Webinars are free sponsored educational seminars that are accessed over the Internet.
Going OTT: A New Video Strategy
Smaller telcos are seeing their video profits consumed by high content costs and many are now turning to an OTT strategy to sell higher tier broadband service along with devices that can deliver OTT video to the TV set, and sometimes combine it with free off-air video programming. This webinar will explain how this strategy is paying off.Putting 100G To The Test
100G Ethernet is moving rapidly into the commercial realm, and this technology poses new testing challenges at every layer of the network, starting at the physical layer which now supports multiple lanes of traffic, and including routers and oather devices. Service providers must be able to test and prove the performance of every aspect of their networks for performance, scale, and quality of experience. This Webinar examines the challenge of testing 100G networks and explores some of the solutions.Multicore Packet Processing For Carrier Networks
Multicore processors are used in almost every networking system. General purpose multicore processors, integrated multicore processors and network processors all have a role. Software, hardware acceleration and core processor performance all influence the choice of processor for carrier network systems. In this webinar we will review the latest multicore processor developments and explain how developers can make the most of these flexible devices.What's Next For DOCSIS?
Although Docsis 3.0 offers cable operators a solid path toward 1 Gbit/s downstream speeds, the industry's brightest technical minds have already set their sights higher. Under the banner of Docsis 3.1, they are seeking a new range of enhancements to the Docsis spec that would widen the upstream path and make the overarching data platform more efficient than ever before. This Webinar will explore the ideas already on the table for the proposed new spec, examine what it might take to implement them, and offer some guidance on when the new spec cold be completed. It will also compare the Docsis 3.1 proposals with other next-gen proposals for cable's access architecture, including EPON Protocol over Coax (EPoC).Security And Automation: A Home For New Revenues?
Home security and automation have become a new product category for cable operators as they seek new growth opportunities and new products that will retain the stickiness-factor of their other services. What's the addressable market for these services? How can cable operators stand out in a fragmented market that has strong incumbent players and is also being pursued by telco and satellite TV rivals? This webinar will take a broad look at the market and how cable intends to zero in on it.Assuring Video Service Quality
Now that most major cable operators are pursuing multi-screen video opportunities, they are increasingly realizing that, to deliver these services properly, they must insure that the video quality on all screens matches what consumers already enjoy on their TV sets. This Webinar will explore some of the latest technological developments in delivering video quality across multiple devices, leveraging new tools to monitor, identify, diagnose and resolve customer service issues proactively. Panelists will discuss how cable providers can deliver multi-screen choices to their customers without creating fresh nightmares for their already burdened networks and legacy service management systems.Utilizing Big Data For Strategic Differentiation
The key questions which force CSPs today to look for answers are - how to utilize data and usage traffic to provide customer profitability analysis, how to provide end-to-end visibility for new product rollouts and how they can turn subscriber's personal data into a profitable asset. In this webinar we will try to look at how right solutions can enable these initiatives for operators.The Customer Experience Management Pathway To Profitability And Customer Satisfaction
This webinar will assess the growing impact of customer experience management (CEM) on operators' ability to differentiate themselves in the market through the attraction and retention of customers. It will examine CEM best practices and approaches and the business case for CEM adoption. It will look at the CEM systems needed to support a customer-centric approach and what telcos should look for in a CEM technology provider.Cloud And Policy: Where Do They Meet?
