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Investing in workforce development (Reader Forum)

The unprecedented governmental investment in infrastructure to provide universal and reliable connectivity for all is hampered by a looming labor shortage. Training the workforce of the future can help us bridge the great divide, but the growing demand for skilled workers requires a collective...

CommScope to power in-home connectivity with 10G broadband

10G promises to deliver speeds up to 100 times faster than what most consumers experience today, says CommScope CommScope demonstrated its vision for 10-gigabit, or 10G, and virtualized networks at this year’s SCTE Cable-Tec Expo earlier this week, focusing on the in-home experiences that will...

As CommScope turns 40, network convergence is top priority

Convergence of wireless and wireline, highlights benefits of HFC, coax and fiber PHILADELPHIA – “Our big priority is to understand the convergence that we’ve been talking about today. What makes more sense: fiber to the home or fixed wireless?" That was the message from John Chamberlain,...

As cable companies modernize, Nokia announces new unified access solutions

Nokia: SDN, distributed architecture will smooth transition to all-IP PHILADELPHIA – Consumers have an insatiable demand for digital video content, and cable companies know that. But extensive investment in legacy tech, coupled with cost pressures and cord-cutting, is taking a toll on the cable industry. Recently...

Carrier-grade Wi-Fi: Managing the Wi-Fi explosion

Wireless and cable operators have deployed about five million Wi-Fi hot spots as of last year, and that number is expected to double in the next few years. Data traffic offloading from 3G and 4G wireless networks is also expected to rapidly increase, according...

Cable and ‘Iot’: A bridge for wireless technologies?

With a myriad of wireless technologies being utilized for "Internet of Things" applications, there might be an opportunity for cable companies to serve as a hub or bridge for an IoT ecosystem, according to cable research and development group CableLabs. With more wearables entering the market seemingly every...

Top Wi-Fi trends from SCTE’s Cable-Tec Expo 2014

DENVER – Even though no cable operators have emerged over the years as mobile operators in the sense of building out licensed-spectrum wireless networks, the desire for a mobility play for cable MSOs hasn't faded – and Wi-Fi is the primary path the industry...