When upgrading coaxial plant capabilities up to 6 GHz and beyond, understanding outside plant performance is key to keeping technology options open. This session examines how high-frequency plant capabilities support DOCSIS 4.0, Next Gen DOCSIS, Mobile Optionality, and other emerging technologies, while evaluating what works (and what doesn’t) from legacy design concepts at higher frequencies. Attendees will explore the tradeoffs between 3 GHz, 6 GHz, and FTTP approaches, discover best practices for high-frequency plant operation, and learn how design choices influence flexibility and optionality as networks evolve.

End-to-end user experience requires end-to-end collaboration. Operators and application developers must work together to realize the promise of the Experience Era. This session explores how AI-driven insights, NaaS and APIs create closed-loop visibility from servers to screens, enabling smarter home networks that deliver personalized, reliable experiences. Discover what capabilities are needed to build intelligent in-home architectures, how operator-developer partnerships leverage AI-informed telemetry and controls and what new business opportunities emerge when operators move beyond basic connectivity to unlock strategic value in the last meter.

Cable operator’s HFC networks have untapped potential for mobile service delivery. This session examines the technical and economic realities of deploying mobile technology over HFC networks. Hear vendor perspectives on available solutions and challenges and discuss strategic analysis of densification economics and market impact. Discover how mobile optionality affects MNO and MVNO operators, explore the economic drivers and crucial gaps that must be addressed and learn how existing HFC assets can unlock competitive advantage in mobile services.

Home Wi-Fi remains the primary way subscribers experience your service, and it’s the most influential factor when deciding whether to stay where they are or switch providers. This panel explores which user experience metrics matter most, which network elements deserve your focus, whether Wi-Fi 7 is delivering on its promises and which metrics actually predict user experience and support calls. Learn where continued improvement efforts will have the greatest impact on customer satisfaction, explore what Wi-Fi 7 and Wi-Fi 8 bring to the table and gain practical strategies for optimizing the experience that defines subscribers’ perception of your service.

As the broadband industry moves beyond the Speed Era and into the Experience Era, network models must do more than forecast demand. This lunch session explores how operators can model subscriber experience at scale, adapt network investment strategies beyond utilization and congestion metrics and build go-to-market approaches that compete on what users actually feel. Discover how to use existing data to guide experience-driven decisions, where to invest for maximum impact and how experience-based value propositions perform against traditional speed-focused competition in today’s market.

Coaxial plant spectrum evolution is creating unprecedented optionality for operators — but which path makes sense for your network? This session explores where operators stand today with DOCSIS 4.0 deployments and maps the evolution ahead: OSP upgrades, 3 GHz and 6 GHz expansion, Next Gen DOCSIS features and new service opportunities. Understand the economic, timing and competitive factors driving different upgrade strategies across the industry and gain insight into making technology choices that align with your market realities and business objectives.

Seamless Connectivity Service (SCS) promises to transform how operators deliver differentiated experiences — but what will it take to actually deploy it? This session explores the core concepts of SCS and the value propositions for consumers, SMBs and enterprises and application developers. It also examines how an integrated core layer will enable orchestration of subscriber and device authentication, common policy management, high reliability and secure, seamless handoffs across multiple access networks. We will explore efforts underway to help operators design and prepare to deploy SCS.

Encryption is evolving, as are the technology and threat landscapes. This session explores the quantum-computation threats facing DOCSIS, fiber, mobile and Wi-Fi network security, examines how technology policy is shaping DOCSIS security strategy and reveals why this security migration is fundamentally different from past upgrades. Understand the timeline, technical implications and strategic decisions related to network security to ensure cryptographic resilience and protect customer data in the post-quantum era.

Self-install should be a win for both operators and customers, but too often it leads to frustrated subscribers and costly support calls. This session examines the current pain points users face during self-installation and demonstrates proven best practices that eliminate friction. Discover how operators can reduce truck rolls and support calls while improving customer convenience and satisfaction. Learn practical strategies to transform self-install from a source of frustration into a seamless onboarding experience that benefits everyone.

Shifts in government policy directly affect network investment, competitive positioning and operational requirements. This session examines how the administration’s priorities are shaping federal approaches to spectrum, cybersecurity and broadband policy. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of the key regulatory forces impacting cable broadband operators, explore recent developments likely to influence strategic decisions and identify new considerations for navigating an evolving policy landscape as technology, competition and consumer usage continue to accelerate.

