CT's Pipeline articles from March 2005

CT's Pipeline archives from March 2005

Northland Launches VoIP in Carolinas.(Voice over Internet Protocol )
March 1, 2005... Highlanders (N.C.) and Clemson Tigers (S.C.) Get SIP System Cutting-edge technologies like Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) are not reserved for the most powerful operators. Mid-sized systems are proving that they can get into this game...

Letter to the Editor.(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2005... In response to our question about "which bump in the night scares you most,' we received this note (more to come next week): Three things to remember: * Cable adds value to our products every day * None of our competitors handle...

Career Engineer: Switched Broadcast is for Real.
March 1, 2005... Results from two trials of a switched broadcast tier for dozens of channels are in analyzed in the current issue of Communications Technology. But to understand it you're going to need to brush up on your statistics and other mathematics. ...

SCTE Announcements.
March 1, 2005... SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2005 Registration Is Under Way! Get your name on the books for Expo today. The Expo '05 website is now LIVE and at your service. The site will fill you in on all of the big plans for this important event coming in June...

Pipeline Profile: Matt Bell.(Interview)
March 1, 2005... Systems Need Single View of the Customer SCTE Member Since 1997 Title: Director of High Speed Internet Strategy and Applications Development Broadband background: Prior to joining Adelphia, Bell had worked with Media One and,...

Problems on the Home (Net) Front.(Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers)(Electronic House Expo)
March 8, 2005... Integrators' Show Sounds a Wake Up Call The Electronic House Expo (EHX), held in Orlando February 22-26, provided some insight into the challenges cable telecommunications operators will face as they begin CableHome implementations. ...

Letters to the Editor.(Letter to the Editor)
March 8, 2005... The enemy is fiber and cable itself. Read on for two different answers from cable veterans who responded to our question about which competitive bump in the night scares you most: How About an Upgrade? My experience in several...

Career Engineer.
March 8, 2005... Topics Covered at the Winter Conference Like other non-cable operators, we didn't attend the members-only sessions at this year's CableLabs Winter Conference. In any case, here's a summary of the topics that were covered, as gleaned from...

Broadband Soapbox.
March 8, 2005... The Spring (believe it or not) 2005 VON Conference and Expo is under way. You may have snow outside your window, but this voice over packet arena continues to be a technology and business hothouse. The cable industry may have coalesced...

SCTE Announcements.(Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers)
March 8, 2005... Have You Seen the Expo Website Yet? Get the full details and register today for SCTE Cable-Tec Expor 2005. The site will fill you in on all of the big plans for this important industry event coming Tuesday through Friday, June 14-17 to San...

Pipeline Profile: Gregg Grigaitis.(interview)(Interview)
March 8, 2005... VOD: What's Working, What's Not SCTE Member Since 2003 Title: Vice President, Customer, Broadbus Broadband Background: Grigaitis previously served as general manager for the near Video on Demand (NVOD) and GuestServe systems at...

LightPath Turns to a Converged Network.
March 15, 2005... Cablevision's LightPath subsidiary is proving that an old dog can teach you new tricks. Leveraging Ethernet to the max is one. LightPath has been in the commercial services business for seventeen years, over which time it has invested one...

Cable-Tec Spring Training.
March 15, 2005... Cable-Tec games (originally called Cable Games) were first held at the SCTE's Rocky Mountain Chapter in 1989 and have been part of the SCTE's annual Expo since 1991. As Expo attendees know, these events include cable splicing, fiber...

Pipeline Profile: Ken Morse.(interview)(Interview)
March 15, 2005... Multi-Room, Set-tops and MPEG-4 SCTE Member Since 2001 Title: Vice President, Client Architecture, Scientific-Atlanta Broadband Background: Dr. Morse has more than 20 years of software development experience. In his current role,...

Broadband Soapbox.
March 15, 2005... The Spring 2005 VON Conference and Expo came and went. According to industry analyst Michael Harris, the joint was "hopping." Harris chaired a panel of (yes) MSO marketing executives, who reminded the assembled VoIP enthusiasts of cable's...

