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VOLUME 46 NO. 4 - DECEMBER 2024
editorial Editor’s Letter Welcome to the September 2024 issue of Broadband Journal.
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from the scte SCTE News All the latest news and events from the SCTE. scte balkans news SCTE Balkans Update from Ambassador-at-Large
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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, DCT Delta, Technetix, Webro and Wisi.
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from the industry Industry News The latest global news from the industry. The State of the TV Media and Entertainment Industry scte benelux news Benelux News All the latest news and events from the SCTE’s Benelux Group. scte member focus Nicola Smith-Pryor, Electronics Engineer, Blakeglow Systems
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, George Dyckes, Costas Kyriacou, Peter Sealey, Chris Swires and Peter Veerman
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technical Challenges in Next-Gen PON Deployment 86 VisualOn Optimizer Reduces Encoding Bitrate Up to 40 Percent While Enhancing Visual Quality 90 Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it 96 The Datacentre of Now 104 34 Preparing for the AI Bandwidth Surge: Futureproofing Enterprise with Highspeed Connectivity 38 Solving the cloud conundrum for the broadcast and entertainment industry 42 6G and JOINER: It isn’t what you do, it’s how you do it 44 Connecting Communities: Lessons Learned 48 Thoughts on the industry 50 The UK’s National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC) Opens 54 COFNII Update 58 Revolutionising bandwidth expansion in DWDM Networks with alien lambda 62 VIAVI and Fibreplus interview 64 Secret signs your internet security has been compromised 68 Broadband SECTOR reacts to ambitious Labour budget plans 72 FTTH Council Europe Interview with Roshene McCool, President 76 Unlocking OTT: The Crucial Role of HEVC in Streaming Technology 80 Is IOT Ready for Direct-to-Device? 82 Unplugged with Helen Wylde-Archibald, CEO, WILDANET
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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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DECEMBER 2024 Volume 46 No.4
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