Service providers are developing cloud services as quickly as they can determine how to – or buy a company with that knowledge – and they have already deployed policy management. These two deployment cycles actually connect in the development of new services, particularly for mobile devices. This webinar will explain how this intersection takes place.The Changing Landscape Of BSS/OSS Managed Services
CSPs are looking for help in transforming their legacy systems while also look for expertise in helping them bring new products and services to market in a timely manner. At the same time, CSPs are also more willing to outsource operations that are usually held closer to the vest, such as OSS, which means working with a vendor with established experience with such back office systems. This webinar will discuss the changing role of managed services providers in this new BSS/OSS environment.Managing Diameter Signaling – Architecture Options And Services Impacts
Recent experience has shown that application/session volatility and device battery software optimization strategies make predicting Diameter signaling requirements very difficult. As a result, the industry is now focused on new approaches such as deploying standalone Diameter Signaling Controllers vs. relying on a peer to peer signaling model to ensure scalability and minimize latency. Accordingly, in this webinar we will examine the various implementation and architecture options and their impact on service delivery and execution.Cable WI-FI: Roam (If You Want To)
Top U.S. cable operators that are part of a new roaming initiative have teamed to deploy more than 100,000 Wi-Fi hotspots across the nation as they seek to add value to their broadband services. To help fill in those gaps, MSOs are also looking to turn in-home Wi-Fi modem gateways into quasi-public hotspots. This webinar will dive into the deployment strategies that cable operators are employing to get the best coverage and take a close look at the business drivers behind these initiatives.Why Big Data Is Becoming A Big Deal For Cable
Like the telcos, cable operators are starting to explore the potential of big data and customer analytics to support new services, improve the customer experience, increase subscriber satisfaction, manage their networks more efficiently and drive new revenue, among other things. So cable providers are seeking to use business intelligence tools and other methods to collect better customer data and mine all that data more effectively. In this Webinar, we will look at what MSOs are attempting to achieve with big data, how they're aiming to go about it and what kinds of challenges they are encountering. And we'll suggest ways that cable providers can overcome these challenges and become data wizards.New Backhaul Solutions For The Era Of Public Access Small Cells
While some aspects of existing backhaul networks can be re-used as small cells are rolled out, including fiber points of presence, management systems and cell site aggregation infrastructure, new solutions will be required to push backhaul to where the small cell needs to go, since fiber can't be pulled to every lamppost or every building. New generations of wireless backhaul technologies at new frequencies are required, including NLOS solutions. New generations of miniaturized, cost-optimized cell site router and demarcation capabilities also are required. This webinar will share small cell backhaul requirements and a roadmap for how backhaul networking requirements must evolve.The Mobile Cloud: A New Business Paradigm
Cloud computing is a driver for new business models for mobile content and hosted applications. Enterprises look to enable the mobile worker to access corporate applications and data in a way that is controllable and secure, no matter whose device is being used and represent a potentially growing source of income for mobile operators. This webinar will discuss the new paradigm for cloud computing and hosted applications, targeting mobile consumers and workers with smartphones and tablets, etc. It will highlight the role of mobile broadband for entertainment content, education services and hosted applications made possible by cloud computing.Data Center Switching – Preparing For SDN
Flat network architectures and Software Defined Networking (SDN) are key requirements for next generation data center switching. Low latency switch devices with support for layer 3 routing, and complementary protocols such as OpenFlow, are changing the way companies design switching systems for data centers. The latest devices, with up to eighteen 40 Gbit/s ports, deliver far better performance and integration than previous generations. This Webinar will look at the technology and some of the switch solutions available for next generation data center switches and related systems.100G/400G Transport: Technology And Components
New services, rapidly growing mobile broadband and the increased use of 10 Gigabit Ethernet are forcing carriers and enterprise network managers to look for higher bandwidth transport solutions. 100Gbit/s networking represents a major opportunity for carriers and system developers and, at this critical period, components are a key part of the 100G/400G ecosystem. This Webinar will review the market need, the latest developments, the expanding range of components and the development options available to telecom equipment manufacturers as the industry moves to 100G and 400G networking.THE COMCAST RDK: Paving The Path To The IP Set-Top Future?
