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09.02.2008		Ethernet Testing—More Standardization Needed As metro Ethernet continues to build momentum, particularly as a way to attract the small to medium sized business (SMB) market, testing tools - both for service provisioning and measurement - are evolving. (For more on Ethernet testing for the SMB market...
08.26.2008		Silicon Image Wows Crew at Summer Conference The 200 cable operators attending CableLabs Summer Conference (Aug. 10-13) voted Silicon Image's digital connectivity technology "Best New Product Idea." A publicly traded semiconductor and intellectual property-based company, Silicon Image works in...
08.19.2008		DTA on the Way  Digital-to-analog (DTA) converters have been big news this year, and will continue to be in the next.  Over-the-air viewers will need the popularly known TV converter (or government coupon) boxes for their analog TV sets after broadcasters nationwide go...
08.12.2008		Several Takes on nDVR There are plenty of ways to look at last week's court decision that let stand Cablevision's network, or remote-storage digital video recording (nDVR or RS-DVR) platform. There is the Hollywood, or content provider, angle. After all, it was The Cartoon Network...
08.05.2008		Software Expert on EOD and Navigation The daily grind of trade journalism is at once improved and complicated by subject matter experts who can explain complexities with ease and charm. The improvement is obvious: An authoritative technologist who unravels mysteries in intelligible sentences is a...
07.29.2008		Telephony Drives Business Interested parties have long waxed poetic about the business services market. But there was nothing fanciful about this week's prediction from Cox Communications CEO Pat Esser that commercial services will deliver $1 billion in revenue for Cox in 2010. With...
07.22.2008		SCTE's President Search With former SCTE President/CEO John Clark's departure on July 4, the SCTE is now faced with finding a new boss. The first step was the appointment of Marv Nelson, SCTE vice president of professional development, as interim president/CEO. Next came the...
07.22.2008		Broadband Video Growth Developments in the online video market indicate that the supply of enabling technology is meeting growing consumer demand for content. Today's announcement that thePlatform will serve the central backend video management system for Time Warner Cable's Road...
07.15.2008		Bendable Fiber Twists and Turns into Tight Spots Optical fiber cable experiences signal loss when bent around tight corners. This is particularly problematic in some markets, like multiple dwelling units (MDUs), where a typical installation could require 12 90-degree bends. Corning's new ClearCurve solution...
07.15.2008		Pipeline Profile: Nomi Bergman SCTE member since 2002 Title: President, Bright House Networks Broadband Background: Nomi Berman is a newly elected SCTE at-large director, representing the entire membership. In her "day job," she is president of Bright House Networks. How did you...
07.08.2008		Millennials: Not your Father's Generation Have a need for new hires to help with all of the products and services coming online? No worries! The children of Baby Boomers are entering the workforce, and they are estimated to be 75 million strong. Who are these youngsters? They are the Millennials...
07.08.2008		Pipeline Profile: Rick Sullivan SCTE member since 1995 Title: Midwest account manager, Times Fiber/Amphenol Broadband Background: Rick Sullivan is the SCTE's newly elected Region 5 director, representing Iowa, Illinois, Kansa, Missouri, and Nebraska. In his "day job," he is a...
07.01.2008		Pipeline Profile: Randy Love SCTE member since 1986 Title: Project manager, Comcast Broadband Background: Randy Love is the SCTE's newly elected Region 3 director, representing Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. In his "day job," he is a project manager for...
07.01.2008		Expo Wrap-Up There's always a lot going on at Expo, and last week's confab in Philly was no exception. Here's a quick recap of some of the high points, going in reverse order, and starting with the SCTE leadership transition. The Society began Expo week with one leader...
06.17.2008		L&D Focuses on mLearning, Millennials Mobile devices have allowed technicians to better service customers by remaining in the field and not in the office. Next Tuesday's pre-Cable-Tec Expo Conference on Broadband Learning and Development (8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., June 24) will focus on how operators...
06.17.2008		Pipeline Profile: Bob Foote SCTE member since 1989 Title: Account vice president, ARRIS Broadband Background: Bob Foote is the SCTE's newly elected Region 12 director, representing Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont. In his "day...
06.10.2008		Global Trends As many in the cable technology community prepare for this month's CableTec Expo in Philadelphia, it's instructive to look beyond U.S. borders for a moment, to places where the business of technology - at least as measured in terms of trade shows - is both...
06.10.2008		Pipeline Profile: Dick Amell SCTE member since 1977 Title: VP engineering, Time Warner Cable National Division Broadband Background: Dick Amell is the SCTE's newly elected at-large director, representing the entire membership. In his "day job," he is vice president of...
06.03.2008		Pipeline Profile: Harold Kinnel SCTE member since 1991 Title: Director of plant operations, Ritter Communications Broadband Background: Harold Kinnel is the SCTE's newly elected director for Region 8, representing Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. In his "day...
06.03.2008		Hit the Books on Wireless Wireless is high on cable's radar lately, what with the buzz about Sprint Clearwire and Cablevision's decision to go metro Wi-Fi.  Cable operators wanting to bolster their staff with well-qualified wireless professionals soon will be able to scour...
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