CT's Pipeline articles from January 2004

CT's Pipeline archives from January 2004

Ho-Ho-Home Networking.(Whole Home Music 1.0)
January 6, 2004... Santa brought a lot of DVD players, digital cameras, game consoles and digital music gadgets to consumers this year. But he failed to leave any home networking elves behind to help figure out how all the related data and entertainment can be...

High-Def in the Alamo City.(CableConnects Regional Conference & Expo)(Brief Article)
January 6, 2004... Broadband engineering managers continue to find it difficult to find a place in the budget and on the schedule for trade shows, but the Texas Cable and Telecommunications Association ( http://www.txcable.com ) remains undaunted when it comes to...

Help Your Team Become OLTS-Savvy.(optical loss test set)( Lennie Lightwave's Guide To Fiber Optics)(Brief Article)
January 6, 2004... A new Web tutorial has been added to Lennie Lightwave's Guide To Fiber Optics ( http://www.lennielightwave.com ) covering loss testing of cables with an optical loss test set (OLTS). This tutorial explains how to use an OLTS (or fiber optic...

Oink?
January 6, 2004... You've seen the satellite industry's "Stop Feeding the Pig" ads in reference to cable. Wanna comment? Send an e-mail to lhamilton@pbimedia.com. All letters may be published, and edited for style or length. [Copyright 2003 PBI Media,...

On Board for ET?(Election Time )(Brief Article)
January 6, 2004... Sign up at http://et.scte.org through today -- Tues., Jan. 6. After today, register on-site in Dallas. Make your ET experience complete -- attend BlessingWhite's "Technical Leadership" seminar. Learn more at...

HD and Home Networking Flirt Openly at CES.(Las Vegas-last weeek's highlight was the Consumer Electronics Show, featuring the new high definition sets)
January 13, 2004... Just when you thought you'd got a good grip on providing HDTV, along come products like HD DVRs with built-in modems and consumer device inputs/outputs. Your subs may want to hook up a boggling array of devices to their gorgeous new HD sets,...

Cable vs. DBS: Who's Really Got the Curly Tail?
January 13, 2004... Last week, we asked for your opinions on the satellite industry's "Stop Feeding the Pig" ads in reference to cable. What follows are some of the comments we got back. If you'd like to share your two cents, send an email to...

Oink?(Brief Article)
January 13, 2004... You've seen the satellite industry's "Stop Feeding the Pig" ads in reference to cable. Wanna comment? Send an e-mail to lhamilton@pbimedia.com. All letters may be published, and edited for style or length. [Copyright 2003 PBI Media,...

MGM Campaign Brings In 1,055 Recruits.
January 13, 2004... The 2003 membership campaign easily topped the goal of 600 new or recovered SCTE members. Congratulations Delaware Valley Appalachian Chapter for signing up the most recruits. Details at http://www.scte.org/membership/index.cfm?pID=721 . ...

ET '04: All-Digital, All the Time.
January 20, 2004... The industry's engineering brain trust was in Dallas last week plotting our all-digital future with a "not if but when" swagger. While about 800 attendees (up 15% from last year), hit SCTE's ( http://www.scte.org ) ET '04 conference to mull the...

More Fodder for the Pig.
January 20, 2004... We asked for your opinions on the DBS industry's "Stop Feeding the Pig" ads, and the emails started flying. (Check out some of them below.) If you'd like to add your two cents, send an email to lhamilton@pbimedia.com. All letters may be...

CableConnects to Highlight High-Def and VoIP.(Brief Article)
January 20, 2004... The Texas Cable and Telecommunications Association ( http://www.txcable.com ) CableConnects Regional Conference & Expo (formerly "The Texas Show") is set for Feb. 25-27 in San Antonio. HDTV and VoIP Focus -- Of particular interest to the...

Oink?(Brief Article)
January 20, 2004... You've seen the satellite industry's "Stop Feeding the Pig" ads in reference to cable. Wanna comment? Send an e-mail to lhamilton@pbimedia.com . All letters may be published, and edited for style or length. [Copyright 2004 PBI Media,...

Congratulations, ET Award Winners.(Brief Article)
January 20, 2004... SCTE proudly honored Brad Bignall, Harry Reichert and Joe Godas as the recipients of this year's Emerging Technologies Awards at SCTE's Conference on Emerging Technologies (ET) 2004 last week in Dallas. Read more at...

ET '04: Keys to the All-Digital Ferrari.(Panel Discussion)
January 27, 2004... The first part of our SCTE Emerging Technologies '04 coverage ran in last week's issue. Any discussion of the all-digital network leads sooner or later to talk of capacity. Those attending SCTE's (www.scte.org) ET '04, held earlier this...

"Stop Feeding the Pig" Ads: Silk Purse or Sow's Ear?
January 27, 2004... Here are a couple more Pipeline reader opinions on the DBS industry's "Stop Feeding the Pig" ads. If you'd like to share your views, send an email to lhamilton@pbimedia.com. All letters may be published, and edited for style or length. Too...

Original Vendor Days Celebrates 14 Years.(Brief Article)
January 27, 2004... SCTE's Northern California Vendor Days, the granddaddy of all the Vendor Days, will celebrate its 14th birthday in Concord, CA, March 15-17. This is a regional tabletop exhibit and membership training show. Vendors interested in displaying...

Oink?
January 27, 2004... You've seen the satellite industry's "Stop Feeding the Pig" ads in reference to cable. Wanna comment? Send an e-mail to lhamilton@pbimedia.com. All letters may be published, and edited for style or length. [Copyright 2004 PBI Media,...

SCTE Board Election 2004 Under Way.(Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers)(Brief Article)
January 27, 2004... Take a moment to vote online. It's simple. Use your member ID and ballot control number, which SCTE sent to you. Or mail in your paper ballot. Click http://www.scte.org/membership/index.cfm?pID=126 to vote online. Chapter Awards Deadline...