, and ultimately predictive, network maintenance is essential for the future of our industry. By embracing AI-driven PNM within the DOCSIS framework, we can anticipate and prevent issues

The Error Era: Rethinking Codeword Calculation with OFDM and SC-QAM

By Brady Volpe – Did you know the formula for codeword errors are different for SC-QAM and OFDM(A)?

Estimating OFDM Capacity in DOCSIS 3.1 / 4.0

By Brady Volpe – You can now perform rough estimates of the OFDM channel or feel free to download my Python estimator, which is based on the work done by Karthik Sundaresan in his SCTE Expo paper.

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