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SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2023 Insights: The Era of Network Convergence
By Patrick Kinnerk on October 24, 2023

As the telecom landscape continues to evolve, the boundaries between different types of networks blur. One of the most exciting developments in this arena is the convergence of wireline and...

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DOCSIS 4.0 vs. Fiber: Incognito's Take from SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2023
By Patrick Kinnerk on October 18, 2023

As the world of cable technology rapidly transforms, operators are at a crossroads. The rising demands of the digital age are pushing for infrastructure overhauls, equipment replacements,...

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10G Business Fiber Services Made Easy with Incognito and Vecima
By Incognito on October 16, 2023

Cable operators seeking 10G business services using PON are often faced with concerns over fiber plant exhaustion, back-office integration, optical service reach, and service assurance in...

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Uruguay's Broadband Market Opens Up: Achieve Success with Incognito
By Incognito on March 21, 2023

In our connected world, subscribers have come to think of their Internet connection as another utility – something that should be there whenever they need or want it. However, to attract...

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Incognito Interview on Next-gen Broadband Service Orchestration
By Incognito on October 3, 2022

How can service providers optimize their networks? What does the future of broadband look like, and how can we prepare for what's next? These questions were at the center of discussions as...

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Alleviate DOCSIS Migration Pains with Incognito's Help
By Sonya Goodanetz on March 21, 2022

Whether you're a large operator serving millions of devices or a growing operator with thousands of subscribers; whether you're considering a complete DOCSIS migration or an...

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DOCSIS 4.0: What It Means for Your Business and How Incognito Can Help
By Incognito on November 1, 2021

DOCSIS 4.0—touted as the foundation to 10G and next-generation cable networks and services—is real, it's coming, and, like all innovations, it brings opportunities and challenges.

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Minimize Service Disruption When Upgrading Firmware
By Incognito on November 10, 2015

Imagine a solution for your firmware management that enables you to perform these upgrades in a simple, flexible, and safe way.

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A Technical Guide to DOCSIS 3.1 – Part 3: The Future of DOCSIS
By Incognito on October 2, 2015

Updated August 27, 2019 Originally published in October 2015, this technical guide is designed to equip network professionals with the information they need to fully understand DOCSIS 3.1,...

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Technical Guide to DOCSIS 3.1 – Part 2: Technical Advantages
By Sonya Goodanetz on October 1, 2015

Updated August 27, 2019 Originally published in October 2015, this technical guide is designed to equip network professionals with the information they need to fully understand DOCSIS 3.1,...

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A Technical Guide to DOCSIS 3.1 – Part 1: Increasing Capacity
By Incognito on September 30, 2015

Updated August 27, 2019 Originally published in September 2015, this technical guide is designed to equip network professionals with the information they need to fully understand DOCSIS...

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Reducing Service Theft in DOCSIS Networks
By Incognito on June 9, 2015

IP Verification: Only the intended cable modem identified as originating from the associated IP address may download the configuration file Single Download Only: The configuration file...

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Fraud Prevention: Learning to Stop Worrying and Love the Cable Modem
By Incognito on June 2, 2015

Let’s be practical — people who steal service do not care how much data they consume, as they do not need to pay for it. Nor do they care if they are caught, as they will just clone another...

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If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It
By Incognito on April 28, 2015

As luck would have it, there is a solution.

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Super Stream Sunday: Are Operators Ready?
By Incognito on January 29, 2015

As a broadband operator, you’re probably already thinking it:Shut the front door, we’re screwed.

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Is Network Virtualization Right for You?
By Incognito on October 24, 2014

So which aspects of virtualization are right for you?

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What can DPoE Offer Cable?
By Incognito on June 24, 2014

EPON access technology is the latest development in network access solutions, revolutionizing interconnectivity by leveraging fiber optic cable to transmit data at lightning-fast speeds....

