cable access

SCTE•ISBE’s Cable-Tec Expo – the biggest cable show of the year – is over and now the hard work of putting all that new knowledge and innovation to work begins. The hot topic most interesting to me were advancements made to ready the network for DAA deployments. From overcoming challenges, to operat…

That’s what subscribers want. More connections. More speed. More apps. And all at the best quality and maximum security. Every waking moment, I am on a quest to help cable operators deliver on those ever-increasing demands, while facing flat capex and flat or declining opex. ANGA COM is one of our b…

The countdown is on! Less than two weeks to ANGA COM, Europe’s leading business platform for broadband operators and content providers. Our theme this year is, “Between building a network and unlocking its promise, there’s a bridge.” Because that is exactly what Cisco is doing for our service…

Widespread adoption of distributed access architecture (DAA) in cable networks depends upon a robust ecosystem. Simply put, there needs to be interoperability between node/shelf-based Remote PHY Devices (RPD) supplied by a multiple vendors and CCAP cores from multiple vendors, such that there can be…

As a cable veteran myself, I’m proud to write this blog congratulating Ron Hranac on 46 years of contributions to the cable industry. If you’re in cable, I’m betting you know Ron and his passion and love of the business. From humble beginnings of practically falling into the industry as a part-time…

Distributed Access Architecture (DAA) is the most significant cable network architecture evolution of the last 20 years. Not since the introduction of digital fiber optic backbones and hybrid fiber coax (HFC) technology has there been such a dramatic architectural change. This is an exciting time fo…

This year, I once again had the opportunity to join colleagues, customers and competitors from around the globe at ANGA COM in Cologne, Germany. This is one of my favorite trade show events, because it is brimming with innovation and thought-provoking discussions specifically focused on the future o…

In this third part of my ‘cable story’ blog, we’ll get into how to better monetize the pipe. It’s not a big secret that the video business is being commoditized. Actually, only a third of the serviceable cable homes and businesses in the U.S. are currently paying subscribers for cable video services…

In my previous post, I talked about the ‘cable story’ and the steps service providers need to take, today, in order to leverage their competitive asset – the cable network — and to gain tactical and strategic business advantages. In this post, I will expand on one of these steps – namely, the…