CT's Pipeline articles from February 2002

CT's Pipeline archives from February 2002

A Resilient Packet Ring to Rule Them All.(Brief Article)
February 5, 2002... No matter the data speed, greater reliability, efficiency and lower cost that a solution promises, a technology without a standard risks taking the proverbial extended stroll on a stubby pier. And because standards work inherently calls for...

Adelphia Preps for Ambitious Deployments.(includes other brief articles)(Brief Article)
February 5, 2002... In a taut economic climate, there's nothing like a multimillion-greenback investment in equipment to prove that an MSO is paying more than lip service to "expansion of advanced service offerings to our customers nationwide." So, a recent...

Nine Billion Reasons Your Team Needs to Be Telephony-Ready.(Brief Article)
February 5, 2002... Need more convincing that you should be ensuring your staff understands the culture-shift that comes with telephony deployments? There is no greater revenue opportunity for broadband than the $100 billion a year local phone business, and...

Polling the Readership: Polling Network Elements.
February 5, 2002... This month, our "Broadband Soapbox" discussion focuses on whether you should actively poll network elements like set-tops and cable modems. How does it really affect a system's throughput and QoS? What techniques are MSOs and vendors using or...

Broadband Knowledge Summit in New Orleans.(includes other Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers events)(Brief Article)
February 5, 2002... SCTE will provide even more value to Broadband Knowledge Summit (BKS) attendees by co-locating its second annual BKS with Cable 2002 -- NCTA's Annual Convention and International Exposition in New Orleans. BKS registrants will receive a free...

Digital Ad Insertion: How Will it Play in Milwaukee?(Brief Article)
February 12, 2002... Ad insertion once involved dubious dubbing, and sketchy, indecisive tape decks. Enough to give the bravest of engineering souls the night-sweats, those techniques gave way to automation and improved video quality. But, Not So Fast --...

Don't Like the Broadband Technology Forecast? Wait Five Minutes and the Weather Might Change.(AM Communications)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 12, 2002... The thing about predicting downs and ups in the technology sector is that not everyone will fit one nice, neat theory. Gloom and Doom? While doom-mongers giddily predict widespread ruin for anyone audacious enough to produce equipment for...

Technology Will Continue to Spur the Western Show.(Brief Article)
February 12, 2002... Bigger isn't necessarily better when it comes to the Western Show. And it's the show's producer, the California Cable & Telecommunications Association (http://www.cct-assn.org) saying that in light of the approximately 50% tumble in attendance...

QoS and Polling Network Elements.
February 12, 2002... This month, our "Broadband Soapbox" discussion focuses on whether you should actively poll network elements like set-tops and cable modems. How does it really affect a system's throughput and QoS? What techniques are MSOs and vendors using or...

Don't Forget to Vote.
February 12, 2002... Be sure to cast your vote for the SCTE Board of Directors elections. Ballots must be postmarked by March 15. For more info, call (800) 542-5040 or (610) 363-6888, or e-mail elections@scte.org. Submit Your Nomination for the WIT Award --...

Video as Core: Ignore It at Your Own Risk.(Brief Article)
February 19, 2002... Broadband engineers have lost more than a little shut-eye, and parted with more than a few dollars, pushing fiber deeper into HFC nets. The promises of delivering advanced data and telephony services have helped galvanize the process, but at...

Customer Premises Devices: How Long Before They Come With Espresso Attachments?(wireless home networking devices)(Brief Article)
February 19, 2002... At the Consumer Electronics Show last month in Vegas, the rage was Moxi Digital and its Swiss army knife of a device. Among its abilities, the unit allows wireless home networking, PVR functions, speedy Internet access, and the means to play...

Get More Ka-Boom Out of Your National Show Buck.(Society of Cable Television Engineers)(Brief Article)
February 19, 2002... If you've got technical managers or trainers on your team, or customer care, human resources or safety professionals, here's a reason you should be sending them to the National Show this year. SCTE (http://www.scte.org) is offering its...

Network Elements: QoS and Polling.(Brief Article)
February 19, 2002... This month, our "Broadband Soapbox" discussion focuses on whether you should actively poll network elements like set-tops and cable modems. How does it really affect a system's throughput and QoS? What techniques are MSOs and vendors using or...

Interval Now in Spanish.(Society of Cable Television Engineers website)(Brief Article)
February 19, 2002... To kick off SCTE's "Operation Espanol," Interval, the Society's monthly newsletter, is now available in Spanish on SCTE's Web site. Operation Espanol is a diversity outreach program aimed at providing professional development resources to...

Canadian Op Sweetens Its Digital Offering With VOD.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 26, 2002... Digital means a lot more to MSOs than added revenue. It's a fundamental tool against lost revenue -- particularly to satellite competition. But subs are not taking up broadband cable's digital offerings as quickly as many ops would like. The...

Callahan Backs Another European Triple Play.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 26, 2002... While Callahan's (http://www.callahanassoc.com) deployment of voice, video and Internet access in Germany is well-documented, it's trying to turn another triple play in Flanders, Belgium. Last year Callahan bought a 54% stake in Telenet...

Virtual Labs: Can They Provide Network Resiliency and ROI?(Brief Article)
February 26, 2002... Mario Mazzola, Cisco System's (http://www.cisco.com) chief development officer, says he has a plan for your network that offers business resiliency, operational savings and sustained ROI. As you simplify your infrastructures and integrate OSS,...

How Do You Gather Network Intelligence Intelligently?
February 26, 2002... This month, our "Broadband Soapbox" discussion focuses on whether you should actively poll network elements like set-tops and cable modems. How does it really affect a system's throughput and QoS? What techniques are MSOs and vendors using or...

Nominate a Colleague for Expo Awards.
February 26, 2002... Nominate a deserving colleague for the Cable-Tec Expo Awards. Each year, SCTE honors cable telecommunications professionals and companies that have demonstrated achievement above and beyond the call of duty. Award categories include: Member of...