DOCSIS 3.1 Archives

18 12, 2015

Doubling Down on DOCSIS 3.1

Mia Colabrese2022-01-20T11:36:56-05:00December 18th, 2015|

Doubling Down on DOCSIS 3.1 DOCSIS 3.1 and PNM were hot topics at Cable Tec Expo in New Orleans and in most major publications and articles for 2015. Comcast is the largest driver of DOCSIS 3.1, but my recommendations are that whether you are a tier 1, tier 2 or even tier 3 cable operator DOCSIS 3.1 should be on your roadmap. Consumer behavior and technical innovations are leading factors behind this statement and I elaborate below. Consumer Behavior and the State of Internet Traffic Growth In May

22 10, 2015

DOCSIS 3.1, PNM – SCTE CABLE TECH EXPO REVIEW 2015

Mia Colabrese2021-08-17T08:11:20-04:00October 22nd, 2015|

DOCSIS 3.1, PNM - SCTE CABLE TECH EXPO REVIEW 2015 Episode 16 is hosted by Brady Volpe of the Volpe Firm and Nimble This with guest John Downey of CISCO systems. Discussion Highlights today we have news, updates from the Cable Tec Expo last week in New Orleans. And we want to bring our listeners the highlights from the show. Topics today include DOCSIS 3.1, PNM and SCTE In the NEWS SCTE Cable Tec Expo is less than two months away in New Orleans Presentation using FBC DOCSIS 3.1 Proactive Network

5 10, 2015

CableLabs interop DOCSIS 3.1 Channel Bonding

Mia Colabrese2021-08-17T08:14:53-04:00October 5th, 2015|

CableLabs Interop, DOCSIS 3.1 Channel Bonding Episode 15 Hosted by Brady Volpe of the Volpe Firm and Nimble This, with Guest John Downey. Today we have news, updates from the CableLabs interop in Colorado, Max transmit power with 8 upstream DOCSIS 3.1 channel bonding, more on T3 timeout, partial mode oh my, T1 timeouts, my recommendations on ad blocking and more. In the NEWS SCTE Cable Tec Expo is less than two months away in New Orleans Apple's fourth-generation Apple TV will be available in late October. Hackers have stolen personal

28 09, 2015

Hacked – Are You Sure You’re Secure?

Mia Colabrese2021-11-24T09:42:37-05:00September 28th, 2015|

Hacked - Are you sure you're secure? Security has the been a hot topic lately. As I’m writing this article I think about all of the recent events that we hear about impacting our daily lives such as: Hacks of OPM databases compromised 22.1 million people Experts warn 2015 could be 'Year of the Healthcare Hack - reuters.com' Cost of a Potential Blackout From Cybercrime: $1 Trillion - CNBC These headlines are really quite scary. I’m certain that some, possibly many of you have experienced security issues first hand.

9 09, 2015

BTR Tech Breakfast DOCSIS 3.1 Revisited

Mia Colabrese2015-09-09T11:30:00-04:00September 9th, 2015|

BTR Tech Breakfast Encore! DOCSIS 3.1 Revisited See Brady on the BTR panel Part of the SCTE Media Breakfast Program Date: Thursday, October 15 Time: 8:00-9:00 am Location: New Orleans Convention Center Room: 271-273 The new DOCSIS 3.1 spec will bring with it a host of advantages for the cable operator in both speed and bandwidth. However, DOCSIS 3.1 roll-outs will not be "plug and play" easy in all cases. This is a FREE event Join BTR and a panel of industry experts for the DOCSIS 3.1 command

17 08, 2015

WPA exploits as well as WiFi security flaws

Mia Colabrese2021-08-17T08:21:42-04:00August 17th, 2015|

WPA exploits, WiFi security flaws and WEP Hacking Episode 14 Hosted by Brady Volpe of the Volpe Firm with guest John Downey. Today we have news, updates from the Proactive Network Maintenance meeting at CableLabs F2F in Colorado last week, SCTE Expo is less than two months away and your questions, our answers. In the NEWS SCTE Cable Tec Expo is less than two months away in New Orleans Brady's workshop is on PNM Operational Practices - making PNM successful in your cable system John's paper is it on DOCSIS

22 07, 2015

DOCSIS – Change is Coming and it is Good

Mia Colabrese2021-11-24T09:43:56-05:00July 22nd, 2015|

DOCSIS - Change is Coming and it is Good Everyone is talking about it. Everyone in cable will be impacted by it. You may not realize it but DOCSIS 3.1 will change the cable industry — whether cable operator, vendor or consumer. Even if you don’t plan to upgrade to DOCSIS 3.1 you will be impacted. There are two fundamental technologies that DOCSIS 3.1 has me excited about. First, DOCSIS 3.1 enables gigabit speeds, which allows us to extend the life of coax cable without the expense of

20 07, 2015

DOCSIS Online

Mia Colabrese2021-08-18T10:05:06-04:00July 20th, 2015|

DOCSIS Reboot… Everybody is talking about DOCSIS 3.1 and the technology surrounding it. In the coming months I will cover both the emerging technology of DOCSIS and how it impacts our careers, our subscribers and our industry with a focus on DOCSIS 3.1. This is an opportunity to discuss both the technical aspects of the DOCSIS specifications and then discuss the impacts. As an example, when we first introduced quality of service (QoS) in the DOCSIS 1.1 specification there were a lot of items that were not quite tangible.

29 06, 2015

ANGACOM, DOCSIS 3.1, PNM, Wifi and Next Generation TV review

Mia Colabrese2021-08-17T08:46:11-04:00June 29th, 2015|

Next Generation TV, ANGACOM, DOCSIS 3.1, PNM and review Episode 13 Hosted by Brady Volpe was joined by John Downey discussing Next Generation TV, smart TV, OFDM, WiFi issues in the home and how they impact the cable operator, operational changes requires to be proactive and not reactive in the cable plant, DOCSIS 3.1 & other cable topics from plus many other topics including PNM (Proactive Network Maintenance) and answering several questions from followers. ANGACOM was really quite big this year with over 20k attendees, consisting of 4k vendors and 17k operator attendees

11 05, 2015

INTX The Internet & Television Expo Review – Episode 12

Mia Colabrese2021-08-17T08:49:48-04:00May 11th, 2015|

INTX The Internet & Television Expo Review Episode 12 hosted by Brady Volpe of the Volpe Firm and Nimble This with guest John Downey with discussion highlights on INTX The Internet and Television Expo plus many other topics including PNM (Proactive Network Maintenance), DOCSIS 3.1 and answering several questions from followers. We do our best to bring our audience great technical content every month. You can watch us live on the air or catch our recorded episodes on YouTube. Or download our audio only version with your favorite podcatcher. If