CableLabs

Here’s another one that’s a combination of funny and embarrassing to watch and post, so many years after it happened. An outdoor (hence the squinting) interview somewhere in California with Dr. Terry Shaw, Keeper of the Bandwidth at CableLabs, but in this phase of his career he’s Mister Home Networking. We’re discussing the potential for a marketplace of wired and wireless home networks that would let you connect up all your stuff. Classic. NOTE: Yes that is Susan Marshall who walks into the shot at about 2 minutes in. Hi Susan. 🙂

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Interactive TV was the buzz, going into the 1999 Western Show. In the final segment of this panel, featuring Time Warner Cable’s Michael Adams, AT&T Broadband’s David Rudnick, and CableLabs’ Don Dulchinos, we discuss what consumers see on the first screen of interactive boxes (last channel, plus email, services, customer care). The resounding theme: TV-centric is the way.

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Interactive TV was the buzz going into the 1999 Western Show. In part 5 of this panel, featuring Time Warner Cable’s Michael Adams, AT&T Broadband’s David Rudnick, and CableLabs’ Don Dulchinos, we get into “what the heck is middleware, and how is it different from an operating system?” Also: Why downloadable software into set-tops isn’t scary.

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Interactive TV was the buzz going into the 1999 Western Show. In part 4 of this panel, featuring Time Warner Cable’s Michael Adams, AT&T Broadband’s David Rudnick, and CableLabs’ Don Dulchinos, we review what the consumer landscape will look like for TVs with built-in set-tops, after the July 2000 removable security deadline imposed on cable (but not satellite!) by the FCC.

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Interactive TV was the buz, going into the 1999 Western Show. In part 3 of this panel, featuring Time Warner Cable’s Michael Adams, AT&T Broadband’s David Rudnick, and CableLabs’ Don Dulchinos, we review what’s happening with OpenCable, separable security and PODs.

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Interactive TV was the buzz going into the 1999 Western Show. In part 2 of this panel, featuring Time Warner Cable’s Michael Adams, AT&T Broadband’s David Rudnick, and CableLabs’ Don Dulchinos, we discuss the state of deployments (we were on the cusp of the DCT-5000 at the time, LOL), apps (email, chat, a wallet), and the complexity of the Internet.

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Interactive TV was the buzz going into the 1999 Western Show. In part 1 of this panel, featuring Time Warner Cable’s Michael Adams, AT&T Broadband’s David Rudnick, and CableLabs’ Don Dulchinos, we discuss why ITV is back (again!), as well as infrastructure requirements, economic viability and oh yeah, that World Wide Web thing.

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Going into the 1998 Western Show, much of the tech buzz was about packet-based services over IP, and in particular, voice over IP. In part 6 of this panel, we discuss challenges in getting to lifeline voice services. For MediaOne’s Jeff Turner, it’s network-powered CPE that can perform lifeline telephony. For Broadcom’s Rich Nelson, DOCSIS 1.1 is in market, but what’s needed is a combination cable modem / VoIP device. For Dave Bukovinsky, of CableLabs, the one challenge is specifying QoS parameters for DOCSIS 1.1. “It’s somewhat unchartered water.” (Note to self: Don’t ever color your own hair again.)

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Going into the 1998 Western Show, much of the tech buzz was about packet-based services for the IP side of the plant, served by cable modems. At the time, this was a big change from the current mode of providing telephone services over cable, using traditional circuit switched techniques. To delve into these topics, I moderated a technology panel that included Jeff Turner of Mediaone, David Bukovinsky of CableLabs, and Rich Nelson of Broadcom. Focus: PacketCable, Internet Protocol, IP telephony, and HSD. (Note to self: Don’t ever color your own hair again.)

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