Cable CTOs Share Hard Truths With Vendors PHILADELPHIA -- A panel of some of the industry's top engineering executives shed some important light on why distributed architectures and the shift toward the software-driven, virtualization of network functions have rapidly become major priorities for MSOs around the globe at Cable-Tec Expo here. More» Experts: Cyber Threats Rise With Wireless Expansion PHILADELPHIA -- As cable operators go deeper into wireless and WiFi offerings, hackers and cyber criminals pose a constant and growing threat, according to two security experts at Cable-Tec Expo. More»
Bill Spies Named SCTE/ISBE 'Member of the Year' PHILADELPHIA -- The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers/International Society of Broadband Experts honored Bill Spies with its prestigious Member of the Year Award while also ushering three into the Society's Hall of Fame here during Wednesday's annual awards luncheon. More»
Bell Labs Guru: Future is Fast, and Cable Can Catch It PHILADELPHIA -- Future network speeds will be measured in gigabits per second with milliseconds of latency, with the capacity to transform society. More»
Energy2020 Enters 'Show Me the Money' Phase PHILADELPHIA -- The Energy2020 community met on Tuesday at Cable-Tec Expo for its third annual progress report, saying that in "show me the money" terms, the initiative is working. But with only three years or so until the "2020" part of Energy2020, there's still a ton to do. More» Machine Learning Is Good For Business PHILADELPHIA -- If customer experience is indeed the most important product, then it's probably time to move machine learning up on the priority list. So we learned at Monday's workshop on machine learning and network operations, where executives detailed how the techniques can be applied to network optimization and customer care. More»
MoCA Builds on 2.0 Platform The Multimedia over Coax Alliance has introduced MoCA 2.1, a new firmware feature and extension of MoCA 2.0 that supports throughputs of 500 Mbps and a 1 Gbps "bonded" offering alongside the addition of a handful of new features that set a migration path toward MoCA 2.5. More»
Evolution Digital Connects With NCTC Members Evolution Digital has inked deals with five independent operators, all members of the National Cable Television Cooperative – have committed to deploy the vendor's eVUE-TV offering on "VU-IT," the co-op's managed IP video solution. More» To keep up with news and announcements from the show, please bookmark the Multichannel News SCTE Cable-Tec Expo landing page at www.multichannel.com/CableTecExpo2016. |