Comcast's reference design kit (RDK) promises to accelerate the pace of innovation and development for hybrid and IP-only set-tops and gateways in the home and set the IP set-top standard for the entire cable industry. RDK purports to accomplish all this by using a pre-integrated software bundle that extracts from the hardware layer. This webinar will offer an update on the much-anticipated project, including its adoption in Comcast's next-gen X1 video platform and the support that it's receiving from equipment vendors and other cable operators.Cable Gets Bizzy With The Cloud
Cable operators have stoked business services growth by first targeting small businesses and then going up-market to serve mid-sized customers with Metro Ethernet. Now, operators are looking to expand that pie with cloud-based software-as-a-service offerings that will drive more revenues while boosting the productivity of their business clients. This webinar will look at the strategies cable is employing to target this new market.Proving The Cloud Is Secure
The leading issue for enterprises considering cloud services is knowing that applications and data are secure, not only in the data center but also when being accessed from a variety of devices, including mobile devices. This webinar will explore not only how cloud service providers must secure their services but how they must prove they are secure.Maximizing User Experience In The Mobile Cloud
The mobile cloud is emerging as one of the most important segments of the cloud market, as enterprises look to securely deliver apps and data to mobile workers via smartphones and other mobile devices. What role will cloud service providers play in the mobile cloud ecosystem and what preparations do they need to make now to be prepared for what may be their largest market? this webinar will explore those issues.LTE Components Drive Multimode Mobile Broadband
The availability and performance of LTE components are becoming a critical issue as carriers move ahead with LTE deployments. Highly integrated devices using the latest silicon technology are transforming this market. At this critical time we take a look at the latest solutions involving LTE for cellular base stations as well as the emerging HetNet (heterogeneous networks) technology to provide the fully integrated coverage and bandwidth that are needed in next-generation mobile infrastructure equipment.Putting 100G To The Test
100G Ethernet is moving rapidly into the commercial realm, and this technology poses new testing challenges at every layer of the network, starting at the physical layer which now supports multiple lanes of traffic, and including routers and oather devices. Service providers must be able to test and prove the performance of every aspect of their networks for performance, scale, and quality of experience. This Webinar examines the challenge of testing 100G networks and explores some of the solutions. Are Cloud Services Moving To Standardization?
Enterprises are looking for standard approaches to cloud services, with open APIs and guarantees against lock-in. But are they looking for a standards-heavy, high-performance trusted cloud solution or whether they expect a new generation of cloud standards, aimed at delivering security and resiliency in the multi-tenant, dynamic, and non-geographic cloud realm, but at lower cost. This webinar addresses the full spectrum of cloud standards issues.NEW AGE RAN: MULTIMODE, HETNET, SMALL CELLS AND CLOUDRAN
Several new technologies are shaping the new age of radio access networks, including multimode base stations, HetNet, small cells and cloud based RAN architectures that leverage baseband resource pooling. This webinar will examine key requirements and business case benefits of new distributed base station architectures and multimode base stations supporting multiple spectrum bands and standardsPOLICY, DPI AND ANALYTICS: THE PERFECT MATCH?
Policy control and DPI systems collect a wealth of data on traffic patterns, applications, and subscriber behavior, and there is rapidly increasing interest in mining this information and making it usable by both network design and product marketing departments. In this Webinar, we will ask how data can be turned into analytics tools that allow both real-time and longer-term decisions to be made about everything from networks and devices to applications and subscriber services.MAKING ROOM FOR ULTRAHD
3DTV is dead. Long live UltraHD! Pay-TV operators, programmers and suppliers are starting to cobble together strategies for UltraHD/4K, an eye-popping video format for massive video displays. But to keep a check on bandwidth, operators are starting to take a closer look at HEVC/H.265 encoding, which is expected to offer a 50 percent efficiency improvement over H.265. This webinar will get into the tech behind UltraHD and take a stab at when the format will hit the mainstream as more content comes online and 4K-TV pricing starts to plummet.HOME IS WHERE THE NETWORK IS
