CT's Pipeline articles from February 2006

CT's Pipeline archives from February 2006

NCTC Members and Vendors Gather at Winter Event.
February 7, 2006... The National Cable Television Cooperative held its winter educational conference in Albuquerque a week ago, with DBS competition, VoIP and all-digital at the top of the busy agenda. A programming and technology buying cooperative that...

Test your wits:.
February 7, 2006... "I'll take Cable Tech, for 300..." As many readers noticed, last week we offered you nine questions and 10 answers, one of which obviously didn't fit. Sorry about that. We've embedded that question in this week's batch, once again...

Broadband Soapbox: ...And this Week's Answers.
February 7, 2006... At last week's NCTC Winter Educational Conference, we spent some time with PPC Sales Rep Peter Riley, on board his company's demo truck, a semi that was parked outside the Hyatt Regency in Albuquerque. The truck showcases the engineering...

SCTE Announcements.
February 7, 2006... Register Today and SAVE for SCTE's Network Management Symposium It's set for Thursday, March 9, in San Francisco. Pre-register by Wednesday, Feb. 22, for savings. Details and registration are available online....

Pipeline Profile: Alan Tschirner.
February 7, 2006... SCTE member since 1981 Title: Vice President, Hardware, National Cable Television Cooperative Broadband Background: Prior to joining NCTC, Tschirner served as vice president of engineering for Time Warner's Kansas City Division. He...

The Golf Swing Analogy.
February 14, 2006... Ah... golf in February. We thought that picture might draw your attention, especially if your yard happens to be full of snow right now. Actually, that picture illustrates a clever analogy in the excerpt that follows below. This is a part...

Letters to the Editor: Fabry-Perot Revisited.(Letter to the Editor)
February 14, 2006... As we heard again from readers this past week, we once again bungled our recap of some of the questions heard at the Comcast CommTech Jeopardy finals in Charleston. This time it was a misspelling of Fabry-Perot, the answer to an analog laser...

Broadband Soapbox: Golf and Management.
February 14, 2006... Building on our teaser story, two quick questions: * We love golf as much as the next office inmate, and moreover, we believe in its socializing power. Is it, however, as much a part of the cable business as it ever was? (If you think so,...

SCTE Announcements.
February 14, 2006... SCTE's Network Management Symposium Pre-Reg Deadline Draws Near After next Wednesday, Feb. 22, you must register at the regular rate. Join us Thursday, March 9, in San Francisco and explore end-to-end requirements for complete network...

Pipeline Profile: Lind Hutton.(Company Profile)
February 14, 2006... SCTE member since 2005 Title: Executive Vice President and COO, Mintek Mobile Data Solutions Broadband Background: Hutton has been with Mintek, founded by his father, since 1991. He has 15 years of sales experience in the cable...

Video Quality and Finger Pointing.
February 21, 2006... Cable's ongoing migration into all-digital video programming has raised expectations on quality that the industry may or may not be able to meet, depending on who its technology partners are and where and how the content is originating. ...

Golf and Buried Cable.
February 21, 2006... The most popular cable golf event among Pipeline readers? Response to last week's "Broadband Soapbox" centered on a likely suspect: the Tom Polis Classic. That would be the event held each year to honor the memory of cable TV pioneer, former...

Broadband Soapbox: Franchise Authorities, How Goes?(Brief Article)
February 21, 2006... Hearings before the Senate Commerce Committee focused on local franchise agreements, with testimony from Cablevision Systems COO Tom Rutledge pointing out that while telcos such as AT&T and Verizon have been asking for exemptions, over the...

SCTE Announcements.(Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers' conferences)(Calendar)
February 21, 2006... Register for SCTE's Network Management Symposium You now have until this Friday, Feb. 24, to register and save. After Friday, you must register at the regular rate. Join us Thursday, March 9, in San Francisco and explore end-to-end...

Pipeline Profile: Bob Schaeffer.(Society of Cable Telecommunications EngineersE)(Interview)
February 21, 2006... SCTE member since 1990 Title: President, Senior Technologist, Technology Planners Broadband Background: The SCTE board of directors this month elected Robert Schaeffer to the board as Director of SCTE Region 6, replacing Dan Murphy,...

Accomplishments and Acronyms: SCTE CEO Earns CAE from ASAE.(John Clark of Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers won Certified Association Executive designation from American Society of Association Executives)
February 28, 2006... As a cable industry insider, you know plenty about acronyms, including those that designate proficiencies. But, one you may not be familiar with is CAE, which SCTE President and CEO John Clark may now call himself. After taking 75 credit...

Patent Update: Jaworski-JDSU Dispute.(Rick Jaworski and Acterna L.L.C.)
February 28, 2006... As some of you may recall, Rick Jaworski has been involved in an intellectual property dispute with Acterna (now JDSU) for several years now, in which Jaworski has said that the company has been infringing on his method of testing the...

Broadband Soapbox: Patent Dispute: Your Views?
February 28, 2006... We don't take sides, but you can: What's your take on Rick Jaworski's patent dispute with JDSU? Is it a good thing? Bad thing? Somewhere in between? Significant for the industry as a whole, or only for the involved parties? Let us know what...

SCTE Announcements.
February 28, 2006... Registration is Under Way for SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2006! SCTE's annual flagship event will roll into Denver Tuesday through Friday, June 20-23. Get your name on the books today! Details and registration are now available at the SCTE...

Pipeline Profile: Joe Thomas.(of OpVista Inc.)(Interview)
February 28, 2006... SCTE member since 1984 Title: Director, Application Engineering, OpVista Broadband Background: Cable veteran JoeThomas first got involved with cable in 1980 In Houston, wiring apartment complexes for SMATV operators. He's currently...