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VOLUME 48 NO. 1 - MARCH 2026
editorial Editor’s Letter Welcome to the March 2026 issue of Broadband Journal.
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from the scte SCTE News All the latest news and events from the SCTE. scte member focus Ben Allwright, CEO, Allwright Advisory
ISSN 1751-0791
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Thanks to our supporters The SCTE ® is grateful to the following supporters for their
continued support of Broadband Journal: Amphenol, ANGA, Technetix and Wisi.
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scte benelux news Benelux News All the latest news and events from the SCTE’s Benelux Group. scte presents Julian Clover, editor of Broadband TV News, reports on our very successful SCTE ® Presents: Testing and Measurement event in January. network perspective Network Perspective Phil Scott, Chief Sales Officer at Technetix, shares his take on the fast- changing world of telecoms and how it intersects with technology. international women’s day International Women’s Day Melissa Cogavin celebrates International Women’s Day interviewing women whose achievements set them apart and whose vision is worth amplifying.
SCTE ® - The Society for Broadband Professionals
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Officers and Members of the Executive Committee President and Chair Dr Anthony Basham FSCTE Vice President Dave Hodges FSCTE Director Dr Roger Blakeway FSCTE Secretary Beverley Walker FIAM Members Laura Baskeyfield, Keith Bail, Melissa Cogavin, Costas Kyriacou, Ian Nock, Peter Sealey, Chris Swires and Peter Veerman
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from the industry Industry News The latest global news from the industry. standards Standards Update A report on the status of SCTE work with BSI.
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IPO Momentum, Software Ambitions and the Future of Live Production Navigating the Shift to IP: How Education Drives Success Why the Future of Broadband Must Be Built for Kids, Not Just Devices Intrapreneurship Academy A Journey of Growth, A Future in Expansion How to Stay in Control of Autorenewal Broadband Contracts
Managing Editor Melissa Cogavin Tel: +44 (0)7501 780342 melissa@theSCTE.eu
Hardware Isn’t Legacy! It’s Leverage!
Publisher Evolution Print & Design Ltd 143 Cavendish Road, Leicester LE2 7PJ, UK
You Don’t Need a Bigger Shovel AI for the Operators Who Actually Build the Network Sink or Swim for AI Why Performance Now Depends on Network Proximity Anti-Piracy as a Network Challenge: Why Protecting Content is now Essential to Safeguard QoE letter from the americas In a new regular column, industry journalist Alan Breznick reports on the evolving broadband, telecoms and technology landscape in the Americas
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Broadband Journal is published on behalf of the SCTE ® (Society for Broadband Professionals) by Evolution Print and Design Ltd. Neither the editor nor the Society, as a body, is responsible for expression of opinion appearing in the journal unless otherwise stated. Papers and contributions for consideration for publication in Broadband or for reading at meetings are welcome and should be sent to Melissa Cogavin. Letters Broadband Journal is your forum for debate on issues affecting the industry. Let us have your news and views. Write to The Editor, c/o Communications House, marking your letter ‘for publication’ or email melissa@theSCTE.eu. For reasons of space, we reserve the right to edit letters published in Broadband .
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technical Wi-Fi in 2025 when is Wi-Fi 7 the answer?
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VisualOn Optimizer Delivers up to 40% Bitrate Reduction
Quantum Networking Technologies Outlining the NCSC’s Approach to Quantum Security
How AI and ML are reshaping Telco TV Offerings in the EU
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spotlight Vios and the Danish broadband market
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industry events FTTH Conference 2025: Europe’s Leading Fibre Optic Summit comes to London on 14-16 April 2026 nodeQ Building the Software Infrastructure for the Quantum Internet startup zone GroundHawk Innovative technology to protect cables in the UK
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acronym explainer
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products Agentic SDK, a new test automation framework from Witbe 116 CommScope Launches Secure Boot Solution for Texas Instruments’ Arm-based AM6x Processors 118
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