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December 1, 2023

CableLabs’ Innovation Video Wins Viddy Gold Award

CableLabs has been recognized as a Viddy Awards 2023 Gold Winner for the video “Advancing Together: Innovation Flourishes in Our Labs.” The award-winning video, created by CableLabs’ Digital Media Producer Aabriti Shrestha, highlights our state-of-the-art facilities, which drive co-innovation for the entire broadband industry. The international competition is administered by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP) and honors video excellence in the digital world. This year, the AMCP received more than 2,500 entries from the United States, Canada and 22 other countries. Entries come from video production companies, cable and broadcast television operations, advertising, design, digital and public relations firms, corporate communication

November 30, 2023

How CableLabs’ Technologies Are Reducing Latency and Improving Broadband Reliability

If you work from home, you likely rely on your broadband network, and we have good news for you! CableLabs has been working on reducing latency in the network. Latency is of increasing importance to broadband subscribers that work from home. In fact, these subscribers are not only aware of network latency, they also rank latency as one of the top considerations in making broadband-purchasing decisions. What is latency? Latency is the lag between data being sent and received from your device and the greater internet. It occasionally happens because of your application data getting slowed in the line or

November 29, 2023

CableLabs Lead Engineer for Wireless Technologies to Speak at 6G Evolution Summit

Mohammed Zourob, CableLabs’ lead engineer of wireless technologies, will speak about 6G and Energy Efficiency at the virtual event, 6G Evolution Summit, on December 13, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. ET. Sustainability is essential for future releases of wireless generations. Mohammed’s presentation will focus on how 6G will allow growth in the number of wireless intelligent devices while creating a greener and less wasteful ecosystem. Please visit the Summit website for the full agenda and registration information.

November 28, 2023

CableLabs Director of Wireless Technologies to Speak on Two Panels at the Open RAN North America Conference

CableLabs’ director of wireless technologies, Mark Poletti, will speak on two panels at the Open RAN North America conference in Dallas on December 6 and 7, 2023. This year’s convention focuses on the future of open RAN and how it is poised to transform telecommunications. Mark will discuss how private networks are boosting open RAN evolution (Dec. 6 at 2:30 p.m. CST) and scaling open RAN with interoperability and performance testing (Dec. 7 at 2:30 p.m. CST). For more information on Mark’s sessions, please visit his profile on the Open RAN North America conference website.

November 8, 2023

CableLabs Vice President of Wired Technologies to Give Keynote at 2023 NECTA Convention

CableLabs’ vice president of wired technologies, Dr. Curtis Knittle, will deliver a keynote presentation on 10G broadband networks on Monday, November 13, from 3:10- 4:00 p.m. at the 2023 NECTA Convention. This year’s convention focuses on themes of access, opportunity and engagement to help industry experts deal with changing policies and inspire continued innovative developments. The convention will be held from November 12 to November 14 at Newport Marriot Hotel and Spa. For more information, please visit the 2023 NECTA Convention website.

October 31, 2023

U.S. Broadband Summit Inaugural Event

Join Mark Walker, vice president of technology policy at CableLabs, on November 15th, 2023 at 2:20pm for a panel discussion about Security, Cyber Security & Risk Management where you’ll hear about: Building security into Broadband Deployments Understanding cybersecurity requirements established in available funding Attesting & Certifying security protocols and processes adopted For registration information and to view the full agenda, please visit www.usbroadbandsummit.com

October 12, 2023

Comcast to Deploy Industry’s First 10G Network Powered by DOCSIS 4.0 Technology

Comcast announced today that it will begin deploying DOCSIS® 4.0-enabled 10G network services to customers in Colorado next week — a first for the cable broadband industry. Xfinity customers in Colorado Springs will have access to “X-Class Internet,” Comcast’s new brand of service tiers offering symmetrical speeds of 300 Mbps, 500 Mbps, 1 Gbps and 2 Gbps. The deployment uses technology based on the latest iteration of CableLabs' Full Duplex DOCSIS technology. Read more about the deployment here.

October 9, 2023

Closing Ceremony Marks End of Public-Private 5G Challenge Collaboration

What does the future of 5G networks look like, and how will collaboration enable it? CableLabs recently welcomed government officials, policymakers, industry leaders and other experts to its Louisville, Colorado, headquarters for a ceremony marking the end of the 2023 5G Challenge and the broader two-year challenge program. CableLabs was selected as the host lab for both years of the competition. The 5G Challenge was launched in 2022 by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s Institute for Telecommunications Sciences (NTIA-ITS) in partnership with the Department of Defense (DoD). It was created to accelerate the widespread adoption of 5G open interfaces, interoperable subsystems, secure networks and

September 28, 2023

CableLabs’ Thomas Nogues to moderate panel on the Broadband World Forum stage

Don’t miss the Network X 2023 panel about AI, IoT and Big Data adding more value to the smart home. Thomas Nogues, executive director at CableLabs, will moderate a 30-minute discussion on October 24th in Paris that includes: AI-driven features that improve user experience and allow for greater personalization & automation Collecting and managing the utilization data of consumers – striking a balance Successful use cases of AI, IoT and Big Data Analytics in the smart home For more information, please visit the Network X 2023 agenda.