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14 02, 2018

There’s an app for that…

Mia Colabrese2018-02-14T13:11:22-05:00February 14th, 2018|

DOCSIS 3.1 has gone from concept to silicon. Proactive Network Maintenance (PNM) is emerging as a staple in the industry, and we are seeing the cable rapidly evolving into an app-driven industry. It’s an exciting time to be in cable! In my last article I mentioned how ‘everything is becoming an app’. This has been mentioned recently in numerous articles. The typical subscriber - maybe even you - really likes the concept of apps. Think of how Netflix has transformed our industry. Netflix is really an app that

22 01, 2018

R-PHY or Remote PHY – Doesn’t Matter How you Say It. The Hype is Real

Mia Colabrese2021-08-16T10:22:41-04:00January 22nd, 2018|

R-PHY or Remote PHY - Doesn't Matter How you Say It. The Hype is Real Happy Friday Everyone. Today is January 19th and this is episode 35 of Get Your Tech On, our show on All Things DOCSIS. I'm Brady Volpe, Founder of The Volpe Firm and Nimble This a Geek in cable. With us is, John Downey, “Punxsutawney Phil of cable”. John is also CMTS Technical Leader at Cisco Systems, welcome John. Asaf Matatyaou of Harmonics the man in cable who runs at the speed of light.

28 12, 2017

PNM Further Enhances Troubleshooting in the New Age of Test Equipment in Broadband Cable

Mia Colabrese2021-08-16T10:26:01-04:00December 28th, 2017|

PNM Further Enhances Troubleshooting in the New Age of Test Equipment in Broadband Cable Happy Monday Everyone. Today is December 18th and this is episode 34 of Get Your Tech On, our show on All Things DOCSIS. I'm Brady Volpe, Founder of The Volpe Firm and Nimble This a true cable Geek. With us is, John Downey, “the man of many thoughts and even more questions”. John is also CMTS Technical Leader at Cisco Systems. Ron Hranac meteor hunter and professional laser affinado. In his spare time he

4 12, 2017

Remote-PHY and Full Duplex DOCSIS

Mia Colabrese2020-07-01T15:40:40-04:00December 4th, 2017|

Show Me The Money! Remote-PHY and Full Duplex DOCSIS Doesn’t the cable industry just love initialisms and acronyms? Just as you thought you were getting your mind around DOCSIS 3.1 the industry continues to move forward and drop a bunch more terms like remote-PHY (R-PHY) and full duplex (FDX) DOCSIS. I like soup, but we need a decoder ring for the alphabet soup we are eating. Don’t get me wrong, this is great stuff and awesome technology. CableLabs recently updated the DOCSIS 3.1 PHY specification to include FDX.

13 11, 2017

What about IP Video IPTV and DOCSIS?

Mia Colabrese2021-08-16T13:26:56-04:00November 13th, 2017|

What about IP Video IPTV and DOCSIS? Happy Friday Everyone. Today is November 10th and this is episode 33 of Get Your Tech On, our show on All Things DOCSIS, today our topic is What about IP Video IPTV and DOCSIS?" Join the conversation about how this technology is used in cable plants and the fact that IP video delivery has its own set of peculiarities and characteristics, which cable will need to address comprehensively as it puts more of its high value content over the DOCSIS interface.. I'm

25 10, 2017

New Tech in Cable and SCTE EXPO 2017 Recap

Mia Colabrese2021-08-16T15:22:27-04:00October 25th, 2017|

New Tech in Cable TV and Broadband plus SCTE EXPO 2017 Recap Happy Monday Everyone. Today is October 23rd and this is episode 32 of Get Your Tech On, our show on All Things DOCSIS. I'm Brady Volpe, Founder of The Volpe Firm and Nimble This. With us is, John Downey, the man who brought “the human gun show” to cable. John is also CMTS Technical Leader at Cisco Systems, welcome John and Mia Colabrese a commoner among cable greats. Today’s episode will cover the topic of what’s

4 10, 2017

Virtual CCAP in the “hic et nunc”

Mia Colabrese2021-08-16T15:27:48-04:00October 4th, 2017|

Virtual CCAP in the "hic et nunc" No that isn't Klingon Happy Friday Everyone. Today is September 29 and this is episode 31 of Get Your Tech On, our show on All Things DOCSIS with a focus on Virtual CCAP today. I'm Brady Volpe, Founder of The Volpe Firm and Nimble This. With us is, John Downey, the flavor of cable. John is also CMTS Technical Leader at Cisco Systems, welcome John. Special guest Asaf Matatyaou, Vice President, Solutions and Product Management, Cable Edge Business at Harmonic. Who

26 09, 2017

Proactive Network Maintenance and Signal Leakage Tools

Mia Colabrese2017-09-26T11:49:50-04:00September 26th, 2017|

A Field Study on Proactive Network Maintenance and Signal Leakage Tools The objective of the field study was to determine if a direct correlation exists specifically between Nimble This PNM drop, in home / near home data and leakage. More specifically: What percentage of the time can Nimble This PNM data be used to proactively identify drop, near home / in home impairments that will have cable integrity issues that the subscriber will notice in the immediate future and these impairments can be located / fixed using ComSonics

31 08, 2017

Virtual CMTS-CCAP

Mia Colabrese2020-04-02T09:29:04-04:00August 31st, 2017|

To Boldly Go Where Cable Has Not Gone Before – Virtual CMTS-CCAP By Brady Volpe - As published in Broadband Library Star Trek brought us ideas like cell phones, tablets, Bluetooth, MRIs and MP3s and more My name is not Morpheus and I’m not asking you to choose between a blue or red pill here, but let me start off by saying I started out as a hardware guy in the business. I know hardware, I like hardware but I have converted into being a software dude. My

1 08, 2017

DOCSIS CMTS Suggestions, Best Practices and Recommendations Part 3

Mia Colabrese2021-08-16T15:31:55-04:00August 1st, 2017|

DOCSIS CMTS Suggestions, Best Practices and Recommendations Part 3 Happy Friday Everyone. Today is July 21 and this is episode 30 of Get Your Tech On, our show on All Things DOCSIS. I'm Brady Volpe, Founder of The Volpe Firm and Nimble This. With us is, John Downey, the iron man of cable. John is also CMTS Technical Leader at Cisco Systems, welcome John. Today’s episode is a good one. This is part 3 on our DOCSIS CMTS Suggestions, Best Practices and Recommendations. DOCSIS CMTS Best So the