Saturday, October 14
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM: Exhibitor Move-In. Location: Exhibit Floor
Sunday, October 15
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM: Exhibitor Move-In. Location: Exhibitor Floor
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Registration Open (Exhibitors Only). Location: A Lobby
Monday, October 16
7:30 AM – 6:00 PM: Registration Open. Location: A Lobby
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM: Exhibitor Move-In. Location: Exhibit Floor
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM: SCTE Standards Program Interface Practices Subcommittee (IPS) Plenary. Location: 113
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM: Join the Journey: Behind the Scenes with L&D’s Cutting-Edge Initiatives (Invitation Only). Location: 201
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Cable TV Pioneers 57th Annual Banquet. Location: DCPA, Seawell Ballroom
Tuesday, October 17
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM: Registration Open. Location: A Lobby
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM: Light Reading Breakfast: Maxing Out the Cable HFC Network. Location: 205
7:30 AM – 9:30 AM: Communication and Power Sector Annual Collaboration Meeting (Invitation Only).
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM:
– Chapter Leadership Breakfast. Location: 203
– Experience is Everything: How to Impress Customers with High-Quality Wi-Fi and IoT. Location: 111
– Having a Coherent Conversation. Location: 105
– Network Operations Lifecycle for AI/ML Models. Location: 107
– Power AsSET Management: Reducing Operating Costs, Increasing Sustainability, and Enabling Monetization. Location: 109
– Swimming Upstream Doesn’t Need to be Hard. Location: 103
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Opening General Session. Location: Mile High Ballroom
12:15 PM – 12:20 PM: Ribbon Cutting – Exhibit Floor. Location: Exhibit Floor
12:15 PM – 6:00 PM: Exhibitor Floor Open. Location: Exhibit Floor
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM: Ensuring 10G PON Reliability by Testing Service in the Last Mile. Location: Innovation Theater
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM: Open RAN 101: What It Is and What It Isn’t. Location: 104
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM: L&D Keynote Session – Fireside Chat with Dr. Karl Kapp. Location: Technical Training Theater (T3)
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Comcast Chief Network Officer, Elad Nafshi: Building, Launching and Operating a Brilliant Network. Location: 205
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM: SCTE Annual Energy 20/20 Update. Location: 105
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM: Open RAN: The True State of the Ecosystem. Location: 104
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM: Operationalizing High Performance Coherent Optics in Open Networks. Location: Innovation Theater
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM: Government Investment in Open RAN. Location: 104
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Future-Proofing the Workforce: Strategies for Success in Our Competitive, Rapidly-Evolving Tech Industry. Location: Technical Training Theater
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM: Beyond Speed: How MSOs are Primed to Deliver the Best Broadband Experience on the Planet. Location: Innovation Theater
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM: And the Beat Goes On: Broadband Policy is Still Moving Strong. Location: 108
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM:
– Lightning Talks from Leading Open RAN Solution Providers. Location: 104
– NaaP, NaaS – Opportunities (CableLabs Members Only). Location: 102
3:30 PM – 4:15 PM: Xumo: Charter and Comcast’s Video Joint Venture – and its Proposition for Cable Operators. Location: Innovation Theater
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM:
– 10G: The Future Network Today – A Tech Primer for Policy Experts. Location: 108
– Balancing Your Network: Capacity and Performance. Location: 107
– Leveraging Wireless Intelligence to Do More. Location: 111
– Organization-Level Strategies for a Sustainable Future Network. Location: 109
– OUDP: A New Superpower for the Network. Location: 103
– PON Above the 49th Parallel: The Rogers Journey. Location: 105
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM: Operators and Open RAN Deployment. Location: 104
4:15 PM – 5:00 PM: Realizing the Potential of Generative AI for the Cable Industry. Location: Technical Training Theater (T3)
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM: Fixed Wireless Access: A Short- or Long-Term Service Offering? (CableLabs Members Only). Location: 102
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM: Test Labs and Certifications: Untangling the Web. Location: 104
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Broadband Technology Report Diamond Technology Reviews Honoree Cocktail Reception (Invitation Only). Location: Innovation Theater
5:15 PM – 6:00 PM: Increasing Net Adds and ARPU with AI: A Case Study from Breezeline and Actifai. Location: Technical Training Theater (T3)
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM: Chairmen’s Reception (by Invitation Only)
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM: Loyal Order of the 704. Location: The Cable Center
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM: CEO/CTO Dinner (by Invitation Only)
Wednesday, October 18
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM: Registration Open. Location: A Lobby
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM: Light Reading Breakfast: Converging the Cable & Mobile Networks. Location: 205
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM: Everything, Everywhere All at Once: How to Launch Moonshots Focused on Breakthrough Impacts. Location: 102
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM:
– Automated Networks and Smart Amplifiers. Location: 105
– Broadband Breakfast Roundtable (Invitation Only)
– Data Driven: Optimizing and Running HFC and Fiber Networks, End to End. Location: 103
– From Clouds to Cables: Overcoming Challenges and Embracing the Future in Network Deployment (En Español) | Desde la Nube a los Cables: Superando Desafíos y Recibiendo el Futuro en el Despliegue de las Redes. Location: 107
– Security Metrics, Organization, Architectures and the Quantum Future. Location: 109
– Wireless Architectures and Lessons Learned in Design and FWA Deployment. Location: 111
