Switched digital taking centre stage for cable

RICHMOND HILL, Ont. – The challenges and opportunities presented to cable operators by switched digital video technology was the focus of the SCTE Ontario Chapter Fall Technical Conference, which was themed “Video delivery: Past, present and Future”. Over 180 were in attendance for the seminars and tabletop trade show. “This is a very important chapter in cable for a business and technology perspective,” said Joseph Nucara of Adara Technologies during his presentation. Switched digital video offers a three-to-five times increase in network capacity (whether it’s a 550 MHz plant or even 1 GHz), “without a costly rebuild,” added Nucara. SDV...