Tony Werner
EVP/CTO
Comcast
Why Him? While Comcast often takes it time on various initiatives, the MSO’s record of tech innovation is enviable. As CTO of the nation’s largest cable operator, Werner sits in the technological catbird seat, with much of the industry watching closely to see where he and Comcast go.
Letterman? In March, our sister pub Communications Technology reported Werner opened his keynote at the SCTE Canadian Summit with a list of tech trends that will shape the remainder of the decade. The items he said were trending upward: Social Entertainment Random Access, Fragmented MPEG 4, Digital Rights Management, Just-In-Time Binding, Individual Relationships, SMS and Tweeting, Tablet Computers, Apps, Hierarchical Storage, Network-Based Logic and Cloud (Web)-Based Development.