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SCTE® To Recognize Award Winners at SCTE Cable-Tec Expo® ‘23

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

The evening Expo Celebration will honor this year’s winners and celebrate the groundbreaking achievements of the organization’s members.

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  • The evening Expo Celebration will honor this year’s winners and celebrate the groundbreaking achievements of the organization’s members.
  • During the festivities, SCTE will recognize leaders that are making significant contributions and innovations in the cable industry including Excellence in Standards, Learning & Development, and Women in Technology, as well as the Young Leader Award.
  • The SCTE Member of the Year and Chapter Leader of the Year will be announced at the annual industry award ceremony.
  • A ticket to the SCTE Award Reception is included with full conference registration.

SCTE® International Cable-Tec Games Competitors Announced

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Comcast has the most workers qualified for the Games this year with nine competitors, followed by Charter with five, Cox with three, and Armstrong and Cogeco Cable which each have two.

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  • Comcast has the most workers qualified for the Games this year with nine competitors, followed by Charter with five, Cox with three, and Armstrong and Cogeco Cable which each have two.
  • The International Cable-Tec Games will take place in a new venue at Expo 2023; the Technical Training Theater will make its debut on the show floor.
  • Attendees and exhibitors alike are encouraged to experience the thrill of the International Cable-Tec Games as T³ makes its debut as the place to train, compete, and excel.
  • Over 500 local, state and regional competitors participate to determine who will represent the chapter or region at the International Cable-Tec Games at Expo.

Linux Foundation Telco API Project, CAMARA, Graduates to Funded Model with Strong Industry Commitment

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023

BILBAO, Spain, Sept. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Open Source Summit Europe -- The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, announced that its CAMARA project, an open source community addressing telco industry API interoperability, has graduated to a funded model. The news was shared onsite during the opening keynote at Open Source Summit Europe.

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  • The funded model will introduce a Governing Board, Technical Steering Committee, and End User Council to manage collaboration at scale.
  • The new funded model will ensure even more impactful collaboration across the board."
  • This prevents fragmentation and empowers faster, more versatile advancement of global application portability and broad industry adoption of new features and capabilities.
  • "CAMARA is partnering with the whole industry to provide the right telco APIs to meet the demands of our enterprise and developer users.

CommScope Demonstrates its DOCSIS 4.0 Modem Interoperability at CableLabs on All 4 Major CMTS Centralized & Distributed Access Architectures

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Friday, September 15, 2023

CommScope (NASDAQ: COMM) announced today that all four of its major DOCSIS® Access Architectures have successfully demonstrated interoperability with five DOCSIS 4.0 modem vendors.

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  • CommScope (NASDAQ: COMM) announced today that all four of its major DOCSIS® Access Architectures have successfully demonstrated interoperability with five DOCSIS 4.0 modem vendors.
  • Such a configuration is a hybrid DOCSIS 3.1/4.0 which begins to harness the improved capabilities provided in the DOCSIS 4.0 technology.
  • CommScope demonstrated interoperability in the hybrid DOCSIS 3.1/4.0 configuration across all four major DOCSIS 3.1 architectures: I-CCAP, Remote PHY with vCore / vCMTS, Remote PHY with a physical CCAP Core, and Remote MACPHY.
  • This included DOCSIS 3.1 CMTSs augmented with additional channels to support DOCSIS 4.0 modems.”
    “CommScope is proud to have demonstrated DOCSIS 4.0 modem interoperability with all of the major DOCSIS 3.1 CMTS architectures, both centralized and distributed,” noted Guy Sucharczuk, SVP and president, Access Network Solutions, CommScope.

SCTE® Announces General Sessions for Cable-Tec Expo® 2023

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Thursday, September 7, 2023

EXTON, Pa., Sept. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE®), a CableLabs ® subsidiary, announces opening general session programming for Cable-Tec Expo® 2023 .

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  • EXTON, Pa., Sept. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE®), a CableLabs ® subsidiary, announces opening general session programming for Cable-Tec Expo® 2023 .
  • Attendees can expect to hear what’s next for mobile and how it has become one of the industry’s biggest growth opportunities.
  • DiGeronimo will highlight how technology convergence and the evolution of Wi-Fi are paving the way for a more differentiated connectivity experience for customers.
  • Wednesday’s general session kicks off with Phil McKinney hosting a fireside chat on 10G with Michael Powell, President & CEO, NCTA – The Internet & Television Association.

Incognito Software Systems Recognized in 2023 Gartner Market Guide for CSP Service Design and Orchestration Solutions

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Incognito Software Systems Inc. , a leading global provider of automated OSS broadband management solutions for service providers, today announced its inclusion in the Gartner Market Guide for CSP Service Design and Orchestration Solutions (SD&O).

