Harmonic brings the future of broadband into focus at SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2021

Harmonic today announced it will showcase how it is powering the ultra-connected future of broadband at the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2021 virtual event. Harmonic’s market-leading CableOS^® Cloud-Native Core Platform is empowering operators to step on the path to revolutionary broadband, with innovative deployment options and solutions that improve business agility, enable sustainable growth and accelerate capacity expansion, ensuring a superior experience for subscribers. Harmonic is laying the foundation for next-gen broadband with virtualized and cloud-native offerings that support DOCSIS 4.0, Flexible MAC Architecture (FMA), DAA, 10G PON and fiber to the home (FTTH), fixed wireless access (FWA), edge cloud and superior streaming.

“The next generation of broadband requires network convergence, flexibility and sustainability to ensure an ultra-connected experience for subscribers,” said Gil Katz, senior vice president, cable access business operations at Harmonic. “As the broadband community comes together at the all-digital SCTE Cable-Tec Expo, we’ll showcase Harmonic’s transformative approaches to network convergence, mature solutions for DAA, AI-based cloud services and the power of edge cloud services.”

At the digital event, one-on-one meetings will bring to focus Harmonic’s pioneering work in virtualization and multi-access network technologies, including:

• Powering Flexible MAC with Cloud-Native Solutions: Harmonic will unveil its software-based MAC Anywhere solution for the CableOS Platform powering 10G services with FMA on its next-gen Remote PHY and Remote MACPHY Devices.
• Bringing 10G to Life with PON: Harmonic will unveil a new PON offering, highlighting an operator’s journey to 10G via a converged HFC DOCSIS and PON solution.
• Accelerating Broadband Service Velocity with Edge Cloud Services: With hyperscaler edge cloud capabilities integrated in the CableOS Platform, operators can launch new revenue-generating services with greater velocity and reduced cost.
• Enhancing Network Intelligence with AI-based Cloud Services: Harmonic’s CableOS Central analytics with AI improves broadband service quality and network performance.
• Reshaping How Operators Distribute Video: Harmonic is bringing high-value streaming and multicast services with JEA’s E+ Premier, powered by the VOS^®360 platform.

Harmonic will also share expert insights on next-generation broadband during the online Fall Technical Forum at the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo:

• Patrick Gendron, director of innovation, will share his thoughts on “IPTV as a Young Adult: Maturation Tips and Techniques” on Oct. 12 at 8:30 a.m. EDT
• Andrii Vladyka, technical product manager, will bring his insights to “Close to the Edge: How Latency-Sensitive Apps are Defining the Network,” on Oct. 12 at 3 p.m. EDT.
• Asaf Matatyaou, vice president of solutions and product management, will discuss the benefits of “Diagnosing Plant Health from the Cloud” on Oct. 13 at 8 a.m. EDT. Business Wire