July 12, 2022

New CableLabs Member Event Coming This Fall

Expo•nential, a CableLabs member forum, is happening on September 19! This event is a part of SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2022 in Philadelphia and is designed exclusively for members to exchange insights and connect with CableLabs experts. We will explore a range of perspectives for today, tomorrow and beyond. You can register for this member-only day on September 19 and then attend SCTE Cable-Tec Expo on September 20-22. Please Note: If you plan on attending both Expo•nential and SCTE Cable-Tec Expo, you must register for each one separately. Learn more about SCTE Cable-Tec Expo.

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May 31, 2022

Ralph Brown, Formerly of CableLabs, Named as 2022 Cable Pioneer

The Cable TV Pioneers recently announced the 2022 Cable Pioneer Class and we are happy to congratulate Ralph Brown as well as the 2022 class for being selected. The Class of 2022 marks the organization's 56th Annual Induction which will be held September 19, 2022 in Philadelphia the night prior to the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo. Check out the full Class of 2022!

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May 10, 2022

Billions of Bits Per Second Fly by at CableLabs 10G Showcase

On April 27, 2022, attendees at the CableLabs 10G Showcase had a front-row seat to history in the making. Two U.S. cable operators, Charter and Comcast, unveiled a series of  DOCSIS 4.0 prototypes that reached near-10G speeds with incremental changes to the cable plant. Both demonstrations were based on distributed access architectures, using Remote-PHY and Remote-MACPHY devices that were built to CableLabs’ specifications. For years,the industry has been talking about the untapped potential of cable’s sprawling DOCSIS-based infrastructure as a key advantage on the road to 10G. With every new DOCSIS technology release, we’ve been building the case for maximizing

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April 27, 2022

Curtis Knittle Selected as a 2022 CableFax 100 Honoree

CableFax 100’s annual must-read magazine highlights the industry’s most powerful executives whose leadership and sharpness makes them worthy of this list of power players. CableLabs is certainly proud to announce our very own Curtis Knittle, VP of Wired Technologies, has been selected as a 2022 Honoree. “Being part of this annual list is the best way to reach the leaders whose decisions will determine the shape of our business for years to come.”   Congratulations Curtis! Read more about the 2022 CableFax 100 Honorees. 

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April 27, 2022

The 5G Challenge Announces Early Bird Contestants – But It’s Not Too Late to Apply!

Yesterday, NTIA announced the contestants from the Early-Bird applications. "After evaluating the Early-Bird white papers, the 5G Challenge selected Rakuten Mobile USA’s Central Unit (CU) and Distributed Unit (DU) for interoperability testing with the 5G Challenge host lab, CableLabs." Congratulations to Rakuten Mobile! And remember, it’s not too late to enter the challenge. Make sure to submit a final white paper by May 5. Apply now!

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April 4, 2022

Belal Hamzeh Takes Over CableLabs Convergence Projects

Belal Hamzeh, senior vice president and chief technology officer at CableLabs, takes over convergence projects. This responsibility includes "two major convergence-related projects The Convergence Council and the Mobile Convergence Committee (MCC). The Convergence Council is an advisory board largely made up of suppliers and connectivity vendors tasked with identifying convergence use cases. The MCC, a group comprised of various cable and mobile operators, is focused on developing industry requirements for networks focused on the convergence architecture and its specifications."   Read more about CableLabs' convergence projects and Belal's responsibilities.

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March 8, 2022

Phil McKinney Named Colorado Technology Association’s CEO of the Year

“Our role is to Invent the future each and every day” —Phil McKinney We are proud to announce that CableLabs CEO, Phil McKinney, was named CEO of the year 2022 by the Colorado Technology Association. Sponsored by Google Cloud, this year’s APEX Award recognizes a creative and determined CEO that is known for their leadership, strategic vision and collaboration with others as well as their mission to drive the vibrancy of the tech economy beyond their business. Please view Phil’s acceptance video, featured in the Denver Business Journal, for additional information.

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March 4, 2022

CableLabs Named Host Lab for NTIA-ITS 5G Challenge

The goal of the 5G Challenge is to accelerate the development and widespread deployment of open and interoperable 5G networks with true plug-and-play operation. In support of this effort, CableLabs was recently named the Host Lab for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and NTIA 5G Challenge. CableLabs brings an advanced mobile wireless network laboratory and expertise with open and interoperable network technologies to this collaborative initiative. “CableLabs is honored to be the host lab for the 5G Challenge,” said Phil McKinney, President and CEO of CableLabs. “The recognition from the US Department of Commerce is a testament to CableLabs’

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February 28, 2022

CableLabs Brings Home 2022 Emmy Award

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) recently announced the recipients of the 73rd  Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy® Awards. We are pleased to announce CableLabs was awarded the Development of the Event Scheduling and Notification Interface (ESNI) award, along with our subsidiary, SCTE. "The Technology & Engineering Emmy® Awards are awarded to a living individual, a company, or a scientific or technical organization for developments and/or standardization involved in engineering technologies that either represent so extensive an improvement on existing methods or are so innovative in nature that they materially have affected television." Congratulations to the other recipients, we

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