9:30 AM – 10:45 AM: General Session – Innovating and Safeguarding Tomorrow Today: 10G, Emerging Technologies, and Cybersecurity. Location: Mile High Ballroom
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM:
– SCTE’s Business Continuity Team Annual Update. Location: 102
– Seamless Customer Experiences: Roaming between 5G and Wi-Fi Networks. Location: 111
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM:
– Advancing Cable Networks for Enhanced Performance and Low Latency Services. Location: 105
– From Manual to Magical: The Era of Automated Spectrum Management. Location: 103
– Keeping Everyone Safe: Operator Approaches to Protecting Its Network and Users. Location: 109
– Orchestrating Converged Services. Location: 107
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM: Cable Industry in LATAM in the Next 10 Years: What is Coming?. Location: 112
11:00 AM – 1:30 PM: SCTE Chapter Leader Development, Hosted by Rocky Mountain Chapter. Location: 201
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM: Innovation Policy Track Luncheon
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM: Women’s TechConnect Program Graduation Lunch. Location: 203
12:15 PM – 1:00 PM: Practical AI for Broadband: Creating Immediate Value with New and Existing AI Solutions. Location: Technical Training Theater (T3)
12:15 PM – 6:00 PM: Exhibitor Floor Open. Location: Exhibit Floor
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM: PNM Live! Don’t Go Upstream Without a Paddle. Location: Innovation Theater
1:00 PM – 1:55 PM:
Open and Interoperable Networks (Open RAN): Is Plug and Play «The Way»?. Location: 108
– Stories from the Frontline of Broadband Deployment. Location: 112
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM: CISO Summit (Invitation Only, CableLabs Members Only)
1:15 PM – 2:00 PM: Design for Reuse. Location: Technical Training Theater (T3)
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM: Beyond the Burbs: Broadband Deployment Today and for the Future. Location: Innovation Theater
2:00 PM – 2:55 PM:
– The Building Blocks of Broadband Service: The Workforce. Location: 112
– The Road to Carbon Neutral. Location: 110
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM:
– Improving the Wi-Fi Experience (CableLabs Members Only). Location: 102
– Women in Technology Series – EmpowHER: Navigating the Nexus of Mentorship, Leadership, and Branding with the WICT Network and The Cable Center. Location: 203
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM:
– AI/ML for Exceptional Experiences: Unlocking Efficiency and Satisfaction in Plant Operations and Customer Interactions. Location: 107
– Know Before You Go: Everything You Need to Know About Moving to the Cloud
Location: 103
– Leveraging the DOCSIS Network in 5G Networks. Location: 111
– Networking and Service Orchestration of Your Friendly Broadband Network. Location: 105
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM: Workforce of the Future: Applying the Latest Technology for Optimal Learner Success. Location: 109
2:15 PM – 3:45 PM: Tap into the Power of FlexNAP. Location: Technical Training Theater (T3)
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM: How Full Duplex (FDX) Innovations Drive a Brilliant Network. Location: Innovation Theater
3:00 PM – 3:55 PM:
– If You Build It They Will Come, RIght? What Happens After the Build?. Location: 112
– Is Spectrum a Pushmi-Pullyu?. Location: 110
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Extending the Digital Platform: EV Charging Stations (CableLabs Members Only). Location: 102
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM: L&D Workforce Development Collaboration Roundtables. Location: 201
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Security Summit – Lightning Talks. Location: 104
3:30 PM – 4:15 PM: 25GS PON: Continuing MSO Broadband Dominance. Location: Innovation Theater
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM:
– A Decade of Remote PHY: From Theory to Automated Scalable Deployment. Location: 107
– DNS: Do Not Sleep on the Importance of Name Service. Location: 103
– Intelligent Power: Using Cutting-Edge Technologies to Improve Battery Health and Energy Storage. Location: 109
– Level Up Your PNM: New Ways to Score Performance. Location: 105
– Private 5G Networks: Operator Lessons Learned. Location: 111
4:00 PM – 4:55 PM: Innovation in Energy Efficiency Policy. Location: 108
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM: The Multiple Challenges of Broadband Expansion. Location: Technical Training Theater (T3)
4:30 PM – 5:15 PM: Accelerating FTTP Adoption: CableLabs Leaders Discuss Lowering the Barrier to PON Deployments. Location: Innovation Theater
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM: 40th Anniversary Celebration & Membership Awards & Recognition. Location: Mile High Ballroom
8:00 PM – 9:00 PM: Circle of Eagles Reception. Location: 203
Thursday, October 19
7:30 AM – 12:00 PM: Registration Open. Location: A Lobby
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM: International Cable-Tec Games Contestant Registration & Breakfast (Invite Only). Location: Technical Training Theater (T3)
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM:
– Automated Design, Test, and Verification of Outside Plant. Location: 105
– Disaster Recovery and Resiliency for Fiber Networks. Location: 103
– Laying the Groundwork for a Connected Future: Modernizing Construction Practices. Location: 107
– New Spectrum Horizons: Navigating the Future of Connectivity and Communication. Location: 109
– Wi-Fi 7: The Fast and Furious of the Wireless Home. Location: 111
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM: SCTE/ANGA Global Broadband Tech Breakfast, presented by Broadband Technology Report (separate registration required, see below). Location: 203
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM:
– Exhibitor Floor Open. Location: Exhibit Floor
– SCTE International Cable-Tec Games. Location: Technical Training Theater (T3)
9:15 AM – 10:00 AM: Success of MVNO, NCTC’s Mobile Offering Explore. Location: Innovation Theater
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM: Charting the Course: From Next-Gen Ubiquitous Connectivity to Amazing Customer Experiences. Location: Innovation Theater
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM: Sustainable Cable Networks. Location: Innovation Theater
12:15 PM – 1:00 PM: Veteran Hiring: Government Incentive Programs. Location: Innovation Theater
