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Leading the Way in 2020 and Beyond

By Mark Dzuban — With our 50th anniversary behind us and a wonderland of new opportunities ahead, is there a better mantra for — dare I say it? — our next 50 years?

The Digital HFC — A Path to 10G

By Steven Harris — Seasoned telecommunication professionals are well aware of the improvements digital video offered over analog video in the network. Operators leveraged Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) digital video and RF quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM).

Gearing Up For Operational Excellence at Expo 2020

By Mark Dzuban — is continuing a lengthy career of telecommunications leadership. Mark has been instrumental in positioning SCTE•ISBE as a leader in energy management and technical education, driving creation of the Energy 2020 program, the CORTEX Expert Development System™

2019 Cable-Tec Expo Recap

By Ron Hranac — During the week of September 30th, industry technologists made their way to the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center for 2019’s SCTE·ISBE Cable-Tec Expo. Known for Cajun and Creole cuisines — there are differences — and great music.

A Certified Fiber Optics Workforce 2020

By Steven Harris — Our networks are evolving to meet the ever-increasing thirst for bandwidth, whether that is with DOCSIS, fiber deep (FD), or passive optical network (PON) technology.

The Technologies of Operational Preparedness

By Ed Marchetti — This column is an attempt to impart those learnings, as well as some of the technologies we’re seeing that look promising for operational readiness purposes. The following is a short list of tactics that we deploy during or after a storm or disaster while working to restore services

Be It Ever So Humble

By Mark Dzuban — Everything old is new again in its time. It wasn’t that long ago when wireless — in the form of the RF technology that powered our early success.

An Access Network Evolution with DAA

By Steven Harris — For all the folks supporting the traditional telecommunication access network, or the network connecting our subscribers, the evolution has begun! The priority of reliability, capacity, service quality and reduced latency for the customer experience is top of mind for operators.

With 10G Coming, the Time is Now for Wireless

By Mark Dzuban — Everything old is new again in its time. It wasn’t that long ago when wireless — in the form of the RF technology that powered our early success

10 Gbps Symmetrical with XGS-PON

By Steven Harris — Nowadays there are two symmetrical choices in the GPON roadmap for 10 Gbps: XGS-PON (ITU-T G.9807.1) and NG-PON2 (ITU-T G.989). In XGS-PON, the “X” refers to 10 Gbps while the “S” refers to symmetrical.

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