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March 8, 2024

CableLabs Takes the Stage to Discuss the Power of Coherent Optics

The Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) is where the optical communications industry comes together to showcase the latest industry advancements and unveil new products. On March 24th, CableLabs Principal Architect, Matt Schmitt, will be on board to discuss the benefits, challenges, technical feasibility, and economics of adopting next-generation coherent PON solutions. More information on Matt’s session can be found here. Also on March 24th, Dr. Steve Jia, CableLabs Fellow & Director of Advanced Optical Technologies, will present a 1-hour tutorial session "Unlocking the Potential of Coherent Passive Optical Networks: Use Cases, Key Technologies, and Specification Development." Details can be found on the

February 29, 2024

CableLabs Executives in the Spotlight at Cable Next-Gen Conference

Cable Next-Gen Technologies & Strategies is a community event focusing on the cable industry’s technological advancements, opportunities and challenges. Four CableLabs experts will be featured on March 12 and 13 in Denver. March 12, 2024 (Mountain Time): Jon Schnoor, Principal Architect: Overview of FTTP Working Groups, 11:20 a.m. Doug Jones, Principal Architect: DOCSIS 4.0: The Rollout Begins, 11:30 a.m. Brian Scriber, Distinguished Technologist and VP of Security Technologies: Beefing up Internet Routing Security, 4:10 p.m. March 13, 2024 (Mountain Time): Maria Popo, SCTE President and CEO: AI and the Future of Broadband Talent, 9:30 a.m. Check out Cable Next-Gen Technologies

February 21, 2024

CableLabs’ Lori Lantz Named WICT Woman of the Year 2024

CableLabs congratulates Lori Lantz, Chief People Officer at CableLabs, for being awarded WICT (Women in Cable Telecommunications) 2024 Woman of the year! Women of the Year is The WICT Network’s highest individual accolade, bestowed on individuals who embody its mission to develop women leaders who transform the industry. Honorees have achieved top industry status and show great resolve to help others along their path. Lori embodies the WICT Network mission of developing women leaders who transform the industry. One way she gives back to her community is through hosting a podcast, The Corporate Bartender, where she shares Learning & Development tools, updates to

February 16, 2024

CableLabs Principal Architect, Kevin Noll, to speak at BASe Technical Summit 2024

There is consensus among broadband service providers that fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) is the ultimate solution for delivering broadband. However, with 200 million connected users worldwide, the cable industry cannot transition users over to FTTH overnight. Join ‌Kevin Noll on March 7th in Mainz, Germany at ‌Broadband Forum’s BASe Technical Summit 2024 as he discusses the evolution of cable networks in a FTTH world.

February 13, 2024

SCTE® Opens Call for Papers for TechExpo 2024

The call for papers is now open for presentation proposals for technical sessions that will be conducted during SCTE TechExpo 2024. All technical abstract submissions will be reviewed by the TechExpo Program Committee, chaired by Guy McCormick, senior vice president of engineering at Cox Communications, and Ronnie Dhaliwal, vice president, technology operations at Liberty Latin America. Each SCTE TechExpo abstract submission should be entered individually at techexpo.scte.org/call-for-papers by April 5, 2024. Separately, SCTE has announced a rebranding. Its flagship event has evolved over the years and now incorporates much more than cable – it is a gathering place that includes new audiences

February 6, 2024

Gridmetrics Achieves Esri Silver Partner Status

Gridmetrics, the industry leader in the development of hyperlocal, real-time power intelligence, has been elevated to Esri Silver partner status. Gridmetrics PENS-Assets adds a vital, real-time, granular view of power outage information to Esri’s decision support tools for its public safety and private sector business resilience communities. PENS also integrates into Esri’s Mission Security Ops Center dashboard and assists the insurance industry with power outage claims processing. Access to real-time, around-the-clock information on local power grids is essential for hard-hit communities to recover from flooding and massive outages. Learn more about how Gridmetrics measures, monitors and tracks the availability and

February 2, 2024

CableLabs’ Mark Poletti to speak about O-RAN at Mobile World Congress

Mark Poletti, director of wireless at CableLabs, will be featured in the O-RAN ALLIANCE Summit – Accelerating Open RAN Adoption in the session: State of O-RAN System Integration and Certification. In this panel discussion you will hear how certified O-RAN solutions help operators to select proven technology and minimize integration efforts. The summit will also include discussions on how O-RAN intelligent solutions bring benefits to operators in such areas as Total Cost of Ownership, energy efficiency, automation, agility, security, system integration, certification and improved overall economics. The panel will be held on Wednesday 28 February 2024, 11:30-12:00 CET in MWC

February 1, 2024

CableLabs Innovation Video Wins Platinum 2024 AVA Digital Award

CableLabs has been recognized as a 2024 AVA Digital Awards Platinum Winner for the video “Advancing Together: Innovation Flourishes in Our Labs.” The award-winning video, created by CableLabs’ Digital Media Producer, Aabriti Shrestha, highlights our state-of-the-art lab facilities, which drive co-innovation for the global broadband industry. The international competition is administered by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP) and honors excellence by creative professionals responsible for the planning, concept, direction, design, and production of digital communication.

January 29, 2024

CableLabs Principal Architect, Matt Schmitt, to share insights about 100G Coherent at the Edge

This 2024 Optical Networks Digital Symposium is a free webcast that will focus on two emerging directions for coherent pluggables: Extending the Performance of Coherent Pluggables for DCI and Metro Networks, and Coherent Optics for the Edge. Join CableLabs Principal Architect, Matt Schmitt, on February 15 at 12:45 p.m. EST as he speaks on a panel about 100G coherent at the edge. Learn more about the webcast sessions and register to attend here.