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VOLUME 47 NO. 4 - DECEMBER 2025
editorial Editor’s Letter Welcome to the December 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
4 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. 8 scte presents Julian Clover, editor of Broadband TV News, recently reported on our very successful SCTE ® Presents: Across The Pond evnt in June. 10
Thanks to our supporters The SCTE ® is grateful to the following supporters for their continued support of Broadband Journal: Amphenol, ANGA, Connected Britain, Technetix, Webro and Wisi.
scte member focus Mike Gannon, VP, Access Architecture and Sales Engineering, Vecima Networks Inc scte bursary report Flutura Sadiku, IT Specialist/Consultant, Arding, IBC2025 Bursary Award Winner
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, Peter Sealey, Chris Swires and Peter Veerman
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scte benelux news Benelux News All the latest news and events from the SCTE’s Benelux Group. scte balkans news SCTE Balkans Update from Besim Latifi, our Ambassador-At-Large
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from the industry Industry News The latest global news from the industry. scte long read Digital Inclusion: Coming to a Smart TV Near You
SCTE ® Communications House, 41a Market Street, Watford, Hertfordshire WD18 0PN, UK Tel: +44 (0) 1923 815500
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office@theSCTE.eu www.theSCTE.eu
Rebuilding Value: How Reverse Logistics and Circular Models are Redefining the Technology Lifecycle
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The Remarkable Journey of James Saunby 42 Boom or bust Why America’s AI revolution won’t happen without the right kind of infrastructure 46 Leading the Charge: STL’s Rahul Puri on Data Centres, Green Hydrogen and the Future of Connectivity 48 Life in the Fast LAN 52 Why 5G Isn’t the Revolution We Expected* 56 The Blind Spot at the Heart of the Digital Age 60 Redefining Live Streaming with the Power of Multiview 64 The Fibre Deadlock: Building Safety Regulations and the Digital Divide 68 Networks for AI, AI for Networks Nokia’s Paul Alexander on the Future of Connectivity 72 Broadband Land: A Tech Playground for Innovation at SCTE TECHEXPO25 76 Women in Telecom: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow 80 The Hidden Headaches of Fibre Networks and the Smart Fixes Emerging to Solve Them 82
Managing Editor Melissa Cogavin Tel: +44 (0)7501 780342 melissa@theSCTE.eu
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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 .
technical Internet Traffic and Humpty Dumpty
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Measuring Video Quality Using AI Why It’s Relevant and Reliable startup zone Impact PMO Enabling Smarter Delivery Across Infrastructure and Digital Transformation
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NETOAI Building the AI Native Future of Telecom
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spotlight The often overlooked last mile: Network Layer 4 / In-house network by By AND Solution GmbH 100
industry events ANGA COM 2026 19 to 21 May: High Demand for Stand Space
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The INCA Summit & Awards 2025
Dressing for the weather: Technology, Business, and the Human Side of IBC
Total Telecom ExCel Again!
acronym explainer
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products Detachable Fibre Connector Solutions on GF Fotonix to Scale Next-Generation Optical Connectivity 112
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diary dates
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Volume 47 No.4 DECEMBER 2025
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