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Going well beyond core speeds and feeds, the expanded use of artificial intelligence and machine learning will help cable operators stay a step ahead of anomalies and fix them before customers notice, says Coxs Kevin Hart.

Plume, which has raised $697 million so far, says latest round brings companys valuation to $2.6 billion.

Judged by Corning, Mayo Clinic and Zoom, the contest will award more than $300,000 to companies, inventors, entrepreneurs and university students who help to accelerate the development of apps for 10-Gig networks.

Armed with a $300 million from an F round led by Japans SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Plume intends to target companies that can broaden the smart home software specialists cloud, data and AI capabilities, Plume CEO Fahri Diner says.

Integration is a big near-term focus, but Comcasts virtual CMTS now speaks DOCSIS 4.0, and the MSO is also pushing ahead with deployments of a distributed access architecture, says Comcasts Rob Howald.

Network convergence is a significant part of our strategy, Charters chief mobile officer, Danny Bowman, explained. Thats what its all about.

CSG says the deal will enable it to tie in third-party services that can take advantage of emerging 5G network slicing capabilities and help CSGs partners extend to markets such as connected healthcare and manufacturing.

Cable company Cox had hoped to launch mobile services via an MVNO with Verizon sometime this month. But a lawsuit filed by T-Mobile appears to have thrown that plan into chaos.

DZS says the Plume deal paves a path to more recurring revenue and establishes a way for it to manage and orchestrate the core, access and in-home networks, and provide partners with a new option for premium whole-home services.

Vendor says its MAC Anywhere play fits with CableLabs new Flexible MAC Architecture (FMA), and also opens the door to potential integrations with third-party cable network hardware suppliers.