Letters to Editor.(Letter to the Editor)
March 15, 2005... Here are two responses to our question about early adopters of voice over Internet services: I Want My PBX! It's not for lack of trying that my company is not an early adopter of PBX-VON, the missing orphan in commercial services....

SCTE Announcements.
March 15, 2005... Get Details/Register for SCTE Cable-Tec Expor 2005 The event's website, http://expo.scte.org, will fill you in on all of the big plans set for Tuesday through Friday, June 14-17 in San Antonio. Sign up online today. SCTE Cable-Tec...

Comorola (Motocast?) Offer Keys to the Kingdom.(distribution agreement)
March 22, 2005... A recent agreement between Comcast and Motorola should further strengthen the companies' ability to develop the crucial conditional access (CA) component for the upcoming next-generation network architecture (NGNA) platform. The pair...

Career Engineer: Broadband Trainers Take Note.
March 22, 2005... The SCTE Conference on Broadband Learning & Development is set for Tuesday, June 14, in San Antonio. This is a special event for trainers in the broadband industry, to be held in conjunction with SCTE's Cable-Tec Expor 2005. The program...

Broadband Soapbox.
March 22, 2005... Elsevier released the second edition of Modern Cable Television Technology last year. (See this week's Pipeline Profile for related comments from Dave Large, one of the books' four co-authors.) Has this book helped you in your job? How so?...

Letters to Editor.
March 22, 2005... Here's another response to our question about early adopters of voice over Internet services, Now, I'm a believer! Having made the jump from Verizon to Vonage in November of 04, I can say it was the best decision to switch phone...

SCTE Announcements.
March 22, 2005... SCTE Cable-Tec Expor 2005--Technology at Every Turn Attendee registration is under way; exhibit space is filling up. In fewer than three months, SCTE will bring you "Broadband Progress As Big As Texas." The event's website,...

Pipeline Profile: Dave Large.(interview)(Interview)
March 22, 2005... Dream Team, Constraints and Books SCTE Member Since 1976 Title: Independent Consultant Broadband Background: For three years, Large was co-founder and CTO of triple-play service provider Altrio Communications. He previously...

Technical Preview on the National Show.
March 29, 2005... Next week's National Show in San Francisco will keep tech-minded attendees busy following such topics as voice over IP and beyond, digital simulcast and transition, channel bonding, and more. On the voice (and culinary) front,...

Career Engineer: Last Call for Nominees.
March 29, 2005... The awards nomination deadline is this Thursday for the SCTE's Top Member, Hall of Fame, and Safety Awards. Take a moment and put someone in the running for SCTE Member of the Year (sponsored by Motorola) and the SCTE Hall of Fame. Also,...

Broadband Soapbox: Modern Cable Television Technology: Send Comments and Win a Copy.
March 29, 2005... Last week we profiled Dave Large, one of the four co-authors of Modern Cable Television Technology, which publishing house Elsevier released last year. As to what was the biggest change between the two editions, Large had this to say:...

Letters to Editor.(Letter to the Editor)
March 29, 2005... From the SCTE-List: A Personal Note Amidst the usual talk on the SCTE-List about 256-QAM, digital downstream modulation, and the like, our esteemed, former editor-in-chief Rex Porter recently posted a message about cable veteran and SCTE...

SCTE Announcements.
March 29, 2005... SSCTE Cable-Tec Expor 2005-Technology at Every Turn Attendee registration is under way; exhibit space is filling up. In fewer than three months, SCTE will bring you "Broadband Progress As Big As Texas." The event's website,...

Pipeline Profile : Murat Aslansan.(interview)(Interview)
March 29, 2005... Quality control, SCTE and football SCTE member since 2002 Title: CEO of GFC Broadband Background: In 2002 Aslansan became CEO of GFC, whose ranks now include 500 members of the SCTE, as the company was created from a bankrupt...