Jeff Finkelstein Archives

Technology is Like a Pot Roast…

By Jeff Finkelstein – We spend years considering what the future of the consumer will demand in technology, capacity, speeds, and support. Significant hours are spent in discussions internally and externally, with operators, silicon vendors, OEM partners, CableLabs, and countless others.

On the Road to “Utopia” — 10G

By Jeff Finkelstein – The challenge is that we cannot see the future, but we can be prepared for the events we create as we deploy new technologies.

When Life Hands You Lemons, You Make… Pastrami?

By Jeff Finkelstein – I visualize two distinct use cases for virtualization in the DOCSIS network. The first is the typical one we think of where the data, control, and management planes are run as a virtual entity in a cloud.

This is the Winter of Our Discontent

By Jeff Finkelstein – Regardless of what your possible future path contains, be it DOCSIS® 4.0 ESD, FDX, or a PON variant (heads-up, keep your eyes on the C-PON initiative, as it looks very interesting), there was something for you with much information to digest.

COVID-19 Learnings

By Jeff Finkelstein – Generationally each version of DOCSIS has given us between 8-10 years. I expect that DOCSIS 3.1 will last in many cases until 2030 or so. DOCSIS 4.0 and its possible follow-on releases have the potential to last to 2040 or a bit longer.

Doctor, Doctor, It Hurts When I Do This

By Jeff Finkelstein – The only true way to understand how bad our technology addiction has become requires us to put it aside and walk away.

When Life Hands You Bananas, Make a Banana Split

By Jeff Finkelstein – While our customers, companies, employees, us, and our networks are stressed from the effect of isolation, there are learnings we can take away even in these times. I’ll give you my list of top three learnings.

Battle Royale: FDX vs ESD

By Jeff Finkelstein — If you have been in the cable industry for a while, you are used to reading and hearing about new technologies on the horizon. It seems that almost daily we are inundated with the promises of new technology that will solve all our problems.

Complexity is Complex

By Jeff Finkelstein — For the past few months many photons and electrons have nobly given their ever so short life for the singular purpose of informing the industry about DOCSIS 4.0.

There Are No Straight Lines

By Jeff Finkelstein — For those who have been following my column on a regular basis, you may remember a few articles talking about new technologies on the horizon. Just when you think it is safe to get into the technology water, up pops a new technology that confuses things.