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Why It’s Time to Modernize Your Firmware Upgrades
By Incognito on May 20, 2014

As the article states: “The basic reasons firmware must be upgraded are the same as they always have been, but that the pace has accelerated radically. It is, in essence, a whole new...

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Don’t Kill the Innovators!
By Incognito on May 12, 2014

Proof?

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Virtualizing the Cable Network
By Incognito on March 25, 2014

As my colleague Patrick Kinnerk mentionedin his recent blog, CableLabs President and CTO Phil McKinney led the virtualization discussion in his keynote at the Winter Conference and spoke...

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Cable Challenges Showcased at NCTC WEC
By Incognito on March 4, 2014

However, after sitting in on a few of the sessions, the conference’s hot topic became clear to me — how do I balance providing a quality subscriber experience and the growing demand for...

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What Does 4K TV Mean for Cable?
By Incognito on February 25, 2014

In very simple terms, 4K TV, also known as Ultra HD, delivers the resolution of 4 HD (1080p) TVs on a single screen. All content will be delivered over IP.

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Next-Gen Delivery: What Does it Mean For You?
By Incognito on February 4, 2014

So what does this mean for you? While DOCSIS 3.1 devices won’t be on the market immediately, you can look forward to a number of new advantages. DOCSIS 3.1 is faster and enables greater...

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Delivering Business Services Over DOCSIS
By Incognito on January 14, 2014

Like any expansion, you need to consider what’s involved before you take the plunge. Business customers have more complex demands than residential subscribers and require strong,...

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Highlights from SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2013
By Incognito on October 31, 2013

So, what were my highlights? There’s been a lot of buzz about DOCSIS 3.1 and the pending initial release of the spec this month. Last year, the announcements about DOCSIS 3.1 allowed us all...

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Connected Home Challenges
By Incognito on June 4, 2013

At the same time, subscribers using high-bandwidth applications or streaming hours of video may be experiencing lower quality of service as a result of network constraints during peak...

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DOCSIS 3.1: Let the Countdown Begin!
By Incognito on May 21, 2013

So, how will this affect your provisioning software? It’s not quite obvious yet, but we’ll certainly see a number of new TLVs. However, don’t be alarmed – we have always worked closely with...

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Just How Big is China's Cable and TV Market?
By Incognito on April 4, 2013

Theoretically, China’s unique CATV industry is organized in a four-layer hierarchical structure. First, there’s the nationwide network. Secondly, each of the country’s thirty-odd provinces...

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Which Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) will you Choose?
By Incognito on April 2, 2013

OSPFv3 With its larger set of extensions and features, OSPFv3 is suited to the functional enhancements and topological flexibilities built into IPv6. The routing platform can quickly adjust...

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OTT: Challenge or Opportunity?
By Incognito on March 26, 2013

So, now we’d like to know –– if you’re a cable provider, do you think OTT is a challenge or opportunity for cable? We’re inviting people who work in the cable industry to participate in a...

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Cable in China
By Incognito on January 31, 2013

What have I learnt about the Chinese broadband industry? To start with, cable is the ugly duckling in China. There are roughly 200 million cable users in China, of which less than 15% have...

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Performance Testing in a Provisioning World
By Incognito on January 8, 2013

Then comes the time it takes to build the configuration files. The more complex the file, the longer it will take us to build. Other variations can occur on the network itself and the CMTS....

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Part Three – From Enterprise to DOCSIS
By Incognito on August 30, 2012

Our customers were the who’s who of the corporate and government world; one of them being Northern Telecom (later known as Nortel). It had the first worldwide IP network and since Northern...

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What Comes after IPoE?
By Incognito on December 13, 2010

Cable operators of DOCSIS networks have come to rely on the Cable Modem MAC address as the unique key to associate with a subscriber record in their back office systems. For wireline...

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IPTV and the Home Gateway (Part 2)
By Incognito on October 16, 2010

Home gateways based on these standards further enable operators to move past the modem, into the home, supporting IP Set Top boxes, IP Phones, IP network-attached storage (whole home DVR),...

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