CableLabs has joined the prpl Foundation to collaborate on implementing seamless Wi-Fi connectivity for mobile devices. The prpl Foundation is an open source community focused on carrier-grade software for broadband customer premises equipment as specified by operator members. The foundation…
CableLabs CEO Phil McKinney expects to see commercial availability of DOCSIS 4.0 equipment in 2024 or possibly a little sooner. He made his comments about DOCSIS 4.0 deployment timelines in a question-and-answer session with MoffettNathanson financial analyst Craig Moffett. “Right…
CableLabs Mobile Wi-Fi aims to improve wireless device connectivity by using a new method to shift connectivity from one Wi-Fi access point to another and from Wi-Fi to cellular. Although the technology is not yet available to end users, it’s…
CableLabs today announced six winners of The 10G Challenge, a competition meant to inspire innovators to leverage emerging 10G broadband networks. An industry consortium of NCTA, CableLabs, and Cable Europe has established a 10G brand, calling it the next leap…
CableLabs has developed a “unique science” involving coherent optics, said the organization’s CEO Phil McKinney in an interview with Telecompetitor. The organization’s plans include the development of coherent PON technology that is expected to offer cost and coverage advantages in…
CableLabs, the cable industry’s research and development lab, has formed a working group that will look at hybrid-MVNO options for combining the Wi-Fi and 4G/5G networks that cable companies own with mobile networks that the cable companies use but which…
CableLabs continues to make progress on 10G technology, touting recent achievements in a press release. A key goal is to upgrade existing DOCSIS technology, not only to provide faster service but also to support symmetrical speeds. One important achievement was…
LOUISVILLE, Colo., Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CableLabs®, the leading innovation and R&D lab for the cable industry, today announced the addition of the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) and its global arm, the International Society of Broadband…
Two organizations serving the cable broadband and video industry want to “combine forces.” The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) and its international arm International Society Broadband Experts (ISBE) propose to become a subsidiary of CableLabs. The proposed SCTE CableLabs…
Cablelabs has released several specifications that will help define 10G service for the cable industry. Plans to support 10 Gbps speeds are driving the industry to rethink how networks are architected in much the same way that fiber and 5G…
The cable industry took a step toward what many see as its future via a Mediacom, NCTA and CableLabs 10G demo event in a home in Ames, IA this week. Mediacom said that the 10G Smart Home demonstration was the…