Now that cable operators are fully embracing IP video, the big question is how they will make the transition to full IP delivery of their video services without overwhelming their already strained networks. When will MSOs start running IP simulcasts and how much extra bandwidth will the simulcasts consume? How will MSOs use the cloud to deliver interactive programming guides, network DVRs, multi-screen video and other new IP services? How will cable providers deal with video transcoding issues in the home? What roles will hybrid gateways and IP-only video clients play in the transition? Will headed or headless gateways rule the day? Which home networking technologies will cable operators use to send IP signals around the home? This Webinar will tackle all these tricky transition issues and more.100G TRANSPORT: TECHNOLOGY AND COMPONENTS
New services, rapidly growing mobile broadband and the increased use of 10 Gigabit Ethernet are forcing carriers and enterprise network managers to look for higher bandwidth transport solutions. 100Gbit/s networking represents a major opportunity for carriers and system developers and, at this critical period, components are a key part of the 100G ecosystem. This Webinar will review the market need, the latest developments, the expanding range of components and the development options available to telecom equipment manufacturers as the industry moves to 100G networking.CABLE CLOUDS UP THE UI
Cable's breaking away from set-top-locked user interfaces by tapping into more agile cloud-based infrastructures that enable them to offer more intuitive, fancy guides that can run on IP-capable devices. But what about those tens of millions of QAM-based set-top boxes already in customer homes? This webinar will get into the tech driving this trend and explore options that cable operators can pursue as they look to deliver these new UIs to those older legacy devices that don't know how to speak IP.Software Defined Metro & The Virtualized Services Edge
The promise of software-defined networks and network virtualization is transcending data centers, the cloud, and the Carrier Ethernet Edge, creating compelling new opportunities for service providers. This webinar will explore the rapidly emerging role of metro SDNs, enriched by new software orchestration systems, multi-layer packet-optical transport systems, and virtualized services edge platforms in the Carrier Ethernet Edge to usher in a new era of services and accelerated innovations.Packet Optical Metro And Transport Components
Packet-optical transport brings the advantages of Sonet/SDH, DWDM, and packet-based networks, delivering a scalable and resilient transport infrastructure. Most carriers are shifting to packet-optical transport. Packet-optical transport platforms (P-OTP) will also be widely used in mobile backhaul applications, a key investment area for carriers driving LTE-based 4G services.
This webinar will discuss the latest developments in packet-optical devices and OTN framer/mapper devices and technologies, identifying the key requirements and highlighting the advantages they hold for equipment manufacturers.THE 411 ON DOCSIS 3.1
The budding Docsis 3.1 specs promise to deliver top speeds of 10 Gbit/s downstream and 1 Gbit/s upstream for cable operators. But how will D3.1 do that and how will it differ from the current Docsis 3.0 standard? In this Webinar, industry experts will examine the unique components of D3.1, including its proposed higher upstream and downstream capacities, greater spectral efficiencies, move to orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) subcarriers, use of low-density parity-check (LDPC) and shift toward higher orders of QAM modulation. Panelists will also discuss how much bandwidth will be needed for D3.1 and how equipment suppliers and cable operators plan to carry out the migration to the new specs over the next three years.Cable Goes Up-Market
Enticed by their success at the low end of the small business market, cable operators are now setting their sights higher and broader by targeting midsize firms and even enterprises. Cable providers are hungrily seeking to attract these larger companies with more fiber extensions, Wi-Fi rollouts, more advanced IP technologies and more sophisticated services, including Metro Ethernet over fiber, Ethernet over Docsis, and hosted, managed and other cloud-based products. But, as cable operators make the steep climb up-market, they face fresh challenges in pursuing and retaining these larger commercial prospects. This webinar will look at both the opportunities and challenges of serving companies with 20 or more employees. It will explore the most promising technologies and services for cable providers to deploy, examine the technical and operational obstacles that must be overcome and suggest the best ways for MSOs to clear those hurdles.Re-Defining Packet-Optical Transport With Software Defined Networking
The optical control plane now tops the list in operator requirements for next-generation transport networks, in part because of the rising potential of OpenFlow and SDN. OpenFlow's applicability for more complex telco environments is being hotly debated, but its existence has sparked investigation of how SDN can be applied to telco networks, including the role of the IETF-defined Path Computation Element (PCE). In addition, the industry has seen new hardware, including switched OTN, CDC ROADMs, and converged packet-optical transport systems (P-OTS). This webinar will separate the hype from the reality to chart a realistic course for the future of SDN in optical and packet-optical transport networks.THE ROLE OF IP/MPLS IN THE MOBILE BACKHAUL NETWORK
