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March 16, 2020

CableLabs Welcomes Rakesh Taori as VP of Wireless

CableLabs is excited to announce the appointment of Rakesh Taori as its Vice President of Wireless. In this role, Rakesh will drive CableLabs' efforts in the wireless and mobile area delivering on CableLabs’ vision and strategy for putting the industry in the driver’s seat in the future of connectivity. Rakesh will report to Mariam Sorond, CableLabs' Chief Research and Development Officer. "We are delighted to welcome Rakesh to CableLabs. His in-depth knowledge and vast experience in the wireless area will bring tremendous benefits to our members and the industry as a whole,” said Sorond. “Rakesh brings a broad perspective across many technologies and

March 11, 2020

Dr. Jennifer Andreoli-Fang Wins Woman in Technology Award

On May 1, 2020, CableLabs’ Distinguished Technologist, Dr. Jennifer Andreoli-Fang, will receive the prestigious Woman in Technology award for her contribution to the cable industry. The award is presented by Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT) Rocky Mountain chapter, one of the oldest and largest organizations dedicated to advancing the position and influence of women in the telecommunications field. Jennifer has spent the last 12 years leading the development of state-of-the-art broadband wireline and mobile wireless technologies. The Walk of Fame Award is a well-deserved addition to Jennifer’s already impressive collection. Congratulations, Jennifer! Read more about Jennifer and her WICT award in our blog.

February 3, 2020

Josh Redmore, Certified Wireless Network Expert

Josh Redmore, Principal Architect at CableLabs, has officially become a Wireless Network Expert! The CWNE certification assures that "you have mastered all relevant skills to administer, install, configure, troubleshoot and design wireless network systems." In addition, CWNE candidates need to demonstrate a deep understanding of: Protocol analysis Intrusion detection and prevention Performance and QoS analysis Spectrum analysis and management Advanced design So far, only 265 people in America have received this certification, congratulations Josh!

January 23, 2020

CableLabs Speaking at Cable Next-Gen 2020 Conference

Did you hear the news? There are five CableLabs' employees speaking at Cable Next-Gen's Conference this March: Belal Hamzeh, SVP & CTO Jennifer Andreoli-Fang, Distinguished Technologist Randy Levensalor, Principal Architect Doug Jones, Principal Architect Debbie Fitzgerald, Director of Technology Policy The Cable Next-Gen Conference will be held March 16th-18th, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. Check out the agenda for the conference and make sure to book your ticket!

January 21, 2020

CableLabs Wins 2019 Tech Emmy Award

The Tech Emmy Award winners were announced Wednesday the 15th and good news! CableLabs has been awarded a 2019 Technical/Engineering Achievement Award for "Pioneering Development and Deployment of Hybrid Fiber Coax Network Architecture." Congratulations CableLabs! "The Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards are awarded to a living individual, a company, or a scientific or technical organization for developments and/or standardization involved in engineering technologies that either represent so extensive an improvement on existing methods or are so innovative in nature that they materially have affected television." Read more about the Tech Emmy Awards

December 5, 2019

Omkar Dharmadhikari, Wireless Architect at CableLabs, Places Third

Omkar Dharmadhikari's blog placed 3rd place in the "New Technologies" category by CTO Universe! Check out Omkar's blog here and more about the MVP awards here. Congratulations Omkar!

November 18, 2019

CableLabs’ Brian Scriber Wins IEEE Software Award

Brian Scriber, Distinguished Technologist and Vice President Security Technologies at CableLabs was awarded "2018 Best Paper Award" for his blockchain applicability paper titled "A Framework for Determining Blockchain Applicability." The great work performed implementing blockchain technologies and innovations within the Security Technologies team enabled this research. The paper can be found here. Congratulations, Brian!

November 15, 2019

CableLabs Wins Company of the Year

CableLabs wins Company of the Year Award presented at the Apex Award Ceremony. The APEX Awards recognize Colorado’s technology excellence, highlighting remarkable leaders and innovators. The ceremony was hosted by the the Colorado Technology Association on November 6th. "This Colorado-based company’s overall performance sets it apart as a leader through technical innovation and concrete examples of how it is meeting a need in the marketplace. This company also is a strong leader in the community and shows corporate responsibility." Check out other winners & nominees here!

October 2, 2019

The Star of SCTE, 10G

Mark Dzuban, CEO and SCTE-ISBE president, says 10G "the super-speedy network initiative formalized by the cable industry in January, will be the cornerstone of this week's Cable-Tec Expo in New Orleans." The 10G platform is a combination of technologies that will deliver internet speeds 10 times faster than today’s networks and 100 times faster than what most consumers currently experience. Not only does 10G provide faster symmetrical speeds, but also lower latencies, enhanced reliability and better security in a scalable manner. Don't miss out on other CableLabs' thought-leader speakers like, Rachel Biesel, Shahed Mazumder, Jennifer Andreoli-Fang & many more &