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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…

It gives me great pleasure today to officially welcome Shawn Tylka into the Cable TV Pioneers Class of 2018. I’ve known Shawn for over 20 years – since before either of us had a real job, as we like to joke! – and for that reason, I can say that this recognition couldn’t be more deserved. Shawn star…

Bandwidth consumption remains on a steady, never-ending rise. Subscribers now value their high-speed data service more than any other, including video. Based on subscriber bandwidth demand, many cable access networks built years ago are reaching their capacity limits – and many have already reached…

The astute among you may recall that just a few months ago – specifically, at the ANGA conference in June – we announced a new Cloud Native Broadband Router, the cnBR, aimed at making the industry’s CCAP deployments radically more feasible and economical. This week, going into the Cable-Tec Expo, I’…

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…

Guest blog written by Alon Bernstein, Distinguished Engineer, Cable Access Business Unit  Using the DOCSIS network to backhaul LTE/5G appears as an obvious way to get a cable operator into the mobile market. In fact, the current cable network can be viewed as a massive WiFi backhaul system, because…

For the last three years, one key focus of cable operators has been to deploy 1 Gbps service offers to as much of their footprint as possible, as a means to dissuade subscribers from moving to the competition. This has been an extremely effective strategy, as evidenced by cable’s increasing market s…

The evolution of cable networks came into focus at the recent SCTE Cable-Tec Expo in Denver, Colorado. Cable industry professionals from all over the world came together to learn and share the next generation of network technologies that will be shaping the cable industry for years to come. Distribu…

Written by Alon Bernstein, Distinguished Engineer, Cable Access Business Unit Web-scale giants, like Amazon, Google and Facebook, design their infrastructure, applications and deployments to be cloud native because this is the ideal environment for supporting their core applications, including sear…