CableLabs

At the 2006 SCTE Cable-Tec Expo, I moderated the annual CTO Panel, which included Marwan Fawaz/Adelphia and Charter (“Chartelphia!); Dave Fellows/Comcast, Dr. Paul Liao/Panasonic, and Vince Roberts/Disney, ABC. This closing segment hits on tech policy, DOCSIS 3.0, channel bonding, and “sling” media.

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At the 2006 SCTE Cable-Tec Expo, I moderated the annual CTO Panel, which included Marwan Fawaz/Adelphia and Charter (“Chartelphia”!); Dave Fellows/Comcast, Dr. Paul Liao/Panasonic, and Vince Roberts/Disney, ABC. This section discusses enhancements to video (ETV), specialized branding, and OCAP.

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At the 2006 SCTE Cable-Tec Expo, I moderated the annual CTO Panel included Marwan Fawaz, then in transition between Adelphia and Charter (“Chartelphia!”; Dave Fellows/Comcast, Paul Liao/Panasonic, and Vince Roberts/Disney, ABC. In this first section we discuss video, bandwidth, and switched digital video.

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At the 2006 National Show, I interviewed CableLabs executives Mike Schwartz and Don Dulchinos about that year’s CableNet exhibit highlights. Hot tickets: OCAP-enabled boxes, OCAP apps (not just the guide, new stuff too!); Downloadable conditional access (remember DCAS?); ETV & ITV.

Video courtesy The Cable Channel.

At the 2006 National Show, I interviewed CableLabs’ Ed Miller, to discuss what’s happening in CableNET exhibit area relative to the IP (Internet Protocol) side of the house. Hot tickets: PacketCable 2.0, and new ways to do more stuff with your phone. Big then: Caller ID on TV, to see an incoming call, then transfer it from the cell to the land line (or vice versa).

Video courtesy The Cable Channel.

Prior to the 2005 Consumer Electronics Show, I visited CableLabs to discuss the intersections between CE devices and cable services. In this second segment, VP of Advanced Platforms and Services Don Dulchinos discusses the need to work with more manufacturers; Jenifer Cistola talks about “Go2Broadband.”

Video courtesy The Cable Channel.

Prior to the 2005 International Consumer Electronics Show, I visited CableLabs to speak with CEO Dick Green and CTO Ralph Brown about why CES is a hot ticket for consumer-minded cable operators.

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In Part 3 of this Western Show 2000 panel, panelists recap the top technology stories of the year. Schwartz: Meeting the July 200 FCC deadline; OCAP. Stump: The beginning of apps and services on set-tops like the DCT-2000 vs. DCT-5000. Baumie: Deployments of advanced services. Me: DOCSIS 1.1-based modem rollouts; the Open Access work in Boulder (AT&T) and Columbus (Time Warner).

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In advance of the 2000 Western Show, I interviewed CableLabs Senior VP of Communication Mike Schwartz, and tech editors Jeff Baumgartner and Matt Stump, to discuss the goings on at CableNet 2000. Schwartz reminisces back to the first CableNet; Stump’s looking for TV applications, photo related services, and streaming; Baumie’s looking for in home networking technology.

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In Part 2 of this Western Show 2000 panel, CableLabs’ Mike Schwartz provides the lay of the land in navigating the CableNET area; Baumie and Stump chew on the top tech issues currently facing the industry. (Software integration and the impacts of consolidation, like AOL/Time Warner and AT&T/TCI.)

Video courtesy The Cable Channel.