CT's Pipeline articles from November 2004

CT's Pipeline archives from November 2004

Open Sesame: Charter Advocates Open Platforms.(Charter Communications Inc.)
November 2, 2004... Division of labor is a disruptive fact of modern economic life. Recall the Model T assembly line, and the demise of the self-sufficient family farm. And now consider the disaggregation of video-on-demand (VOD) technologies. Charter...

Overlay Technology Gets TWC Nod.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2004... Scientific-Atlanta (www.sciatl.com) announced that the company's overlay technology is being used by Time Warner Cable systems in Beaumont, Harlingen and Laredo, TX. Overlay technology enables cable operators that had not been using S-A...

Are You an SCTE-List Subscriber?
November 2, 2004... About 2,000 of cable's best, and most outspoken, engineering minds subscribe to the SCTE-List. Post technical questions or comments on the list, and you'll get a variety of expert answers and opinions. It's one of the best ways to keep up to...

How Do You Spell IP?(Internet Protocol)
November 2, 2004... Engineers and technicians with an RF background are staring down the reality that is Internet protocol (IP). How ready is the cable engineering community? Who will provide the IP know-how to move cable forward? What do the frontline troops need...

Have You Checked Out Our Emerging Tech Web Site Yet?
November 2, 2004... All of the details and registration for SCTE's 2005 Conference on Emerging Technologies (ET) are available to you at the ET Web site, http://et.scte.org. ET is happening Jan. 11-13 in Huntington Beach, CA. Plan to travel three-to-five years...

Comcast 'Softens Up' Digital TV and Ops Support.(Comcast Corp.)(Brief Article)
November 9, 2004... In the last week, Comcast revealed some key software buys, including digital TV and operation support plays. The MSO said it will begin deployment of Microsoft TV (www.microsoft.com/tv) Foundation Edition software in Washington state on...

Letter to the Editor: Combining RF and IP Know-How.(Internet Protocol, Radio Frequency )(Letter to the Editor)
November 9, 2004... Here's a letter we received about the cable engineering community's readiness to embrace IP technology. Pipeline welcomes letters to the editor at lhamilton@accessintel.com. All letters may be published and edited for style or length. ...

GameNET 2005 at The National Show.(Brief Article)
November 9, 2004... Set for April 3-5, 2005 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, GameNET 2005 promises to explore the business case, technology platforms and pricing models for the next-generation of broadband gaming delivery. It's being held in conjunction...

How Do You Spell IP?(Internet protocol)(Brief Article)
November 9, 2004... Engineers and technicians with an RF background are staring down the reality that is Internet protocol (IP). How ready is the cable engineering community? Who will provide the IP know-how to move cable forward? What do the frontline troops need...

Be an ET Early Bird and Save!
November 9, 2004... All of the details and registration for SCTE's 2005 Conference on Emerging Technologies (ET) are available at the ET website, http://et.scte.org. ET is happening Jan. 11-13 in Huntington Beach, CA. Plan to travel three-to-five years into the...

Wireless and Commercial Services: Infrastructure Stresses Lie Ahead.
November 16, 2004... Last July, I received a note from a vendor busy with hotspot trials that confirmed a trend that's now full-blown. "Wireless is weighing in heavily on the minds of every operator I have spoken with in the last six months," he emailed. A...

Letter to the Editor: An IP Guy Living in a Cable World.(Letter to the Editor)
November 16, 2004... Here's a letter we received about the cable engineering community's readiness to embrace IP technology. Pipeline welcomes letters to the editor at lhamilton@accessintel.com. All letters may be published and edited for style or length. ...

NCTI Rolls Out Two Web Classroom Courses.(Brief Article)
November 16, 2004... NCTI (www.ncti.com) released two new Web Classroom courses, "Business Communication Skills" and "Stress Management." The first focuses on developing and improving the essential communication skills needed to perform effectively in a business...

IP in an RF World.
November 16, 2004... Engineers and technicians with an RF background are staring down the reality that is Internet protocol (IP). How ready is the cable engineering community? Who will provide the IP know-how to move cable forward? What do the frontline troops need...

Execution -- What Causes Such Dramatic Failure?
November 16, 2004... This is the compelling question that MasTec and FranklinCovey will pose and answer during their preconference seminar at SCTE's Conference on Emerging Technologies (ET) 2005. Register for ET today at http://et.scte.org and then make your...

How to Carry More HD Content.(High Definition)
November 23, 2004... Cable operators looking to expand their high-definition offerings to better compete with satellite have some decisions to make. According the Mark Palazzo, VP and GM of access networks at Scientific-Atlanta (www.sciatl.com), there likely...

TelcoTV: Fear and Opportunity in Orlando.
November 23, 2004... An expression heard several times at last week's third annual TelcoTV event (http://www.shorecliffcommunications.com/telcotv04/) was "the convergence of fear and opportunity." For a sound-bite analysis of the market dynamics at work, you could...

CES Set for Jan. 6-9 in Las Vegas.(Consumer Electronics Show)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2004... HD sets ignited cable engineers interest in attending the Consumer Electronics Show a few years back. This year, it looks like cable types will be checking out the confab's VoIP and home networking consumer premise devices to see how they'll...

IP in an RF World.(Internet Protocol )(Radio Frequency )(Brief Article)
November 23, 2004... Engineers and technicians with an RF background are staring down the reality that is Internet protocol (IP). How ready is the cable engineering community? Who will provide the IP know-how to move cable forward? What do the frontline troops need...

Don't Let the ET Pre-Registration Deadline Sneak Up on You.
November 23, 2004... It's Wed., Dec. 22. After that date, you can register on-site only. Seize your opportunity to save $. The SCTE Conference on Emerging Technologies (ET) is set for Jan. 11-13 in Huntington Beach, Calif. Get details and register today at...