Models of the backhaul network that presuppose a clean distinction between the access and aggregation layer on the one hand, and the use of L2 or L3 protocols on the other, oversimplify the operational reality in many networks. With some operators already running MPLS over a L2 network, others considering MPLS-TP, and many operators still preferring L2 in both the access and aggregation layers, this webinar will consider the role for different flavors of IP and MPLS in the backhaul network as early volumes of 3G data applications and traffic evolve to the next level with LTE.M-Commerce: Market Drivers And Implementation Considerations
As smartphones become the dominant end-user device globally, there is an increased focus on harnessing their intelligence to replace credit cards and to generally take m-commerce to the next level. While it's certainly an appealing market, questions remain what role mobile operators will play in the execution process. Therefore in this webinar we will consider the market drivers and how existing IP core and access network technologies can be leveraged to help them generate new revenue streams both from a B2C and B2B perspective.SDN IN THE DATA CENTER
The scale and complexity of data centers is testing the limits of legacy IT gear and practices. In addition, most IT organizations are extending their applications to run across geographically distributed data centers or moving into the cloud so that workloads and application elements are moved from data center to data center depending on capacity, performance and operational demands. Software-defined networks (SDN) and the OpenFlow protocol represent a way to use software to virtualize networks and use centralized intelligence to control resources. This webinar will examine how SDN is moving into the data center and the implications of that move for telecom service providers. THE ROAD TO CCAP
With Converged Cable Access Platform (CCAP) gear moving out of the lab and into the field this year, it's time to review the roadmap ahead for cable's super-dense, next-gen access architecture. In this Webinar, leading cable engineers and industry vendors will explain various ways to implement the evolving CCAP specs, the costs and challenges involved, the operational lessons learned so far and the industry's deployment plans for 2013 and beyond. Panelists will also examine how today's pre-standard equipment will evolve into fully-compliant CCAP products and discuss what these developments will mean for tomorrow's denser edge QAM modulation and CMTS devices, as well as tomorrow's cable headends.Optimizing Carrier Ethernet
Today's more advanced Ethernet options include multiple classes of service and differentiated QoS, putting service providers in position to offer virtual private line services that support multiple applications over a single network interface. This Webinar will look at efforts to move customers away from Ethernet private line services to more efficient and effective multipoint services.Is The Cloud Ready For Standards?
Telecom service providers have not looked to standardize their cloud offerings, but that is changing as enterprises seek open APIs and other standard approaches that will allow them to avoid being locked into one provider's cloud or to use multiple cloud providers by creating hybrid clouds. What's still not clear, however, is whether enterprises will pay for a standards-heavy cloud with guaranteed performance and security. This webinar will examine the current state of standards in the cloud market, including the role of industry standards groups, and look at who is driving the standards process.SDM AND ANALYTICS: KEY TOOLS FOR OPERATORS
SDM and analytics have become two key tools in the network operator's arsenal in the migration to highly personalized services. Both SDM and analytics continue to evolve and merge, as operators embrace the ability to share data more seamlessly as part of their Customer Experience Management efforts. This webinar will look at the support, technology and application trends in this arena and lay out what is next for operators.DAWN OF A NEW EPOC?
Cable technologists wanting greater bandwidth and faster data transmission speeds without costly all-fiber builds are promoting the delivery of EPON signals over the industry's hybrid fiber/coax (HFC) networks. Known as EPON Protocol over Coax (EPoC), the developing proposal at the IEEE would supersede Docsis 3.0 and bring symmetrical, PON-like speeds of 1 Gbit/s to 10 Gbit/s to cable. If the IEEE approves the EPoC project, the new standard could be ready in 2 to 3 years. But how would it work? Would it mesh well with Docsis? What would it take to implement EPoC on a large scale? This Webinar will look at the proposed EPoC spec, the opportunities that it could create and the challenges that it faces. 
