THE CABLE INDUSTRY backers of their self-titled 10G platform, which was first introduced two years ago at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, provided last week an update on the progress being made to make 10G a reality in the coming years.
Led by NCTA, CableLabs, SCTE-ISBE and GigaEurope, the 10G Platform will deliver speeds of 10 gigabits per second and power next-generation technologies and applications including super high-definition streaming and gaming to holodecks and light field displays, 360-degree video and video walls, says the initiative’s progress update.
Despite the challenges caused by Covid-19 this year, the industry has achieved the following milestones:
- In March 2020, CableLabs released the DOCSIS 4.0 specification, which supports up to 10 Gbps downstream and up to 6 Gbps upstream, allowing for widespread multigigabit symmetric services over hybrid fibre-coaxial (HFC) networks.
- In September, cable operator Mediacom Communications hosted the first U.S. field trial of the 10G platform at its 10G Smart Home event in Ames, Iowa, bringing 10G from a laboratory concept to a real-world consumer experience. During the event, Mediacom demonstrated how the 10G platform will power the smart homes of the future by featuring more than 70 connected devices in one house.
- In October, Comcast achieved a technical milestone in a trial delivering symmetrical 1.25 Gbps upload and download speeds over a live production network using network function virtualization (NFV) combined with the latest DOCSIS technology in Jacksonville, Florida.
- CableLabs announced Intelligent Wireless Network Steering (IWINS), a technology built to enable adaptive traffic steering and seamlessly transition among different wireless networks (LTE, Wi-Fi, CBRS).
Also in October, Telecom Advisory Services released a 10G economic impact report, which demonstrated the new broadband platform will generate at least US$330 billion in total economic output and create more than 676,000 new jobs over seven years.
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