Features

2003 Technology Forecast
With operators trying to make money without spending any, technology will get squeezed this year for efficiencies. With this idea as a guiding principle, CT's editors make six bold predictions about where technology is headed during 2003.

Cable Modem Security
Unless you implement all of the available DOCSIS security features, hackers may plunder your high-speed data network for bandwidth that they're not paying for.

Everest Eyes Businesses
Everest Connections is tapping new revenue by offering carrier-class data services to small- and medium-sized businesses.

Columns

Broadband
Ron Hranac continues his discussion on the benefits of making the switch from quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) to 16-QAM (quadrature amplitude modulation). And he reviews steps to take to make your plant ready for the switch.

Telephony
Justin Junkis examines how several companies with their roots in telephony have developed nontraditional solutions for helping cable deploy the "triple play." Take a peak at what Narad Networks, Cedar Point Communications, Net2Phone, and Teradyne are up to.

SCTE Message
SCTE President and CEO John Clark discusses The Cable Center's new Third Millennium Fund and reports how your contribution will help highlight and preserve a record of cable engineering's great contributions to this industry.

Industry Insider
CableLabs President and CEO Dr. Richard Green outlines his organization's top priorities for 2003. Among them are: CableHome, DOCSIS Go2Broadband, OpenCable, and PacketCable.

News & Opinion

Editor's Letter

At First Glance

Pulse

• Ask the Experts: Three leaders in their fields answer questions on deploying VOD, migrating to DOCSIS 2.0, and understanding network management.
• The SCTE list tackles the ever-relevant subject of truck roll metrics.
• Newsbytes.
• From the Pipe: Brian Roberts calls for unity and vows quick upgrades for AT&T Broadband's plant at the Broadband Plus show.

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