Why the Value of CableLabs’ 10G Challenge Far Exceeds $300K

…network of the future. The contest strikes a perfect chord for several reasons. For starters, it shines a spotlight on the vital role that innovation and ingenuity play in influencing the evolution of the HFC network. The cable industry, especially come Cable-Tec Expo time, tends to tunnel vision on technology, focusing almost exclusively on what engineers and technologists are doing… […]

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How to Capitalize on Commercial Video’s Post-COVID Comeback

…the business of travelers once fiercely faithful to industry rivals. Beyond cleanliness and safety, hotels are planning to offer other perks to lure in the post-COVID wave of business and pleasure travelers and differentiate their lodgings from the competition. At the top of that list is a superior in-room experience. And that’s where commercial video service providers come in. But… […]

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Debunking the Fiber is Faster than Coax Myth

…less: an average of 17 milliseconds (ms), compared to 100ms with cable internet.” That bit of wisdom comes from a May 2020 article posted on the WhistleOut website. It sounds logical, even convincing. But as any physicist, or network engineer, can tell you, it’s inaccurate. Information does not travel through fiber cables at the speed of light. In a glass… […]

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Cable-Tec Expo 2023 Sends Powerful Message to Fiber Community

By Joe McGarvey, Marketing Director | In case you haven’t noticed, telecommunication companies and other FTTH service providers have taken to talking about MSOs, in their advertising and at industry events, as if they are obsolete, dismissing cable plants as legacy or dated. It’s difficult to decipher if this eulogizing of HFC is simply a case of spinning reality to… […]

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Prepping Your HFC Network for DOCSIS 4.0 – Part I

…devices support less than a 1GHz passband, or do not provide an AC power bypass function necessary to ensure DAA-based nodes are not interrupted during maintenance periods. New taps and passives are also called for in situations where the RF isolation can be improved to reduce interference between upstream and downstream signals, which will ultimately result in improved capacity. Consult… […]

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The 2050 Project Survey Report: 2024 Edition

White Papers Charting the HFC Evolution The fourth and most recent edition of the 2050 Project Survey Report reflects the opinions of nearly 150 cable professionals, the biggest universe of participants in the survey’s history. This year’s report, similar to previous editions, contains more than 30 charts that document how MSO attitudes and deployment plans have changed from just a… […]

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The 2050 Project Survey Report: Results & Analysis of HFC Evolution Survey

…chart the course of their transition to an all-fiber future. The report concludes that while the HFC network is marked for eventual extinction, given the near-inexhaustible capacity of fiber, most cable providers will continue to operate and evolve their HFC networks for decades to come. Download Report Opt-in to receive updates from ATX and get instant access to this resource:… […]

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