SMART ARMPS,SMARTER NETWORKS

As cable operators move to upgrade their outside plant for greater spectrum and more bandwidth, equipment vendors are rolling out next-gen amplifiers, nodes and node modules to aid the cause. Tech suppliers are developing these “smart” amps, nodes and related products for 1GHz, 1.2GHz and 1.8GHz plants as operators expand their Distributed Access Architecture (DAA) deployments, prep for higher orders of DOCSIS technology and seek to manage their hybrid fiber-coax (HFC) networks more effectively and efficiently.

Carrying out all these next-gen plant upgrades is challenging work, however, due to the high capital costs and operational complexity. Just how smart are these next-gen devices? What will they allow operators to do? Why are they needed now? How do they fit into providers’ broader network upgrade plans? What new challenges do they raise for cablecos? How can these challenges be overcome? In this session, our experts will cover the prospects for the new wave of smart amps.