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SCTE Canadian Summit gets under way today with Comcast CTO Werner

TORONTO – A keynote address from Comcast Cable’s chief technology officer Tony Werner will highlight day one of the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers 2011 Canadian Summit.Werner has worked for a number of large cable operations over the years, including a stint at Rogers Cable. His breakfast speech is on the theme “Broadband Video: Challenge or Opportunity” and if anyone would know, it’s the guy who oversees one of the world’s largest, most diverse fibre and coaxial plants in the world.He is sticking around until Wednesday, too, when he will be on a panel of well-known and respected industry leaders...