When I first heard rumor that a knew company had a DOCSIS protocol analyzer floating around I had to see it! With full disclosure, many of you know that after 10 years in RF and fiber-optic transport equipment, I spent a few years designing, marketing and selling DOCSIS protocol analyzers. More specifically I focused on making them available to cable operators because I knew they could detect really difficult to isolate problems. Averna know owns the technology from my Sigtek days, so it is nice to see a new competitor in the space. What's more is that its nice to see this competitor at SCTE Cable-Tec Expo who is interested in cable operator's issues.