
Preparing the Industry for the Next Era of Broadband Innovation
May 6, 2025
The broadband industry is only as strong as the people who power it. At CableLabs, we believe that innovation isn’t driven by technology alone — it’s driven by the people behind it. That’s why we’re focused on strengthening the industry through three key areas: collaboration, connection and preparation. By creating environments where people can exchange […]
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CableLabs and Industry Leaders Unite to Advance Open AFC Solution
May 1, 2025
CableLabs is proud to partner with Broadcom, Cisco, the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) and the Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA) to offer an open-source version of the Open Automated Frequency Coordination (AFC) solution. This platform enables unlicensed devices to operate as Standard Power (SP) devices within the recently opened 6GHz band. SP devices have a higher power […]
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CableLabs Certifies First DOCSIS 3.1+ Device with Four OFDM Channels
April 25, 2025
CableLabs is pleased to announce the certification of the industry’s first DOCSIS 3.1 Plus (DOCSIS 3.1+) device supporting four orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) channels. The certified device, developed by Vantiva, represents a key milestone in advancing broadband performance and capacity for cable operators worldwide. The DOCSIS 3.1 specifications require support for at least two OFDM […]
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CableLabs’ Connectivity as a Service: Simpler, Smarter and Always On
April 22, 2025
For most consumers, staying connected to the services they rely on every day likely requires subscriptions to two separate services: a broadband service at home and another for their mobile phone when they’re away from home. What if network operators could provide a single connectivity service that ensures their subscribers’ applications and devices would work […]
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Open-Source Network APIs Advance With Latest CAMARA Meta-Release
April 17, 2025
Last year, we shared how CableLabs is transforming networks through open-source API solutions as part of our work in the CAMARA project. Today, we’re excited to highlight the progress made in CAMARA’s newly published spring 2025 meta-release. The new release includes significant updates across CAMARA’s expanding suite of open network APIs — and spotlights CableLabs’ […]
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How Broadband Service Innovation Can Change the Game for Operators
April 11, 2025
The future of connectivity will be built on networks that deliver seamless customer experiences. To differentiate themselves in the broadband market, operators must embrace relentless innovation and adaptive service models centered on network evolution, monetization strategies and enhanced user experiences. As networks evolve beyond traditional boundaries, CableLabs’ ongoing commitment to network platform development, standards and […]
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The LEO Satellite Revolution: Five Considerations for Terrestrial CSPs
March 27, 2025
Connectivity is experiencing a revolution. Low Earth orbit (LEO) broadband has moved with lightning speed from a futuristic concept to reality, and it’s rapidly becoming a cornerstone of modern connectivity. SpaceX’s Starlink, the leader and only commercially operational player in this field, besides OneWeb, already serves almost 5 million subscribers in 117 countries. The company […]
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Unlocking the Power of Seamless Connectivity
March 20, 2025
Seamless connectivity is increasingly becoming an integral part of the connectivity service offerings of multiple system operators (MSOs). MSOs with their hybrid network infrastructure and varied service offerings may supplement their connectivity offerings with other wireless operators — for example, mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) agreements with mobile network operators (MNOs) — in addition to […]
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Event Advances Progress and Promise of DOCSIS Provisioning of XGS-PON
March 18, 2025
At the recent DOCSIS® Provisioning of XGS-PON Interop·Labs event at CableLabs, suppliers of PON optical line terminals (OLTs) exercised their systems’ ability to configure XGS-PON optical network units (ONUs) via the use of DOCSIS-style configuration files. The event took place February 24–28 at our headquarters in Louisville, Colorado. CableLabs member operators have long been familiar […]
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How We’re Navigating the XGS-PON Interoperability Landscape
March 11, 2025
There has been momentum in the broadband industry to provide fiber to the premises (FTTP) solutions as a part of an operator’s service portfolio. While optical technologies have long been a part of the cable network, FTTP is the chosen architecture for all-fiber access networks. For FTTP, the premises can be a subscriber’s home, a […]
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