CT's Pipeline articles from August 2005

CT's Pipeline archives from August 2005

Coming of Age.(cellphone usage; emerging technologies)
August 2, 2005... The cable industry, with help from the SCTE, does a nice job of promoting the rising generation of technologists. At the Conference on Emerging Technologies, we meet the Young (under 30 years old) Engineer of the Year. The Milton Jerrold...

Letters to the Editor.(Letter to the Editor)
August 2, 2005... First, Some History In response to our special report on commercial services: I had to laugh. Like this is new. It's just been overlooked. The industry had other, more pressing needs. In 1996, Jim Cunningham at TCI brought...

Broadband Soapbox: Positive Change or a Nightmarish Future?(Brief Article)
August 2, 2005... Last week we heard Mark Clancey talk about the broadband job marketplace and how renewed competition from the telcos is impacting the management of cable's technical community. To borrow from one of his answers last week: "For system...

SCTE Announcements.
August 2, 2005... Sign Up for SCTE's Commercial Services Symposium Registration is under way for t his one-day, hot-topic event slated for Wednesday, Oct. 12, in Charlotte, N.C. "Fulfilling the Commercial Services Wish- -The Engineering Map Behind the...

Pipeline Profile: Lou Leporace.(Interview)
August 2, 2005... SCTE member since 2005 Title: Chief Technology Officer, Auspice Corp. Broadband Background: Most recently, Leporace was with Shark Mountain, a broadband consulting firm, but he began his career with NASA. This is appropriate given...

Back to School, RF to IP.(radio frequency, internet protocol, National Cable Television Institute )
August 9, 2005... It is a truism to say that the cable industry is undergoing change. (Which industry isn't?) More useful is talk about specific shifts, such as those highlighted in two Cable-Tec Expo workshops and underscored in a new course offering from...

Letters to the Editor.(Letter to the Editor)
August 9, 2005... Last week's soapbox question borrowed from our previous interview with Mark Clancey about the broadband job marketplace. See the July 26 issue. Clancey had asked whether in light of revived competition with telcos there was evidence that...

Broadband Soapbox.
August 9, 2005... There were several memorable lines from our Q/A on July 26 with Broadband Careers.Com Founder Mark Clancey. As to our question of what percentage of cable operators are looking to bring on IT and/or IP talent, he said 100 percent, with this...

SCTE Announcements.(Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers)
August 9, 2005... Register Today for SCTE's Commercial Services Symposium Registration is under way for this one-day, hot-topic event slated for Wednesday, Oct. 12 in Charlotte, N.C. "Fulfilling the Commercial Services Wish-- The Engineering Map Behind the...

Pipeline Profile: Winston Way.(interview)(Interview)
August 9, 2005... Switched Ring Architecture, ROADMs SCTE member since 2002 Title: Chief Technology Officer and Founder, OpVista Broadband Background: Dr. Way founded OpVista in 2000, but he is a 20- year veteran in the field of optical fiber...

Broadband GIS Remains a Forum.(Geographical Information Systems )
August 16, 2005... After convening at Cable-Tec Expo in June, members of the Broadband Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Leadership Forum (www.broadbandgis.com) decided, for now at least, not to pursue inclusion as an SCTE subcommittee. "We want to...

SCTE Board News: Gordon-Kanouff Names Chairs.(Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers )(Brief Article)
August 16, 2005... Four of SCTE's six standing committees will retain the same leadership as last year. Calling the team "an excellent group," new SCTE Chairwoman of the Board Yvette Gordon-Kanouff announced that Charlie Kennamer will continue as chair of the...

Broadband Soapbox: How to speak IP.
August 16, 2005... Last week's feature covered some of the RF-to-IP transition topics covered at Cable-Tec Expo. This week we have an interview with one of the industry's leading lights on training, Alan Babcock, that focuses on a new NCTI course on TCP/IP....

SCTE Announcements.
August 16, 2005... Register Today for SCTE's Commercial Services Symposium Registration is under way for t his one-day, hot-topic event slated for Wednesday, Oct. 12, in Charlotte, N.C. "Fulfilling the Commercial Services Wish- -The Engineering Map Behind...

Pipeline Profile: Alan Babcock.(interview)(Interview)
August 16, 2005... SCTE member since 1985 Title: VP, Chief Learning Officer, NCTI Broadband Background: With more than 20 years of training experience under his belt, Babcock serves as the head of NCTI's learning and development and education business...

Cashing in on Commercial Services.(Brief Article)
August 23, 2005... If you're looking for ways to cash in on commercial services, look no further than the SCTE's Commercial Services Symposium. The symposium, which is slated for Oct. 12 in Charlotte, N.C., will highlight several ways cable operators can ring...

Letters to the Editor.(Letter to the Editor)
August 23, 2005... Here are some responses we received on the broadband soapbox question of how best to learn how to 'speak IP': Roll up your sleeves I joined Scientific Atlanta seven years ago as a contractor with extensive experience in corporate...

Broadband Soapbox: How to speak IP (one more time).
August 23, 2005... We recently wrote about some of the RF to IP transition topics covered at Cable-Tec Expo. Last week we had an interview with one of the industry's leading lights on training, Alan Babcock, about a new NCTI course on TCP/IP. This week,...

SCTE Announcements.
August 23, 2005... Sign Up Today for SCTE's Commercial Services Symposium Registration is under way for SCTE's one-day, hot-topic Commercial Services symposium slated for Wednesday, Oct. 12 in Charlotte, N.C. "Fulfilling the Commercial Services Wish--The...

Pipeline Profile: Yvette Gordon-Kanouff.(Interview)
August 23, 2005... SCTE member since 1995 Title : Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning, SeaChange International Broadband Background : Gordon-Kanouff recently was elected as chairperson of the SCTE board of directors. She previously served as...