SCTE Broadband - Dec 2024


Editor's Letter
4

SCTE Autumn Lecture - Focus on Sustainability - what did we learn?
6

79th SCTE Gala Dinner & Awards
8

Trade Show Madness
12

Arcom VP signs copies of 'In Circles'
16

SCTE Balkans News
18

SCTE Benelux News
20

SCTE Member Focus - Nicola Smith-Pryor
22

Industry News
24

The State of the TV Media and Entertainment Industry
32

Unplugged with Helen Wylde-Archibald
36

Preparing for the AI Bandwidth Surge
40

Solving the Cloud Conundrum
44

6G and JOINER
46

Connecting Communities: Lessons Learned
50

Thoughts on the Industry
52

The UK's National Quantum Computing Centre
56

COFNII Update
60

Revolutionising Bandwidth Expansion in DWDM Networks
64

Viavi and Fibreplus Interview
66

Secret Signs your Internet Security has been Compromised
70

Broadband Sector Reacts to Ambitious Labour Budget Plans
74

FTTH Council Europe
78

Unlocking OTT: The Crucial Role of HEVC in Streaming Technology
82

Is IOT Ready for Direct-to-Device
84

Challenges in Next-Gen Pon Deployment
88

VisualOn Optimiser reduces Encoding Bitrate up to 40 percent while enhancing visual quality
92

Those that Fail to Learn from History are Doomed to Repeat it
98

The Datacentre of Now
106

Empowering altnets
112

Xacria Network Orchestrator (XNO)
116

Qomodo Securing Telecom Networks Against IOT Cyber Threats
118

HalleyX Empowering UK altnets
120

FTTH Conference 2025
122

Connected North 2025
124

ANGA COM Show 2025
126

Acronym Explainer
128

Building Better Networks
130

Service Finder
131

Diary Dates
138

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