EDITORial
Editor’s Letter
opposite; the passing of our dear friend and colleague Rien Baan. Our thoughts are with his loved ones at this difficult time. A big welcome to our new Executive Committee member and new Training Committee Chair Keith Bail, whom you can read about on page 15. Our app is now fully operational; we have a slew of training courses about to be announced and a slate of fantastic new SCTE ® Presents events days, our new name for the lectures throughout the year. Next one is March 18 at One Great George Street on the theme of Rural Broadband & The Last Mile - save the date! Finally, the biggest event of the year, our 80th birthday takes place at the Tower of London on June 21 2025, a huge event. You can read all about this on page 75. In this issue you’ll find opinion from FutureSource, InterDigital, Firstname Communications, Ground Control, EXFO, Ian Nock and Adam Soccorsy. You’re also in for a treat with interviews with the FTTH Council Europe, VIAVI, Fibreplus and Wildanet. And we have 4 white papers, with thanks to Asperitas, VIAVI, First Mile Networks and VisualOn. It’s been a good year, and from the SCTE as a whole, a huge thank you for your support. We are grateful to you, our members, who provide insight, knowledge and expertise in such specialist, fast- moving areas; together we are far greater than the sum of our parts, and as we ramp up to our 80th birthday, we are more aware of the special community we’re part of than ever.
It’s not just me is it? How is it December already? Mentally I am still unpacking from ANGA COM and the summer lies ahead, full of sunshine and promise. But no, my friends are booking their Christmas online shop and taking decorations down from the loft as I write this today. The sooner some bright spark in the broadband industry works out how to stop time the happier I shall be - there are enough of you out there. Make this your priority for 2025 please! I jest of course. Meanwhile the SCTE has had a very busy and exciting few months; a productive and enjoyable time has been had by all. September saw three industry trade shows fall back-to-back – Connected Britain in London, IBC in Amsterdam and then TechExpo in Atlanta, which ended moments before Hurricane Helene made landfall in Georgia, so we were very relieved to escape the damage. Hurricane Milton followed shortly afterwards; our American friends have had a tough time. Our thoughts are with those trying to put their homes and livelihoods back together all over the US. Then October saw the 79th SCTE Gala Dinner & Awards at the historic Lincoln’s Inn in London, and we were delighted to welcome 150 guests from all over the world to recognise excellence across a variety of categories. You can read all about it on page 7. A few days later we had a very successful Autumn Lecture, “Focus on Sustainability” detailed on page 4, featuring one excellent presentation after another, which if you missed them are all now available on our YouTube channel. We turn the corner into 2025 with a host of new initiatives and plans to make your experience as members better value than ever. Some sad news which you’ll see
Melissa Cogavin Managing Editor SCTE ® , Society for Broadband Professionals melissa@theSCTE.eu www.theSCTE.eu
Happy Christmas and a very happy 2025!
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Volume 46 No.4 DECEMBER 2024
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