CT's Pipeline articles from August 2006

CT's Pipeline archives from August 2006

Independent Show Hits Windy City.(National Cable Television Cooperative)(American Cable Association)
August 1, 2006... The National Cable Television Cooperative and the American Cable Association have joined missions and forces in a meeting that began on Sunday and continues through Wednesday: the first annual Independent Show. Over the course of these...

Field Electronics Mishaps.
August 1, 2006... Here's another reply to our mashed meters question of several weeks ago - it seems to have struck a chord. I realize this is probably too late, but I can never seem to stay up to date on my reading, and I had to share this one with you....

Broadband Soapbox: Where the %$#@! Are We?
August 1, 2006... As anyone who's tried to get somewhere via directions written on a cocktail napkin can attest, there's just no substitute for a good map. That's also true in cable systems - precise GIS mapping has contributed a great deal to the success of...

SCTE Announcements.
August 1, 2006... Sign Up for the SCTE Business Services Symposium Join SCTE in Chicago on Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 17-18, and take in four information-packed tech sessions and sponsor demos on Tuesday followed by two workshop periods the next morning....

Pipeline Profile: Sean Bristol.
August 1, 2006... SCTE Member since 1991 Title: Director of Engineering and Construction, Comcast Seattle Broadband Background: Bristol entered the cable industry as a line tech with Comcast in 1987. He currently oversees Comcast Seattle's construction...

Fiber in the Desert Both Deep and to the Premises.
August 8, 2006... Our spies out there in MSO-Land have reported seeing fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) equipment on shelves in headends, awaiting deployment. Nothing more to report there, but a trend appears to be building, especially for operators that are in a...

USF: 20th Century Idea Not Necessarily Good for 21st Century Communications.
August 8, 2006... A 20th Century leftover--making all telephone customers pay a Universal Service Fund tax so everyone has access to phone service--is impacting 21st Century telecommunications. The USF is changing and looking for money, which made it the...

Broadband Soapbox: Fiber for all my Friends.
August 8, 2006... Buzzword or not, "fiber" does seem to be the hot topic of conversation these days--see this week's lead story and also Oleh Sniezko's profile at right. Question is, how deep does the fiber need to go? Let us know your take on it. ...

SCTE Announcements.
August 8, 2006... Register Today and SAVE for the SCTE Business Services Symposium Registration is under way for this hot-topic event slated for Tuesday to Wednesday, Oct. 17-18, in Chicago. Take in four information-packed tech sessions and sponsor demos...

Pipeline Profile: Oleh Sniezko.
August 8, 2006... SCTE Member since 1989 Title: CTO, Aurora Networks Broadband Background: Prior to joining Aurora, Sniezko spent six years with AT&T Broadband, four as VP Engineering. Prior to AT&T, he worked for eight years at Rogers Engineering and...

Postcard from Colorado: CableLabs Summer Conference.
August 15, 2006... If there was a postcard from last week's CableLabs Summer Conference in Keystone, CO, it might read: "Wishing you were here. Well, maybe not." The event is closed to the media, other than one who is also a "paid consultant" of CableLabs,...

Fiber for all my Friends.(fiber optic cables)(Brief article)
August 15, 2006... Here's a response to last week's Soapbox question on how deep fiber needs to go. I'd like fiber to my house. I'd like a switched optical Ethernet at 1 Gbps. I'd take the handoff at the fiber and get my own Ethernet switch with a fiber...

Broadband Soapbox: Fiber for all my Friends.(Brief article)
August 15, 2006... Buzzword or not, "fiber" does seem to be the hot topic of conversation these days. Question is, how deep does the fiber need to go? We now know what SCTE-List Administrator Dave Devereaux-Weber would like (see his letter above)-- let us know...

SCTE Announcements.
August 15, 2006... Attend the SCTE Business Services Symposium Registration is under way for this hot-topic event slated for Tuesday to Wednesday, Oct. 17-18, in Chicago. Take in four information-packed tech sessions and sponsor demos on Tuesday followed...

Pipeline Profile: Steve Taber.
August 15, 2006... SCTE Member since 1994 Title: VP Engineering and Technical Operations, Comcast (Seattle-based) Washington State Region. (This region was designated this year's System of the Year by Communications Technology. For more on this award and...

Training: Advanced Services Require Good ol' Sweat Equity.(Advanced Services Inc. to train cable operators)
August 22, 2006... Advanced services have impacted training regimens at the cable operators in obvious ways as evidenced by the courses offered at the industry's associations and training organizations. At Jones/NCTI, six years ago there were only two courses...

CableLabs Conference.(Letter to the editor)
August 22, 2006... Here is a reply we received to Mike Robuck's CableLabs story last week. Your column struck a nerve with me. As a company that supplies content to the cable industry, we have a vested interest in where the industry is going. In order to...

Broadband Soapbox: Shape Up or ... What?
August 22, 2006... This week's lead story indicates that providing advanced services requires a renewed focus on the basics, particularly craft issues, testing, and just keeping the drop tight generally. What are you seeing in your systems when you deploy...

SCTE Announcements.
August 22, 2006... Sign Up Today for the SCTE Business Services Symposium Registration is under way for this hot-topic event slated for Tuesday to Wednesday, Oct. 17-18, in Chicago. Take in four information-packed tech sessions and sponsor demos on Tuesday...

Pipeline Profile: Ron Mesavage.
August 22, 2006... SCTE Member since 2005 Title: Electrical Engineer, Bresnan Communications Broadband Background: In the 17 years Mesavage has worked in the broadband industry, he has held engineering positions at companies including C- COR, General...