Deploying fiber is one thing — scaling it efficiently is another. This session will examine state-of-the-art mapping and plant design tools, discuss methods for efficient network management and monitoring and discuss hard-won lessons from MDU PON deployments. Learn how operators are navigating the complexities of large-scale FTTP build-outs and explore CableLabs’ latest contributions to FTTP and PON technologies. Gain practical insights that help you accelerate deployment while incorporating operational best practices for long-term success.

The rapid proliferation of proxyware and malware has transformed ordinary subscriber connections into a powerful engine for today’s most damaging cyberattacks. Residential proxy networks quietly hijack legitimate home IP addresses to bypass security controls, mask malicious activity and fuel hyper-volumetric DDoS campaigns — draining operator resources while exposing subscribers to serious risk, often without their knowledge.

This session demystifies the residential proxy ecosystem: how these networks operate, why subscribers unwittingly participate and the staggering costs operators absorb as malicious traffic masquerades as legitimate use. Learn how operators are detecting and mitigating this growing threat, understand the economics driving it and explore practical strategies to protect infrastructure stability, subscriber trust and quality of experience.

Embracing network diversity, rather than avoiding it, becomes a strategic advantage to get the most out of our networks. This session discusses how effective evolution sequencing of our heterogeneous networks optimizes performance, timing and deployment costs by matching technology to specific environments and demands. Discover how to add value from diverse network resources, design adaptable evolution roadmaps that balance economics and innovation and thrive in an era where diversity in networks, services and growth patterns creates new competitive opportunities.

Cable networks are evolving beyond reactive operations to AI-powered systems that can sense, decide and adapt on their own. This fireside panel explores how AI-powered systems are enabling closed-loop workflows across access networks, field services and customer experience. Industry leaders share where AI delivers real value today, the architectural foundations required to scale and how data mastery — from PNM to telemetry — is the key to success. Discover how artificial intelligence transforms operations from reactive to proactive, unlocking efficiency, resilience and innovation.

Edge computing is no longer theoretical — it’s happening now. Join us as we walk through real operator deployments using open-source infrastructure and learn what it really takes to deploy edge applications. Explore the core technologies powering edge infrastructure, including Kubernetes, AI frameworks and telemetry systems, and discover how open standards enable multi-vendor solutions to run on shared hardware. From ultra-low-latency, experience-driven media delivery and network virtualization to emerging AI-powered workloads, learn how edge computing enables entirely new ways for users to engage with content and reshapes what’s possible.

The Smart Home ecosystem is expanding, both in devices and in protocols. This session looks at Wi-Fi, Thread and Matter for network services and secure ecosystem interoperability, bringing together leaders from the Thread Group, Connectivity Standards Alliance and silicon ecosystem to explore why Thread gateway support is becoming increasingly important for meeting consumer expectations. Learn why now is the critical moment to engage, what operators gain in visibility and control and how Thread support extends your influence from the last mile into the last meter.

AI is the catalyst that will usher in the next evolution in cable: transforming networks into intelligent platforms that predict, adapt and evolve. This session brings thought leaders together to explore how AI drives value across the cable enterprise, from network operations to customer experience. Discover which areas of your organization can benefit from AI today, learn from early success stories and gain a strategic roadmap for becoming AI-ready. Transform your operation from service provider to intelligent platform, unlocking efficiency, enhanced experiences and lasting competitive advantage.

Network uptime metrics don’t always reflect what customers actually experience or value. This panel tackles the critical gap between technical reliability measures and customer perception. We will explore how operators can define metrics that matter, implement best practices to maximize performance and communicate reliability in ways consumers understand. Learn how to transform reliability from a technical checkbox into a meaningful competitive differentiator that resonates with subscribers and drives satisfaction.

Hollow-core fiber (HCF) shatters the limits of what’s possible in optical networks and edge computing. This deep-dive session explores how HCF’s unique physics unlock two critical capabilities: lower latency and higher-capacity aggregation and practical quantum key distribution coexistence through reduced Rayleigh scattering. Discover how HCF can reshape your access network architecture and open new pathways for security, intelligence and performance that weren’t feasible with traditional fiber.

Speed alone won’t unlock the next wave of digital innovation. This session explores how low latency with minimal jitter are becoming critical enablers for transformative applications like telehealth, remote robotics, immersive communication and real-time collaboration. Discover which emerging use cases depend on ultra-responsive networks to achieve practical, large-scale adoption, what technical advancements are required across the network path and how standards must change to support the next era of connectivity.