Doug Jones

Principal Architect at CableLabs

Speaker

Doug Jones is a principal architect at CableLabs, a non-profit research & development lab funded by the global cable industry. He is responsible for developing the Full Duplex DOCSIS certification program. With more than 24 years in the cable industry as both an operator and a supplier, Doug has been focused on driving fiber deeper into the HFC network, the evolution of DOCSIS technology and products and the Proactive Network Maintenance of DOCSIS systems.

Prior to joining CableLabs, Doug was a broadband consultant focusing on PON, FTTH and DOCSIS technologies. He also served as a vice president at Comcast where he led PON and DOCSIS projects including fiber deep, distributed architecture and capacity planning. As chief cable architect at BigBand Networks he was responsible for innovating within the business unit, product management and product marketing.

Doug actively participates in several SCTE standards working groups including the local SCTE chapter and he has been issued multiple patents with patents pending in the areas of broadband access technology. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in medical technology from the State University of New York at Albany, and a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering and a Master of Science degree in biomedical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.