CableLabs Category / Author All 10G 30th Anniversary AI Cable Information Architecture Consumer Convergence Culture Data DOCSIS Education Energy Events Healthcare HFC Network Home Network Innovation Innovation Showcase Kyrio Labs Latency Legal Networking Networks News Policy Reliability Security Speed Strategy Summer Conference Technical Blog Technology Uncategorized UX Video Virtualization Wired Wireless Sign up to receive news and blog updates from CableLabs CONVERGENCE Converged Service Management Layer (CSML) Completes the Operations Convergence Puzzle Rahil Gandotra Senior Software Architect Nov 18, 2021 Share Traditionally, telecommunications networks operate in siloes running specialized physical hardware functions for each domain (radio, access, transport, core, and data center), and they’re managed by proprietary element management systems. Operators who have both wireline and wireless networks, for example, run the networks on separate infrastructures and manage them independently. For that reason, designing, deploying, and operating end-to-end services can involve lengthy and manual processes resulting in longer lead times (weeks to months) until effective service delivery. READ MORE SECURITY How Cable Networks Secure Communications CableLabs CableLabs Admin Nov 12, 2021 Share The email you sent, the website you visited, the internet searches you performed, the internet purchases you just made—they all require strong security to protect against eavesdropping, changes to your messages, and those who would make these services unavailable to you. These service examples demonstrate the foundational triad of security: confidentiality, integrity, and availability. READ MORE CONVERGENCE Introducing Evolved Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) Architectures for Converged Wireless Deployments Omkar Dharmadhikari Wireless Architect Nov 9, 2021 Share As smartphones and tablets continue to proliferate, seamless connectivity is becoming an integral part of a wireless operator’s service offering—as well as a competitive imperative. Recognizing the evolution of the mobile industry landscape, and driven by the introduction of 5G and the availability of new and innovative spectrum options, CableLabs and its members initiated a technical working group (Dec. 2020-Aug. 2021) to create an evolved architectural blueprint for mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs). The working group’s aim was to explore new converged architectures that will benefit our members’ wireless deployments while highlighting the benefits, impacts to existing deployments and features needed to be supported by both mobile network operator (MNO) and MVNO networks. READ MORE 10G CableLabs Launches 10G Challenge: Powering the Future of Broadband Innovation Phil McKinney President & CEO Oct 21, 2021 Share What will our digital future look like? Presented by CableLabs on behalf of the cable industry, the 10G Challenge aims to answer that question, ultimately advancing innovative technologies and inventing a better future for everyone. CableLabs is committing more than $300,000 USD in prize money to six Challenge winners. READ MORE Sign up to receive news and blog updates from CableLabs SECURITY Raising the Bar on Gateway Device Security Brian Scriber Vice President, Security Technologies Darshak Thakore Principal Architect Mark Walker Vice President, Technology Policy Oct 7, 2021 Share 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. This work builds on and extends CableLabs’ and the cable industry’s longstanding leadership in cybersecurity to ensure a consistent and robust baseline for gateway device security, increased economies of scale, and an ontology for simplified communication and procurement between network operators and device manufacturers. READ MORE WIRELESS Finding Solutions to Randomized Wi-Fi MAC Addresses Luther Smith Director, Wireless Technology Oct 5, 2021 Share As Wi-Fi device and OS vendors move to implement Randomized and Changing MAC Address (RCM) to reduce or eliminate the ability to track users and their devices, related functionality costs on the Wi-Fi industry are emerging. This blog will discuss how the industry is enhancing users’ privacy while working to maintain legitimate functions that require a stable means of device identification. It will wrap up by discussing the effects of RCM on beneficial tools and industry efforts to address those impacts through innovation and new technology development. READ MORE WIRED Finishing the P2P Coherent Optics Puzzle Matt Schmitt Principal Architect Sep 9, 2021 Share This past June, CableLabs publicly released the first issued version of the Coherent Termination Device (CTD) Requirements Specification. The same month, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Standards Association (SA) approved amendment 802.3ct-2021, which defines 100G Ethernet using coherent optics. Combined with previous point-to-point (P2P) coherent optics specifications released by CableLabs, these two events represent two of the final pieces of the puzzle for enabling low cost, interoperable, coherent optics solutions for cable operators. READ MORE DOCSIS How DOCSIS® 4.0 Technology Is Enabling The Next Generation of Broadband CableLabs CableLabs Admin Aug 26, 2021 Share Broadband just got better as cable delivers on the 10G Platform with DOCSIS® 4.0 technology that is not only faster but more cost-effective. READ MORE Sign up to receive news and blog updates from CableLabs ENERGY U.S. Set-Top Box Voluntary Agreement Cuts Energy Use by 50 Percent Debbie Fitzgerald Technology Policy Director Aug 24, 2021 Share It’s that time of year again! The annual reports for the energy efficiency voluntary agreements (VAs) have been published. Every year, I think energy savings will plateau because it obviously takes some energy to power our set-top boxes and cable modems. Yet, once again, the annual reports have revealed another set of amazing accomplishments! READ MORE INNOVATION Gridmetrics Launches the Power Event Notification System, and It’s Just the Beginning Scott Caruso VP Strategic Ventures Aug 18, 2021 Share Would you believe that nearly 90 percent of all power outages happen in the last mile of the power grid? Worse yet, with no visibility into the status of power availability or the quality of the distribution portion of the electrical power grid, utility companies often aren’t alerted to an outage until customers call, send a text or post about their experience on social media platforms. 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