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contents Volume 39 No. 3 - August 2017 ISSN 1751-0791 Chartered Supporters commentary The SCTE is grateful to the following SCTE in Focus 2 chartered supporters for their continued Welcome to the August 2017 issue of Broadband Journal! support of Broadband Journal: ABOX42, Arcom, ARRIS, ATX Networks, Bridge Technologies, Corning, DCT Delta GmbH, from the scte DVEO, Qorvo, Teleste, Technetix and WISI. SCTE News 4 All the latest on news and events from the SCTE. SCTE - The Society SCTE India Round-Up: On a Digital Glidepath 12 for Broadband Professionals Rahul Nehra, Hon. National Secretary, SCTE India, chronicles India’s digital growth story. Officers and Members of the Executive Committee from the industry President Mike Thornton FSCTE Industry News 14 Vice President Mike Jones The latest global news from the industry. Chief Executive Dr. Roger Blakeway FIET, C.Eng Customer Pre-Churn Analysis of the Cable Television Industry 22 Hon. Treasurer Chris Swires While the reasons for churn are often known and reported, there is very little publicly Secretary Beverley Walker FIAM available information regarding the kinds of events that preceded the churn. Members Chris Bailey IEng MIMechIE; Laura Reliability in the Public Cloud is Achievable for Video Applications 36 Baskeyfield; Paul Broadhurst; John Callas; Costas This article explores the different types of cloud infrastructure, explaining why a video-specific Kyriacou MIEE BEng (Hons); Rien Baan; cloud isn’t the best option for media processing compared to the advantages of a generic Paul Smith; Frank Summerfield; Dave Hodges private or public cloud. and Owen Williams. Best Practices for OTT Video Delivery 40 This article discusses the key technical issues that cable and satellite operators face when SCTE deploying OTT services, as well as best practices for ensuring superior Quality of Experience Communications House, (QoE) and Quality of Service (QoS) for end-users. 41a Market Street, Watford, The Right Time for FTTH 44 Hertfordshire WD18 0PN, UK FTTH development has great potential in China. This article highlights the issues that FTTH Tel: +44 (0) 1923 815500 strategic planning should solve. Fax: +44 (0) 1923 803203 Email: [email protected] Website: www.theSCTE.eu technical Managing Editor IP Traffic Analysis: A Tool for Network Dimensioning 48 In this article, Cablevisión focuses on the main elements needed for network capacity Sara Waddington planning, as it launches an IPTV platform. 28 Westwood Drive, Amersham, Bucks HP6 6RJ, UK Evolving HFC Networks to Enable Gigaband Access 56 Tel: +44 (0)777 3488771 HFC networks must evolve to support new technology. This article E-mail: [email protected] examines the options available to MSOs. 5G Systems: Enabling the Transformation of Industry and Society 62 European Editorial Consultant Cross-industry transformation has created a need to evolve wireless connectivity for the Dipl.Ing. Thomas Lang fifth generation of mobile technology. BCN-Consulting PO Box 1163 How to Encode Video for the Future 74 D-82050 Sauerlach, Germany The quality expectations of viewers, paired with the ever-increasing shift to Over-The- Tel: +49 8104 8889800 Top (OTT) and mobile video consumption, are driving today’s networks to be more Email: [email protected] congested with video than ever before. Publisher Evolution Print & Design Ltd ANGA 143 Cavendish Road, ANGA COM 2017 Hits New High 82 Leicester LE2 7PJ, UK 460 exhibitors and 19,000 attendees attended ANGA COM in Cologne this year. Tel: +44 (0) 116 274 7700/0330 010 0004 Email: [email protected] Network for Success 84 Still not applied for your SCTE bursary? Read about some of our bursary winners’ experiences Broadband Journal is published on behalf of the SCTE (Society at this year’s ANGA COM in Cologne to help you make up your mind... for Broadband Professionals) by Evolution Print and Design Ltd. Insights from 3SS: Building a Set-Top Box Neither the editor nor the Society, as a body, is responsible for (RDK vs. AOSP vs. Android TV) 90 expression of opinion appearing in the journal unless otherwise Choosing the right operating system and platform for new STB launches is critical for stated. Papers and contributions for consideration for publication in success. Broadband or for reading at meetings are welcome and should be sent to Sara Waddington. Letters products Broadband Journal is your forum for debate on issues affecting Product Reviews 94 the industry. Let us have your news and views. Write to The Read about the latest technologies on the market. Editor, c/o Communications House, marking your letter ‘for