scte news SCTE ® Presents: TV to IP – The Capacity Challenge
October 8, One Great George Street, London SW1
https://thescte.eu/events/scte- lectures?view=article&id=493:tv- to-ip-capacity-challenge-scte- event&catid=303
how is the National Grid gearing up for this?
With the terrestrial switch off coming in 2034, and this year commemorating the centenary of the first television transmission by John Logie Baird, it seems timely to focus a series of events on the demands that will be placed on our broadband networks once all our content is delivered down the pipe. In 9 years’ time, what will our networks look like? What preparations are in place now and what needs to happen? What contingencies are there? What pressure will be placed on our energy providers and
These and many other pressing questions will be raised and answered at this compelling and important industry event. Another fantastic line up including Colin Phillips (BT), Xavier Leclercq (Broadpeak), Ian Nock (Fairmile West), Natalie Colakides (SPB Global) are confirmed, with new speakers being added all the time, but as you know, places are limited, so register your interest here:
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Bursary Reports Keith Holland Manager at Liberty Global, Test Equipment Team
ensure quality of service. There are no shows in the UK that have such a diverse spectrum of manufacturers in a single venue. We also get a chance to meet up with some of our vendors from USA, France, Germany etc. All of this allows us to understand the whole marketplace in a short period of time. This time at ANGA COM meeting with Comsonics meant returning with a new meter to test in the labs (see below) which if passed will be adopted into VMO2. Also, some brainstorming has resulted in another potential device to identify drops that have lost tags, something that can be very time consuming for our engineers in the field. Another discussion with Telenco has resulted in arranging a factory visit to the UK warehouse to understand their capabilities. It was also interesting to see the Technetix Moca 2.5 solution called ORCA. There were some cleaver robots on display for fibre patching, bringing up further possibilities and discussions around standards, and what the government is doing towards sustainability. It also raised questions about how we as an industry can lobby for better practices.
I manage a small team looking after all the test equipment for VMO2. Part of our role is to look at new equipment that can either create time savings for the engineers, or better reporting centrally. This is to ensure the work done by either our staff or contract partners meets the standards required by VMO2. We also look for best value of cost versus quality to get the right balance for quality equipment. Within the purchase decision we look at total cost of ownership, which includes servicing and maintaining the equipment; as a result we are always looking for new partnerships with either manufacturers, calibration houses or rental companies. It was great to receive a bursary from the SCTE to attend ANGA COM. I find the show brings a good mixture of companies together to allow us to capture what’s happening in the market; this is essential for finding new equipment and manufacturers. It also gives us the chance to look at new technologies and what we may need to consider with testing to
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SEPTEMBER 2025 Volume 47 No.3
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