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The TUESDAY INTERVIEW: Cable technology’s eminence grise, Nick Hamilton-Piercy

REVIEWING THE WORK OF Rogers Communications chief technology officer, Nick Hamilton-Piercy leaves one a little awestruck. He's been at the forefront of just about every technological development in the cable industry almost since there was a cable industry. If Nick and his team at Rogers (and before that, Canadian Cablesystems) wasn't first with something, you can bet they weren't far behind – and most likely contributed to its development, anyway. Hamilton-Piercy (left) seems to be enjoying his semi-retirement from Rogers (which is now going on six years) in a role that lets him be part advisor and part futurist. If...