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October 13, 2021

Connexus: The Nexus for Mobile + Fixed Convergence

Connexus is a collaborative initiative that brings together the industry to deliver impactful converged network solutions. CableLabs aims to push to the forefront of innovation, transforming concepts and impossibilities into practical and adoptable everyday uses. To realize the vision of a truly connected future, Connexus is crucial to facilitate industry alignment. Read more.

October 12, 2021

Cablelabs Launches 10G Challenge to Support Innovators and Accelerate the Development of Applications for the 10G Network

CableLabs® is powering the 10G Challenge on behalf of the cable industry to inspire innovators to leverage the emerging 10G network. The Challenge is designed to support developing technologies, services and applications that rely on the network of the future. By collaborating with industry leaders, we will support innovators who are developing new solutions that impact the way we live, work, learn and play. Six winners will be chosen: One Grand Prize Winner will receive a $100,000 cash prize One winner in each category will receive a $50,000 cash prize One People’s Choice Winner will receive a $10,000 cash prize

October 7, 2021

CableLabs® Publicly Released a Set of Best Common Practices (BCP)

Today, CableLabs® has publicly released a set of best common practices (BCP) to enhance the security of cable modems, integrated access points, and home routers (collectively, known as “gateway devices”) against malicious activity and other cyber threats. "The BCP document goes beyond DOCSIS Security requirements and provides a framework for the full range of security considerations applicable to gateway devices, including hardware and manufacturing considerations, default security settings, configuration procedures, secure boot, roots of trust, software/firmware development and verification, encryption requirements for both data in transit and data at rest, and physical security, among others." Read more in our latest blog post.

October 5, 2021

Kyrio Launches Adaptive Route Control to Deliver a Seamless User Experience Across Converged Networks

Introducing Kyrio's newly launched product, Adaptive Route Control (ARC), "a software solution that allows network service providers to smoothly transition customer traffic between different networks, delivering a seamless connectivity experience that enables network users to remain reliably connected to the best available network from wherever they are — at home, at work or on the go." Read the full press release and more about the benefits of ARC and how you can get involved.

September 23, 2021

SCTE® Cable-Tec Expo® 2021 Shifts to Virtual Due to COVID-19

The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE), a subsidiary of CableLabs, recently announced SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2021 will take place as a virtual experience this October due to the health risks to attendees posed by the public health epidemic of COVID-19 and the surge in the Delta variant. There is still time to register for the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo virtual experience. Please visit expo.scte.org and select the online option. Read the full press release.

August 9, 2021

DOCSIS® Is Here To Stay

Curtis Knittle, VP of wired technologies at CableLabs, sat down with Fierce Telecom to talk about all things DOCSIS. "He told Fierce all the talk about DOCSIS not being able to keep up with fiber is nonsense. He pointed to the performance offered by DOCSIS 4.0, the most recently released specification, as proof." Read more about how DOCSIS is keeping up with fiber.

August 2, 2021

CableLabs and SCTE Leadership Named To “CableFax 100” 2021

CableLabs is proud to announce that Chris Lammers and Mark Dzuban were both included in the 2021 “CableFax 100” list. The annual list highlights the industry’s most influential executives with exceptional leadership acumen. Congratulations to Chris, Mark, and all of the power players on this year's list! To read their Q&A’s and view the full list, view the August Issue of CableFax.

June 14, 2021

Chris Lammers Selected for Cable TV Pioneers Class of 2021

Big congratulations to our very own Chris Lammers, Sr. VP and Chief Operating Officer at CableLabs, for his induction into the Cable TV Pioneers Class of 2021! Thanks for making an enormous and positive impact on the entire cable industry. And please join us in congratulating our members who were selected for the Cable TV Pioneers Class of 2021 as well: Mark Adams, Cox Communications Patricia Baughman, Cable One (Sparklight) Tracy Baumgartner, Comcast/NBC Universal Sherita Ceasar, Comcast Dale Elifrits, Comcast Filemon Lopez, Comcast Read more about Cable TV Pioneers Class of 2021.

May 6, 2021

CableLabs Wins Top Workplace Award From The Denver Post

CableLabs has been named a Top Workplace in The Denver Post Top Workplaces contest! CableLabs was among 54 other winning companies in the midsized (150-499 employees) category. “Our ranking among the top workplaces in Colorado is an incredible distinction. At CableLabs, we recognize that it is our team — not our technologies — that truly drives innovation, and this recognition illustrates our commitment to the satisfaction, growth and achievement of our employees,” said Phil McKinney, president and CEO at CableLabs. “I am tremendously proud to lead a creative, passionate and hard-working team that adheres to our core values of integrity,