Building a Smarter 5G Future Through Open RAN Development
November 29, 2023
Technological advancements are paving the way for flexible, cost-efficient and scalable solutions that will transform our digital lives. For the mobile industry, this means helping revolutionize the telecommunications landscape by harnessing the capabilities of 5G to redefine connectivity. This fifth generation of cellular wireless network technology is delivering faster speeds and will soon deliver lower […]
Read MoreFocus Shifts to Network Reliability in DOCSIS 4.0 Interop·Labs Event
November 28, 2023
CableLabs and Kyrio hosted a DOCSIS® 4.0 Interop·Labs event November 6–9 at our headquarters in Louisville, Colorado. It was a busy, week-long experience that highlighted multiple facets of DOCSIS 4.0 technology, and the many suppliers involved worked together to make it a success. The primary focus of the event was network reliability — in particular, […]
Read MoreDOCSIS 4.0 Technology Makes Waves From SCTE Cable-Tec Expo to Launch
November 16, 2023
If you attended SCTE Cable-Tec Expo last month in Denver, you likely heard quite a bit about DOCSIS® 4.0 technology. In many sessions, on the Expo show floor and in countless conversations in between, the message was loud and clear: The era of DOCSIS 4.0 networks is here. While we were hearing about the technology […]
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Gaussian Splatting: Painting Immersive Scenes With Reality
November 3, 2023
The state of the art of immersive media is evolving so rapidly that it’s hard to keep up! It often feels as if you can choose a random limitation in the latest research, wait a few weeks and find a new paper that’s solved that problem. Here, we’ll look at an example of exactly that, […]
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Why Accelerating FTTP Adoption Is Critical to Leveraging PON’s Potential
October 25, 2023
Alongside the hustle and bustle in the cable industry to deploy DOCSIS® 4.0 technology, another 10G solution quietly plods along with pinpoint precision: fiber to the premise (FTTP). In FTTP, the premise can represent a home, business, campus, multiple-dwelling unit, etc. Despite what fiber overbuilders might want you to believe, the cable industry has always […]
Read MoreCybersecurity Awareness Month and Beyond: How We’re Safeguarding Network Integrity
October 10, 2023
In the digital age, cybersecurity is the first line of defense against an ever-expanding and continually evolving array of threats. The increasing sophistication of cyber threats and a deepening dependence on interconnectivity have elevated cybersecurity technologies from a peripheral consideration to a critical priority. October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, but safeguarding digital integrity is a […]
Read MoreSCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2023 Celebrates 40 Years of Cable Industry Innovation
October 5, 2023
The future of connectivity is being built today. As new solutions enter the market and industry leaders leverage emerging technologies and 10G breakthroughs, the cable industry is making a difference with powerful capabilities that reach into nearly every home. The best place to experience these advancements in one place is in person at SCTE® Cable-Tec […]
Read More2023 5G Challenge Event Closes Chapter on Open RAN Competition
September 26, 2023
The 5G Challenge culminated in an inspiring event September 21 with the awarding of $7 million in cash and in-kind prizes to providers of high-performing Open Radio Access Network (RAN) solutions. CableLabs, which served as the host lab in partnership with subsidiary Kyrio, welcomed U.S. and international stakeholders to our headquarters in Colorado for a […]
Read MoreA Decade of Energy Savings
September 21, 2023
It’s been 10 years since the pay TV industry released the first report for the U.S. Set-Top Box Voluntary Agreement (STB VA), and the impressive energy savings continue! According to the most recent STB VA report covering the 2022 reporting period, the estimated national footprint of set-top boxes has dropped to 11.9 terawatt-hours per year […]
Read MoreReady, Set, 4.0: Tooling Up for DOCSIS Technology’s Rollout
September 19, 2023
DOCSIS® 4.0 deployment is almost here. Are you ready? Fortunately, CableLabs is getting more prepared every day. A DOCSIS 4.0 Tools and Readiness working group has been hard at work, focused solely on this new technology and aiding operators in deploying it. The working group, part of SCTE’s Network Operations Subcommittee, has been preparing for […]
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