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1998 Western Show: Technology Forum, Part 1

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.)

Video courtesy The Cable Channel.

1996 Interview w/ Tony Werner, Part 1: “The Cable Modems Work, Despite What Naysayors Say.”

As new VP of Engineering at TCI, Tony Werner discusses what he’s learning and doing with telephony, high speed data, and digital TV. Discussion points: Stuff is working (“the cable modems work, despite what naysayers say”); how to make phone, HSD, set-top box products share the upstream path.

[Note: I’m posting this video ONLY because it’s Tony. If you were me, would you post this? Hello? That is a one-piece jumpsuit. The hair! OMG.]

Video courtesy The Cable Channel.