EXTON, Pa. -- Solutions that draw on the principles of the Adaptive Power Systems Interface Specification (APSIS) and deep dives into energy management success stories will be on the agenda when the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) and its global arm, the International Society of Broadband Experts (ISBE) address energy management at SCTE/ISBE Cable-Tec Expo Sept. 27-29 in Philadelphia.

During the three-day conference at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, cable system operators and technology partners will showcase new concepts for aligning power needs with service utilization, as well as other elements of SCTE/ISBE’s Energy 2020 program. Energy 2020 is an industry-wide effort that is intended to achieve double-digit reductions in power costs and consumption by the end of the decade.

The wide-ranging Energy 2020 presence at Cable-Tec Expo will include: Two exhibits on the show’s Innovation Avenue focal point – one by Technetix and another by Liberty Global and Ericsson – showcasing how cable system operators can reduce unnecessary power consumption in the headend and in the network, in conjunction with the principles of SCTE/ISBE’s APSIS standard (SCTE 216);

“Energy 2020 rapidly is bearing fruit by spawning new approaches to energy management for our industry,” said Chris Bastian, senior vice president and CTO of SCTE/ISBE. “The exhibits and discussions on the Cable-Tec Expo agenda represent next-generation thinking that will help cable to exert increased control over energy costs and consumption in the future.”

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