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Facing the prospect of competition from 5G-enabled broadband services, the cable industry is ardently pursuing an ambitious 10G (as in 10 Gbps) initiative to develop its multi-gigabit broadband prowess over a mix of HFC, fiber and wireless networks. But, even with the release of CableLabs new DOCSIS 4.0 spec last year, its not clear that the industry is ready to make that next great leap to symmetrical 10 Gbps service. What will it take for cables HFC networks to get there? What hurdles must sti...

Although DOCSIS still has plenty of fuel left in the tank, PON has clearly emerged as a critical alternative transmission method for the cable industry as operators increasingly install more fiber lines in their HFC plant. Whether they are leveraging EPON, GPON, 10G EPON, XGS PON or some other PON flavor, cablecos and vendors are increasingly deploying some version of PON technology over fiber to expand their bandwidth capacity. How much fiber are operators adding to their networks? Which PON ve...

Now that both 5G and Wi-Fi 6 are rolling out across the planet, cable operators have promising opportunities to use these two next-gen wireless technologies to broaden their reach and expand their service offerings. But both new wireless technologies present new technical, operational and competitive obstacles for operators and vendors accustomed to working in a wireline environment. In this session, we will delve into those opportunities and obstacles and see how operators and vendors are worki...

With cord-cutting of traditional pay-TV services still running rampant, cable operators and other providers are increasingly adapting by switching to IP delivery of video content and embracing streaming video services. In particular, small and midsized operators are making the switch to slash video content acquisition and distribution costs and meet the ever-growing consumer demand for streaming services. How are operators carrying out this move? What hurdles are they encountering? Which strateg...

Ensuring an excellent online experience starts with a robust in-home Wi-Fi router system. Wi-Fi routers offer fast, reliable performance and extended coverage to the growing array of connected devices in subscribers homes. Remote management has always been a standard for any Internet provider offering broadband services, with solutions like TR-069 serving as the hallmark in our industry. However, the cost and maintenance of TR-069 may seem like a daunting task when managing Wi-Fi routers. In rec...

With millions of consumers dealing with vision impairment, hearing loss and other physical disabilities, cable operators and vendors have been making great strides in meeting the needs of these customers. Most notably, Comcast, Charter and Cox have all created special labs to design, develop and test new accessibility products and services. What have they come up with so far? Whats in the works now? What else are they exploring? In this session, experts will discuss the latest accessibility adva...

Republican from kentucky, puts out that holiday photo of his gun-toting family soon after four teenagers were murdered in a school shooting. then after that caused a storm on the internet, congresswoman boebert decides to piggyback on it in a show of support with her own family firearm photo. look, there are lots of amateurish, bad actors in washington. but we need to stop rewarding them with the attention they crave. to be clear, lauren boebert deserves punishment like gosar and greene. but not...

On the internet, congresswoman boebert decides to piggyback on it in a show of support with her own family firearm photo. look, there are lots of amat amateurish, bad actors in washington. but we need to stop rewarding them with the attention they crave. to be clear, lauren boebert deserves punishment like gosar and greene. but not censure or loss of committee assignments. these efforts may carry weight in congress but for the average person they just ensure the offender becomes more relevant. i...

Cable technologists love to talk about the great potential of DOCSIS 4.0, Distributed Access Architecture (DAA), Flexible MAC Architecture, Fiber Deep, network virtualization and other new technologies and specs. But, even as cable operators and their tech partners move ahead with upgrades of their HFC networks and deployments of these new technologies, they are running smack into fresh challenges testing, monitoring and maintaining these next-gen networks. This session will dive into the challe...