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  • Incognito Software Systems Inc. , a leading global provider of automated OSS broadband management solutions for service providers, today announced its inclusion in the Gartner Market Guide for CSP Service Design and Orchestration Solutions (SD&O).
  • This acknowledgement underscores Incognito’s commitment to helping communication service providers (CSPs) streamline operations and optimize service delivery with its Service Activation Center (SAC) platform.
  • As a result, they are progressively modernizing their inventory management and service fulfillment systems by adopting holistic end-to-end lifecycle approaches to service management.
  • “Incognito is proud to be included in the Gartner Market Guide and be recognized as a leader in delivering innovative service orchestration solutions that meet the evolving business needs of CSPs,” said Ronan Bracken, SAC Product Director at Incognito.

OpenVault Adds PNM Power with Acquisition of Nimble This; Names Brady Volpe as Chief Product Officer

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Tuesday, July 11, 2023

JERSEY CITY, N.J., July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- OpenVault today announced the strategic acquisition of Nimble This and the naming of Nimble This founder Brady Volpe as Chief Product Officer. The move creates a broadband technology powerhouse that harnesses OpenVault's industry leading Profile Management Application (PMA) and Nimble This' proactive network maintenance (PNM) solutions to drive broadband success through improved operator profit margins, network capacity, and subscriber quality of experience (QoE).

Key Points: 
  • JERSEY CITY, N.J., July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- OpenVault today announced the strategic acquisition of Nimble This and the naming of Nimble This founder Brady Volpe as Chief Product Officer.
  • Post-acquisition, OpenVault will provide best-in-class monitoring, diagnostics, maintenance, management, optimization, and other solutions to more than 80 operators around the world.
  • Volpe, a highly-regarded technologist whose 30-plus year broadband career has included positions with JDSU, Sunrise Telecom, C-COR and Filtronic Sigtek, founded Nimble This in 2013.
  • Nimble This is the second major acquisition by OpenVault within the past 18 months.

Harmonic Expands Fiber Broadband Portfolio with New Hardened Switch for 10G Fiber Deployments

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) today announced the expansion of its fiber broadband portfolio with the new Wharf hardened switch for high-density remote optical line termination (R-OLT) applications. The Wharf switch delivers reliable, ultra-fast broadband speeds to high-density service areas and accelerates time to market of XGS-PON or 10G-EPON fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) services alongside 25/40/100G business-class services from outdoor cabinetry.

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  • SAN JOSE, Calif., May 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) today announced the expansion of its fiber broadband portfolio with the new Wharf hardened switch for high-density remote optical line termination (R-OLT) applications.
  • "As speed wars intensify, operators are under pressure to compete for subscribers in both residential and enterprise segments," said Nimrod Ben-Natan, senior vice president and general manager, broadband business at Harmonic.
  • Harmonic powers next-gen broadband services for over 90 innovative service providers worldwide, including leading operators in the U.S., Europe, Latin America and Asia.
  • Harmonic will showcase its virtualized core and new Wharf switch at ANGA COM in hall 8, booth C35.

SCTE® Seeks Nominations for Industry Awards to be Presented in Person at SCTE® Cable-Tec Expo® 2023

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

International Engineering Professional Award - Highlights outstanding technical achievements made by an engineering professional living outside of the United States.

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  • International Engineering Professional Award - Highlights outstanding technical achievements made by an engineering professional living outside of the United States.
  • Wilt J. Hildenbrand Jr. Award - Recognizes an industry star who is 40-years-old or younger and making significant contributions in the cable industry.
  • Hall of Fame - Permanently recognizes active SCTE members who have made extraordinary contributions to the Society and industry.
  • Attendee and exhibitor registration for Expo 2023 will open on June 22, 2023.

SCTE® Offers Telecom for Wellness Luncheon at HIMSS 2023

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023

EXTON, Pa., April 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE®), a CableLabs ® subsidiary, will be hosting the SCTE Explorer Telehealth Luncheon : Telecom for Wellness at HIMSS 2023 Conference & Exhibition in Chicago on April 19, 2023.

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  • EXTON, Pa., April 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE®), a CableLabs ® subsidiary, will be hosting the SCTE Explorer Telehealth Luncheon : Telecom for Wellness at HIMSS 2023 Conference & Exhibition in Chicago on April 19, 2023.
  • Standardization activities of Telecom for Wellness solutions and the need for accelerated collaboration will also be discussed.
  • The HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition has shown how bringing the healthcare, wellness, and service industries together is essential to building sustainable, healthy communities with equitable access to care.
  • HIMSS attendees may register to attend the SCTE Explorer Telehealth Luncheon at: https://www.scte.org/scte-explorer-telehealth-luncheon/