FALL TECHNICAL FORUM CALL FOR PAPERS ISSUED FOR SCTEISBE CABLE-TEC EXPO 2018; EXPO SET FOR OCT. 22-25

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FALL TECHNICAL FORUM CALL FOR PAPERS ISSUED FOR SCTE ISBE CABLE-TEC EXPO 2018; EXPO SET FOR OCT. 22-25 FEB. 14, 2018 (Exton, PA)-The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE), SCTE's global brand, the International Society of Broadband Experts (ISBE), NCTA-The Internet & Television Association, and CableLabs today announced the annual Call for Papers encompassing an expanded scope of topics for the Fall Technical Forum at SCTE ISBE Cable-Tec Expo 2018.

The Expo 2018 Program Committee is seeking proposals in 10 categories for papers that will be presented during the annual Expo, which will take place Monday through Thursday, Oct. 22-25, at the Georgia World Congress Center, in Atlanta. Additionally, the papers will be published as part of the industry's archival body of technical literature, the Fall Technical Forum Proceedings. The committee is chaired by Kevin Hart, Executive Vice President and Chief Product and Technology Officer for Cox Communications.

Proposals are due by Friday, March 30, 2018.

A joint production of SCTE ISBE, NCTA, and CableLabs, the Fall Technical Forum this year will target the following key areas:

Wireline Access Network

Wireless Access Network

Internet of Things

Digitizing the Customer Experience

Cloud & Virtualization

Operational Transformation

Business Services

Video Services

Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality

Security

Complete details are available in the Call for Papers at www.scte.org/callforpapers. New this year, presenters for Innovation Theater, prominently located in the Expo Exhibit Hall, will be determined from this Call for Papers.

SCTE ISBE Cable-Tec Expo is renowned as the pre-eminent venue that combines the thought leadership, engineering innovation, and deal-making that power the technological future of broadband telecommunications. As a nexus for content and service providers, technology partners, and industry experts, Cable-Tec Expo provides rich insights into technologies, products, and services that can generate revenue, streamline operations, and increase customer satisfaction.

In addition to learned presentations and technology-centric exhibits, Cable-Tec Expo features valuable learning, peer-to-peer interaction, and networking opportunities that are designed to prepare the technology workforce for the advent of future products and services. Cable TV Pioneers will conduct its annual banquet in conjunction with Cable-Tec Expo, on Monday, Oct. 22.

Registration, attendance, exhibit, and sponsorship/advertisement information about SCTE ISBE Cable-Tec Expo 2018 is expected soon at http://expo.scte.org.

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About CableLabs

For nearly 30 years, CableLabs has been at the forefront of innovation, transforming how humans, communities and industries connect. Dating back to the launch of HFC in 1992 to the start of DOCSIS in 1994, CableLabs has directly impacted the landscape of tomorrow. With its in-house R&D teams and innovation teams, as well as its ecosystem of partners from both inside and outside the cable industry, CableLabs works with academia, government, private healthcare, entertainment and beyond to grow the communities of tomorrow. The goal is to create a future that is more useful, more connected and more global, by repeatedly pushing the forefront of innovation, transforming concepts and impossibilities into practical and adoptable everyday uses. For more information, please visit http:// www.cablelabs.com. For more information on Full Duplex DOCSIS 3.1, please visit https:// www.cablelabs.com/full-duplex-docsis/.

NCTA-The Internet & Television Association represents network innovators and content creators that connect, entertain, inform and inspire consumers every day. NCTA's members have invested $275 billion in private capital to build the world's most powerful technology platform, reaching 93 percent of American homes and serving 59 million customers. More than 200 programming networks are creating imaginative, popular and award-winning television content. Our industry supports 2.7 million American jobs and employs at least 300 people in every congressional district.

The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) is part of a unique ecosystem that has the power to prepare the workforce to meet the ever-changing demands of the Telecommunications Industry. Our members can realize streamlined delivery of products and services, improved customer satisfaction, and increased employee retention rates directly impacting business results. In cooperation with our partners, CableLabs and NCTA, SCTE prepares tomorrow's telecommunications leaders by communicating new Industry trends and technology, developing standards, and delivering relevant training and certification programs to enhance members' expertise and professional development. SCTE and its global brand, the International Society of Broadband Experts (ISBE), build value for corporate, vendor, and individual members by creating peer networking opportunities, professional mentoring, and communication of Industry information. Visit www.scte.org. Connect with SCTE at www.scte.org/socialmedia.

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