CT's Pipeline articles from January 2005

CT's Pipeline archives from January 2005

Back to VOD School: Growth and Learning Lies Ahead, Across the Globe.(video-on-demand)
January 4, 2005... For North American cable operators already deploying video-on-demand (VOD), scalability will be one of the watchwords over the next 12 months. Whether you're starting from Cox's 400 hours or Comcast's 2,000 hours, the name of the game is...

Time Warner Sprints for the Quadruple Play.(Brief Article)
January 4, 2005... Time Warner Cable confirmed last week that it's in talks with Sprint that could result in the cable op offering wireless phone service. However, neither company will verify that a deal is imminent. Murmurs of the video/voice/data/wireless...

Letter To The Editor: Wireless and Ingress.(Letter to the Editor)
January 4, 2005... Here's an email we received in response to the "Engineering News" section of the Dec. 14 issue of Pipeline (http://www.ctmagazine.com/pipeline/previous/pipe121404.html) "I agree with the points Steve Traynor made concerning wireless and...

Register On-Site for ET 2005.(Emerging Technologies)(Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers' upcoming events)
January 4, 2005... SCTE's Conference on Emerging Technologies (ET) 2005 is next week! Join the industry's visionaries in Huntington Beach, CA, next Tuesday through Thursday, Jan. 11-13! Get information about the conference at http://et.scte.org and plan to be...

Pipeline Profile.(Steve Oksala elected in Board of directors of American National Standards Institute)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2005... Steve Oksala Re-Elected As ANSI Vice Chair Title: Vice president, Standards, SCTE (www.scte.org) Recent news: The ANSI Board of Directors re-elected Oksala to a second three-year term as a vice chairman of the ANSI board. ...

Look Five Years Forward, But Remember Five Back.(Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers conference on emerging technologies)
January 11, 2005... As the cable engineering community descends on SCTE's (www.scte.org) Emerging Technologies Conference in Huntington Beach, CA this week, it's time to gaze three to five years into our industry's future. And as we do that, it's fun to look half...

In Memoriam: Brenda Bangel and Mike Thaw.(Obituary)
January 11, 2005... Brenda ("Brenny") Bangel, 45, died peacefully in her home the evening of Dec. 20, 2004. She was a regional sales representative for the former R. Alan Communications. She was a longtime member of the SCTE, and was loyal and dedicated veteran of...

Broadband GIS Leadership Forum to Meet at ET.
January 11, 2005... The Broadband GIS Leadership Forum (www.broadbandgis.com) is meeting today (Tues., Jan. 11) in conjunction with SCTE's (www.scte.org) Emerging Technologies at the Hyatt Resort in Huntington Beach, CA. It's set for the Vista Ballroom from 9...

Will Cable Lose the Whole House?
January 11, 2005... At the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, "whole house" home networking was beyond hot. And it was just the cable and telco guys who were checking out the latest video and data home networking wares. DBS announced equipment buys...

SCTE ANNOUNCEMENTS.
January 11, 2005... ET Is Here! SCTE's Conference on Emerging Technologies (ET) 2005 is getting underway today, Tues., Jan. 11. Hundreds of the industry's visionaries have gathered in Huntington Beach, CA, for the Tuesday through Thursday event. Keynote...

Pipeline Profile.(Regional Director of Data Engineering Randy Horn recieves Young Engineer award)
January 11, 2005... Randy Horn Young Engineer 2005 SCTE Member Since xxxx Title: Regional Director of Data Engineering, Adelphia About the annual award: Horn, who turned 30 earlier this month, will receive it at SCTE's ET Conference this week in...

ET '05: The Future Called -- It Wants Your HFC Net.(Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers's Emerging Technolog Conference, High Frequency Communication)
January 18, 2005... Engineers and visionaries could barely contain their enthusiasm for cable's future at SCTE's (www.scte.org) Emerging Technologies (ET) Conference in Huntington Beach, CA, last week. Attendance was up 20% from last year's confab, as 935...

Letter To The Editor: Here Comes the Competition.(Letter to the Editor)
January 18, 2005... As a relatively new member of the SCTE and a broadband technician, I have a very serious concern about the future of the cable industry. Considering the fact that Verizon is coming up with the fiber-to-the-curb (FTTC), which will allow them to...

Career Engineer: ET '05 Tech Papers Available on CD-ROM.
January 18, 2005... Missed last week's SCTE (www.scte.org) Emerging Technologies Conference in Huntington Beach, CA? You still can purchase a CD-ROM of the technical papers by calling the Society's customer care center at (800) 542-5040 or (610) 363-6888. Or email...

Broadband Soapbox: Will Cable Lose the Whole House?
January 18, 2005... At the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, "whole-house" home networking was beyond hot. And it was just the cable and telco guys who were checking out the latest video and data home networking wares. DBS announced equipment buys...

Pipeline Profile.(Motorola acquires Ucentric Systems)
January 18, 2005... Michael Collette Why Moto Bought Ucentric SCTE Member Since 2001 Editor's note: Motorola (www.motorla.com/broadband) officially announced its acquisition of Ucentric Systems (www.ucentric.com) early Tuesday morning. Title:...

Bandwidth is King, But How Will Cable Manage the Castle?(Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers)
January 25, 2005... Earlier this month at SCTE's (www.scte.org) Emerging Technologies Conference in Huntington Beach, CA, seven of cable's leading technologists tackled statistical modeling of applications at the "Strike up the Bandwidth Management" session. ...

Letter To The Editor: Eight Reasons Why We're Not in Trouble.(Letter to the Editor)
January 25, 2005... Here's a letter we received in response to a reader's concern about Verizon's moves in the fiber-to-the-curb (FTTH) arena. "1. Verizon is building a network capable of doing what broadband HFC can do now. 2. Verizon claims they first...

Career Engineer: Nominate a Colleague for Women in Technology Award.
January 25, 2005... Women in Cable & Telecommunications, the SCTE (www.scte.org) and Communications Technology magazine announced that nominations are now being accepted for the 2005 Women in Technology Award. The deadline for nominations is Fri., March 4. ...

Broadband Soapbox: Will Cable Lose the Whole House?(Consumer Electronics Show)
January 25, 2005... At the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, "whole house" home networking was beyond hot. And it was just the cable and telco guys who were checking out the latest video and data home networking wares. DBS announced equipment buys...

SCTE Announcements: Catch SCTE Live Learning(tm) Next Month Covering WiMAX.
January 25, 2005... It's set for Wed., Feb. 16. The live, interactive, Web-based seminar is free to SCTE members. Get details and register at http://www.scte.org/events/index.cfm?pID=940. SCTE Live Learning(tm) is sponsored by Cisco Systems, Fujitsu,...

Pipeline Profile.(Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers honored Michael Emmendorfer, Donald Gall, and Keith Hayes with Emerging Technologies awards)
January 25, 2005... Emmendorfer, Gall and Hayes Take Home ET '05 Awards Three industry pacesetters -- Michael Emmendorfer, Donald Gall, and Keith Hayes -- graced the stage at SCTE's Emerging Technologies Conference as 2005 recipients of the esteemed SCTE...