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Is CCAP Already Out of Date?Is CCAP Already Out of Date?

In an interview with Light Reading, Jeff White, CSO of tech startup Gainspeed, shares his company's views on CCAP and the near-term evolution of cable network architectures.

Mari Silbey

February 17, 2014

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Is CCAP Already Out of Date?

Even as deployments of Converged Cable Access Platform (CCAP) technology start rolling out, there are already signs that CCAP -- as it was originally conceived -- may not provide an adequate response to the evolving demands on cable network infrastructure. Simply put, a completely converged architecture may no longer fit the bill as cable operators make the transition to IP video delivery. (See Life After CCAP.)

In an exclusive interview with Light Reading, Jeff White, chief strategy officer and a co-founder of stealth technology startup Gainspeed , shared his company's views on the near-term progression of cable network infrastructures. And White (pictured below), whose firm is promoting a new "virtual CCAP" approach, makes the case that cable operators may need to re-think how CCAP is deployed. The following transcript was edited for length.

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About the Author(s)

Mari Silbey

Senior Editor, Cable/Video

Mari Silbey is a senior editor covering broadband infrastructure, video delivery, smart cities and all things cable. Previously, she worked independently for nearly a decade, contributing to trade publications, authoring custom research reports and consulting for a variety of corporate and association clients. Among her storied (and sometimes dubious) achievements, Mari launched the corporate blog for Motorola's Home division way back in 2007, ran a content development program for Limelight Networks and did her best to entertain the video nerd masses as a long-time columnist for the media blog Zatz Not Funny. She is based in Washington, D.C.

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