Workshops  

SCTE•ISBE–NCTA Fall Technical Forum is stronger than ever with 98 presentations (up from 72 last year) over 45 workshops. The educational component for this year’s expo is the product of collaboration between SCTE•ISBE, NCTA, and CableLabs®, and is described as “a forum for thought leadership from a wide range of large and small international operators as well as a cross-section of technology partners that includes both traditional providers of cable products and services and industry newcomers.”

Fall Technical Forum workshops are organized into six tracks, addressing established and next-generation technologies:

1. Evolved Network—Wireline and Wireless
2. Cloud Virtualization
3. Security and Authentication
4. Business Services
5. The Customer Journey
6. Future Services and Technologies

Chris Bastian, senior vice president and CTO of SCTE•ISBE explains that  “the scope and direction of this inaugural Fall Technical Forum is designed to help operators, technology partners, and the cable workforce as a whole to achieve real, measurable success.”

Innovation Theater 

Back for a second year, and located on the Expo show floor, the Innovation Theater will feature presentations from thought leaders from across the technology community.

Innovation Theater programming will begin shortly after the ribbon cutting for the Exhibit Hall on Wednesday, October 18^th and will include individual presentations, one-on-one interviews, and panel discussions on topics that are pertinent to operators’ operational effectiveness and cost efficiency.  At the time of publication the following presentations were scheduled: 

Wednesday, October 18th:

2:15–2:45 p.m. “Ethernet Mid-Mile Aggregation Architecture Enables You to Get More from Your HFC Network,” presented by Juniper Networks.

3:00–3:30 p.m. “Navigating America’s Coming Broadband Cybergeddon,” presented jointly by ARRIS and Corning.

3:45–4:15 p.m. “Why Virtualize Cable Access Now?” presented by Intel.

4:30–5:00 p.m.  “Accelerating Cable Applications with Cloud, Containers & Culture,” presented by IBB Consulting.

5:15–5:45 p.m. “Understanding Service Assurance in an Agile, On-Demand Service Delivery Environment,” presented by NETSCOUT.

Thursday, October 19th:

11:15–11:45 a.m. “Amdocs Entertainment Experience,” presented by Amdocs.

1:45–2:15 p.m. "Leveraging Virtual Security Infrastructure to Secure Your Cable Clouds and Clients,” presented by Juniper Networks.

2:30–3:00 p.m. “Strategies to Meet Broadband Demand Today…and in the Future,” presented by Amphenol Broadband Solutions.

3:15–3:45 p.m. “The Future of Analytics-Driven Networking,” presented by Kentik.

In addition to the presentations listed above, the Innovation Theater will feature individual presentations, one-on-one interviews, and panel discussions on topics that are pertinent to operators’ operational effectiveness and cost efficiency.