Cable networks

CableLabs is spearheading efforts to develop a proposal that uses coherent optics to dramatically boost the capacity of hybrid fibre coaxial networks, reports Andy Extance

The merger mania on the European cable scene is creating powerful companies with the scale to challenge traditional telecom operators. James Hayes reports

Competition from fibre-to-the-home networks is putting cable operators under pressure. Robert Roe investigates the options available to cable operators wishing to upgrade their networks