CT's Pipeline articles from February 2005

CT's Pipeline archives from February 2005

Digital Multicast Must-Carry: The Engineering Slant.(Federal Communications Commission, National Cable and Telecommunications Association, National Association of Broadcasters)
February 1, 2005... Drama! Alliances! Surprise maneuvers! Big money! Ah, if only somebody could put reps from the Federal Communications Commission ( www.fcc.gov ) , the National Cable & Telecommunications Association ( www.ncta.com ) and the National...

Engineering News: An Invisible and Smart Network.(Wireless technologies)
February 1, 2005... Many of us who've followed the development of broadband engineering technology for a while can remember when wireless was a bad, bad word. After all, cable is fundamentally about cables--that is, wires-right? Today, wireless is not written off...

Career Engineer: The Gold Standard of Standards Contributors.
February 1, 2005... SCTE is accepting nominations for the newly established Excellence in Standards Award, to be given at the annual awards luncheon on Wed., June 15, during Cable-Tec Expo in San Antonio. The deadline for nominations is Thurs., March 31, 2005....

SCTE Announcements: Catch SCTE Live Learning(tm) This Month Covering WiMAX.
February 1, 2005... It's set for Wed., Feb. 16. The live, interactive, Web-based seminar is free to SCTE members. SCTE Live Learning(tm) is sponsored by Cisco Systems, Fujitsu, Scientific-Atlanta and, now, Motorola. The presenter for the February event will be...

Pipeline Profile: Dave Woodle.(Interview)
February 1, 2005... Clear Plans for the On-Demand IP Era SCTE Member Since 2000 Title: Chairman and CEO, C-COR ( www.c-cor.net ) Broadband background: Woodle was appointed chair/CEO of C-COR in October 2000 and has been a member of the C-COR Board of...

Hacks, Cracks and VoIP Security Heart Attacks.(VoIP Security Alliance )
February 8, 2005... So far, VoIP telephony services have enjoyed a bubble-like shelter from most security storms for one simple reason: With only a relatively small number of IP telephony users at which to aim, hackers haven't tended to bother. Yet. But that...

Career Engineer: Attention Non-U.S. Readers: Get Extra Help at the National Show.
February 8, 2005... The U.S. Department of Commerce has designated the NCTA's 2005 National Show (www.thenationalshow.com) -- slated for April 3-5 in San Francisco -- as an official International Buyer Program Event. That means that if you're an international...

Broadband Soapbox: Competition: Which Bump in the Night Scares You Most?
February 8, 2005... Last month at SCTE's (www.scte.org) Emerging Technologies Conference, there was lots of talk of the widening array of technologies that can compete with cable's HFC nets. These included fiber-to-the-home (FTTH), improved variants of DSL, new...

SCTE Announcements.
February 8, 2005... Who Is Outstanding in Standards? SCTE is pleased to announce a brand new award that will showcase the standard development talents of an SCTE Standards Program participant. Check out the criteria and nominate someone today for the...

Pipeline Profile: Mark Schaszberger.(Interview)
February 8, 2005... Software for Next-Gen Video SCTE Member Since 2004 Title: Founder, Chairman and CEO, IMAKE Software and Services (www.imake.com) Broadband background: Prior to founding IMAKE in 1993, Schaszberger worked for IBM, where he received...

From Headend to NOC: The Shifting Center of Cable Technology.(network operations center)
February 15, 2005... Visiting a headend used to be one of the key ways to get your hands around cable technology. Back in the day (so I'm told) it might involve hopping in a pickup truck and heading up a mountain dirt road. More recently, it has meant visiting a...

Career Engineer.
February 15, 2005... How much do you know about WiMAX? How much do you need to know? Catch SCTE Live Learning(tm) tomorrow Wednesday, Feb. 16, for a live, interactive, web-based seminar on WiMAX that is free to SCTE members. SCTE Live Learning(tm) is sponsored...

Broadband Soapbox: Competition: Which Bump in the Night Scares You Most?
February 15, 2005... Verizon's agreement to buy MCI could mean a stronger competitive threat. Last month at SCTE's Emerging Technologies Conference, there was lots of talk of the widening array of technologies that can compete with cable's HFC nets. These included...

SCTE Announcements.
February 15, 2005... Cast Your Ballot in the 2005 SCTE Board Election! If you have not received your SCTE Board Election 2005 voter packet yet, please contact SCTE at 800-542-5040. Members in Regions 1, 2, 6, 9, and 11 will vote for their Regional Director. All...

Pipeline Profile: Keith Hayes.(Interview)
February 15, 2005... Making it Convenient for the Customer SCTE Member Since Title: VP, HFC Technical Operations and Engineering, Adelphia Communications. Broadband Background: Previously, Hayes was VP of network planning and construction at...

PacketCable 1.5 Consolidates.(product information)
February 22, 2005... CableLabs, which has gradually added functionality to PacketCable since its introduction in 1999, has moved to consolidate the various iterations of into one document. PacketCable 1.5's "reversioning," according to Ed Miller, CableLabs...

Career Engineer: VOD: What's Working, What's Not.
February 22, 2005... Has on-demand become your engineering lifestyle by day? At night, do you dream of ingest management, file propagation, simultaneous usage rates, rampedup hours, platform upgrades, GigE transport, asset management, better GUIs and TV on-demand...

SCTE Announcements.
February 22, 2005... SCTE VoIP Symposium to Head for the Rockies Don't miss "SCTE VoIP Symposium: Delivering Voice Today--Leveraging for Multimedia Tomorrow." It's set for Thursday, May 5, in Denver. Registration begins soon at www.scte.org. Check the Event...

Pipeline Profile: Rex Porter.(Interview)
February 22, 2005... A pioneer on a new mission to help operators SCTE Charter Member (since 1969) Title: Director of Business Relations for Broadband Services Line, Mastec Broadband background: After eight years in the Air Force, Porter made the...