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VOLUME 47 NO. 2 - MAY 2025
editorial Editor’s Letter Welcome to the May 2025 issue of Broadband Journal.
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from the scte SCTE News All the latest news and events from the SCTE.
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, Netceed, Technetix, Webro, Corning and Wisi.
scte benelux news Benelux News All the latest news and events from the SCTE’s Benelux Group.
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scte balkans news SCTE Balkans Update from Ambassador-at-Large
SCTE ® - The Society for Broadband Professionals
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scte long read How On Earth Did It Come To This? The Sorry State of Rare Earth Minerals
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, George Dyckes, Costas Kyriacou, Peter Sealey, Chris Swires and Peter Veerman
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from the industry Industry News The latest global news from the industry. scte member focus Zelal Keskin, Expert HFC Engineer, VodafoneZiggo
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Interview WITH Ben Allwright, OGI
SCTE ® Communications House, 41a Market Street, Watford, Hertfordshire WD18 0PN, UK Tel: +44 (0) 1923 815500
The dangers of expedited telecoms work Turning Bandwidth Into Brandwidth
A Dual Mandate for Broadband Providers: Maintaining an acceptable ROI while meeting broadband growth demands
office@theSCTE.eu www.theSCTE.eu
Building a connected Britain through location data The Reconstruction of the Telecommunications Landscape
Managing Editor Melissa Cogavin Tel: +44 (0)7501 780342 melissa@theSCTE.eu
From Infrastructure to intelligence: AI and the rise of self-aware networks
Paddy Paddison In The Hot Seat
Why the low take up and how to fix it?
Nokia’s Triple Play: Fibre, Fixed Wireless and the Power of Automation: An Interview with Stefaan Vanhastel Reimagining Digital Infrastructure: How HPC, AI and Cooling Innovation Are Redefining the Data Centre
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How The Syndeo Institute Is Amplifying Industry Innovation
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 .
Beyond Speed: Elevating Subscriber Experience with Unified DOCSIS 4.0, Low-Latency Services and Fibre Optionality 84 From Lab to Field: How AI and Remote Monitoring Are Revolutionising QA for Video Services 88
technical The Isle of Wight’s Big Copper Switch Off
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Will hyperautomation replace automation in telecoms?
State of the Private 4G/5G Market
spotlight Bridging the Rural Divide: How Technetix rOLT is Transforming Fibre Access
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startup zone Elemendar: A Startup Revolutionising Cybersecurity with AI
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Hicomply: Revolutionising Information Security
Secretarium: A global leader in Confidential Computing, the art of demonstrating data privacy and protection
industry events ANGA COM 2025 Conference Programme acronym explainer
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service finder products EXFO’s AXS-130 Compact OTDR
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diary dates
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May 2025 Volume 47 No.2
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