White Papers

The Hybrid Fiber-Coaxial (HFC) network is a cable industry success story nearly 30 years in the making. It has provided the foundation for a continuous flow of innovation and bandwidth expansion that has helped make cable operators the world’s preeminent providers of broadband services. But what about the next 30 years? The 2050 Project is a strategic vision and game plan designed to provide MSOs with a long-term roadmap for the continued evolution of their outside plants. It provides a formula for extending the longevity of their existing HFC networks in the most economical manner possible and without the slightest detour on their inevitable path toward an all-fiber future.

The 2050 Project: Part I uncovers the factors contributing to a resurgence of interest in extending the life and expanding the capacity of today’s HFC networks. It also details the benefits of stretching out MSOs’ inevitable — and enormously expensive — transition to fiber over the next couple of decades.