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10/19/2012
10 Things You Need To Know About QoE
As the looming deadline for complying with the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act approaches – effective Dec. 13, 2012 – now is a good time for video service providers (VSPs) to reassess their current Quality of Experience (QoE) monitoring capabilities or lack thereof. One of the CALM Act’s chief compliance requirements is for VSPs […]
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10/19/2012
Wi-Fi Goes Carrier-Class
ORLANDO — Wi-Fi is growing up. Standards bodies, silicon makers and equipment vendors are working hard to improve the reliability, capacity, security and mobility of Wi-Fi networks and devices. Cable operators are well-positioned to benefit from these advances, noted the speakers at yesterday’s SCTE Cable-Tec Expo workshop “Wi-Fi Lessons Learned and Where It’s Going.” Stuart […]
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10/19/2012
RFoG Meets DOCSIS 3.1
ORLANDO — Traditional thinking in cable has been that when it comes to fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) architectures, radio frequency over glass (RFoG) is a transition technology leading to the eventual migration to Ethernet passive optical networks (EPON). New DOCSIS 3.1 features combined with next-generation RFoG enhancements are challenging this assumption, according to panelists speaking at the […]
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10/18/2012
The Stirling Engine: A New Way To Power Cable
ORLANDO — Imagine a world in which every cable hub not only has its own independent power supply, but a supply that also generates power for the surrounding community. Where back-up power isn’t just an operational cost, but also a revenue generator. Where owners of multiple dwelling units come to the cable company not only […]
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10/18/2012
Hiring The Next-Gen Workforce
ORLANDO — Where do cablecos go when they need to hire new technicians? And are the right people out there? At this year’s Expo, building the next-gen workforce is a key issue, and what it comes down to is different education strokes for different folks. Speaking at a general session yesterday, several of the industry’s […]
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10/18/2012
CT Panel Discusses Trends In Metro Ethernet
ORLANDO — What are the issues facing cable operators as they seek to deploy metro Ethernet services? Communications Technology assembled a panel of experts to address this topic at its Platinum Awards breakfast held yesterday in conjunction with the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo. Cost is a big issue for many operators, noted Wayne Ebel, client director […]