Cable / Telecom News

CARTT.CA at NCTA: “Wow. You are a geek!”

ATLANTA – The jab in the headline was meant as a compliment – and directed towards Rogers Cable chief technology officer Dermott O'Carroll. During a technical session this morning at the National Cable Telecommunications Association annual gathering featuring O'Carroll (facing camera) and the CTOs of Comcast, Cox and Time Warner Cable, session moderator focused on "what's now, what's new and what's next." When the discussion turned on what the convergence of wireless and cable might be able to do from a practical standpoint, and Time Warner's Mike LaJoie mentioned security, such as using a broadband connection and a web cam...