https://www.cablelabs.com/news/cablelabs-continues-to-hit-more-milestones-on-the-path-to-10g
CableLabs 10G journey began back in 2019, “CableLabs and its members have worked together to create and introduce technologies that serve as building blocks for the foundation of a 10G network.” In 2020 alone, CableLabs reached numerous milestones on the path to 10G, including: DOCSIS 4.0 Technology Intelligent Wireless Network Steering (IWiNS) FMA Spec Release […]
https://www.cablelabs.com/blog/best-of-2020-the-cable-industrys-proudest-achievements-with-cablelabs
Unlike any year in recent memory, 2020 has scrambled our way of life, changing how we communicate, how we work and even where we go—on a global scale. At CableLabs, meetings were rescheduled, new rules were drawn up and enacted, and events were put on hold or went virtual. And still—despite the numerous logistical, psychological […]
https://www.cablelabs.com/news/cablelabs-hits-another-10g-milestone
On September 30, CableLabs released the Flexible MAC Architecture (FMA) library of specifications along with the FMA MAC Manager Interface (MMI) and the FMA PacketCable Aggregator Interface (PAI) specs. “As a part of the suite of technologies that support the 10G platform, FMA is a key disaggregated access network architecture that supports DOCSIS 4.0 requirements to […]
https://www.cablelabs.com/blog/cablelabs-specifications-move-from-de-facto-to-de-jure
The Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines de facto and de jure as follows: de facto | di-ˈfak-(ˌ)tō – actual, exercising power as if legally constituted de jure | (ˌ)dē-ˈju̇r-ē – by right, based on laws or actions of the state In law and government, de facto describes practices that exist in reality, even though they are not officially […]
https://www.cablelabs.com/blog/facts-you-may-not-know-about-the-cable-industry
The cable industry has been around since 1948, first delivering broadcast TV channels, then cable TV channels starting in the 1970s and finally—cable broadband internet in 1996. The introduction of fast-speed, “always-on” cable internet changed everything. It accelerated innovation across multiple industries and created whole new markets. Just take a moment to think: how many […]
Today we are pleased to announce the release of the Flexible MAC Architecture (FMA) library of specifications. Along with the FMA System specification, we are also releasing the FMA MAC Manager Interface (MMI) and the FMA PacketCable Aggregator Interface (PAI) specs. This is the culmination of thousands of hours of work across the cable industry, […]
https://www.cablelabs.com/blog/the-cable-security-experience
We’ve all adjusted the ways we work and play and socialize in response to COVID. This has increased awareness that our broadband networks are critical – and they need to be secure. The cable industry has long focused on delivering best-in-class network security and we continue to innovate as we move on towards a 10G […]
This was originally published in German. The largest gigabit network in Germany brings high-speed access to 50 percent of all German households The target by 2022: 25 million households in the Vodafone network Düsseldorf, Germany — July 29, 2020 — The expansion of Vodafone’s hybrid fiber cable (HFC) network in Germany is progressing even faster […]
https://www.cablelabs.com/blog/specifications-arent-prettybut-they-are-necessary
Over 22 years ago, my first project at CableLabs was to prepare the DOCSIS® 1.0 Radio Frequency Interface (RFI) specification as a contribution to the International Telecommunication Institute-Telecom Sector (ITU-T). After working in various industries, I found the telecommunications industry to be an exciting new world. During my first week, I started a list of […]
https://www.cablelabs.com/blog/how-reliable-is-cable-internet-heres-how-our-networks-are-performing
Starting in mid-March, the world experienced a sudden surge in internet usage driven by the widespread COVID-19 stay-at-home orders that caused many of us to switch to working and studying at home in a matter of days. Cable broadband networks not only withstood this sudden surge in internet usage; they excelled. For example, for the […]
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