Tag: DOCSIS

What the Latest Edition of the 2050 Project Survey Reveals About Cable’s Future

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By Joe McGarvey, Marketing Director | Technology takes time. Even though it’s been six years since CableLabs® introduced the DOCSIS 4.0 standards, real-world adoption is just beginning. But that doesn’t mean DOCSIS® 4.0 hasn’t already impacted the cable industry in a big way. Back in 2019, most cable operators followed the same technology playbook. Then [...]

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ATX ‘2050 Project’ Survey Charts Transformation of Cable Industry in DOCSIS 4.0 Era

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Findings from fifth-annual HFC evolution study highlight an increase in the number of technology options and competitive pressure since the introduction of DOCSIS 4.0 specifications in 2019 ATLANTA, March 19, 2025 – ATX Networks, a global leader in broadband access and media distribution solutions, today announced the results of its latest 2050 Project Survey, unique [...]

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Bluepeak Partners with ATX for Next-Gen Evolution of Broadband Network

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Internet provider’s HFC network upgrade features ATX’s GigaXtend 1.8GHz-capable amplifiers, taps, passives and professional services ATLANTA, January 28, 2025 – ATX Networks, a global leader in broadband access and media distribution solutions, is supplying Bluepeak, one of the largest and most innovative broadband providers serving the Great Plains region, with next-gen outside plant equipment to [...]

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How the Cable Industry has Transformed in the DOCSIS 4.0 Era

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By Joe McGarvey, Marketing Director | Six years ago this month, CableLabs® announced the release of DOCSIS 4.0, the next generation of the venerable data-over-cable specification that has played an instrumental role in making MSOs dominant broadband providers in North America, as well as other parts of the world. Though commercial deployments based on the [...]

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Welcome to the Era of the Intelligent HFC Network

By Joe McGarvey, Marketing Director | The secret of great comedy, the saying goes, is timing. But that’s true of most things, including technology. It’s not uncommon for innovative products or solutions to miss making an impact because they were ahead of their time — arriving in advance of market demand or before adjacent or [...]

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Digging into the Top 5 Takeaways from SCTE TechExpo

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By Joe McGarvey, Marketing Director | September’s SCTE TechExpo24 will go down as one of the most memorable in the history of the annual industry gathering. MSOs of all sizes were impacted by news that Broadcom, Comcast, Charter and other signers of a Joint Development Agreement would make silicon that unifies the FDD and FDX [...]

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Not Dead Yet! MSOs Closing in on the Broadband Holy Grail

By Joe McGarvey, Marketing Director | One thing that nearly all technical types have in common is an appreciation for the works of Monty Python, the British comedy troupe that engineers and others with a knack for making things work are fond of quoting. It’s difficult not to slip into Pythonese in the run up [...]

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Upgrading Amps? Don’t Get Distracted by the Number in Front of ‘GHz’

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By Joe McGarvey, Marketing Director | Normally, we love numbers. The cable industry lexicon wouldn’t be the same without them. It’s how we set milestones (10G) and measure progress (DOCSIS 4.0). When it comes to shopping for your next HFC amplifier or node, though, it might be a good idea to consider concentrating on the [...]

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Introducing GigaXtend Orchestrator: The Abracadabra App

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By Joe McGarvey, Marketing Director | If the vice president of engineering at a major MSO — make that any MSO, really — stumbled across a dusty lantern of ancient origins, does anyone doubt what his or her first wish would be? If your immediate response isn’t a cavalry of trained technicians, you’re probably not [...]

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MSOs must Execute Next-Phase of HFC Evolution with Timing and Precision to Maintain Broadband Leadership

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By Joe McGarvey, Marketing Director | Whether the final destination is DOCSIS® 4.0 or optimizing DOCSIS 3.1 for all its worth, MSOs need to continue to evolve their networks to keep pace with subscriber demand and fend off competitors, including FTTH providers offering multigigabit symmetrical services. But MSOs can’t afford to focus on speed and [...]

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