publication’. For reasons of space, we reserve the right to edit letters published in Broadband. service finder 101 © 2017 Broadband Journal Information in Broadband Journal may not be reproduced, changed or used without prior written permission from the SCTE. diary dates 104 Vol. 39 No. 3 - August 2017 Issue 1 commentary SCTE in Focus Welcome to the August 2017 issue of Broadband Journal! Welcome to the August 2017 issue of Broadband Journal. It SCTE in the news features a range of topics from fibre networks and avoiding It has been a busy few months for the SCTE – we announced churn to 5G, Android TV and OTT video delivery. This issue the winners of our 2017 Technology Innovation Awards will also be distributed throughout this year’s IBC exhibition, and Individual Achievement awards at a sumptuous and in delegate bags, in Amsterdam. It will also be sent to Annual Gala Awards Dinner at Drapers’ Hall in London this the LGI Tech Summit in Amsterdam and to the Broadband June (see page 4). We also sent twenty lucky bursary winners World Forum in Berlin plus the SCTE/ISBE Cable-Tec Expo in to this year’s ANGA COM in Cologne – you can read the report Denver (USA). of their experiences on page 84. The SCTE Summer Lecture, a day of presentations, clay pigeon shooting and Segways, An eye on events was also held on 5 July 2017 – read the report on page 7. You can also meet the SCTETM at this year’s IBC conference and exhibition in Amsterdam (14-19 September 2017) on the We are also delighted to announce the launch of SCTE IBC Partners’ Pavilion, Park Foyer near hall 8 (stand number: India’s new Technology Journal, which will be distributed 8.F51). This year, the SCTE will be sending four lucky bursary throughout India. The Technology Journal reaches out to winners to the event and its President, Mike Thornton, is one the core of India’s industry, targeting the Indian MSOs, of the judges for the CSI Awards during IBC. LCOs, broadcasters, government officials and associations, equipment manufacturers and service providers and is a Don’t miss the SCTE Benelux Lecture on 18 September touchpoint for the broadcast, telecom, cable and broadband 2017 in the Emerald Room (RAI Centre) at this year’s IBC community in India. For further details, see page 35. event in Amsterdam. Its theme is “Managing the Network Infrastructures of the Future”. Following a complimentary Don’t forget to send any editorial or advertising contributions light lunch buffet for all lecture attendees at 12.30pm, the for the November issue of SCTE’s Broadband Journal presentations will commence at 13.45. At the conclusion to [email protected] by 7 November 2017. of the afternoon session, there will be a drinks reception at It reaches over 7000 global broadband professionals. 17.30. The SCTE also thanks the event sponsor, WorldWide Download the 2017 media packs and rate card, for further Supply BV. Attendance is free – email [email protected] if details, at https://www.thescte.eu/downloads/general- you wish to attend. Further details of the event are on page 6. documents-1/membership-and-broadband-1 You can also meet us on our booth at the Liberty Global We look forward to meeting you at IBC! Technology Summit, immediately after IBC, at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam. Our full training portfolio will be on offer and we will be sharing the booth this year with ISBE™ (the International Society of Broadband Experts). Come and see us with your training requirements! Sara Waddington Managing Editor We are also holding our Autumn Lecture and AGM on SCTE, Society for Broadband Professionals 4 October 2017 at the new venue of One Great George E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.theSCTE.eu Street, Westminster, London, SW1P – the programme for the event will be released shortly (see page 10). 2 Vol. 39 No. 3 - August 2017 Issue Vol. 39 No. 3 - August 2017 Issue 3 news from the scte SCTE confirms 2017 award winners SCTE 2017 award winners The SCTETM (Society for Broadband Professionals) confirmed “Best CPE solution” the winners and runners-up of its prestigious 2017 n WINNER: Teleste Technological Innovation awards at its Gala Annual Awards ClassA++ flylead with cold flow (Creep) and galvanic Dinner on 17 June 2017 at Drapers’ Hall in London (UK). compensation. The competition honours innovative products, systems and n RUNNER-UP: ARRIS concepts in the broadband industry. DCX960 set-top box. “Best broadband network transmission solution” The winner of the best overall submission and SCTE 2017 Technological Innovation of the Year Award was Teleste n WINNER: Bridge Technologies Nomad Network test and analysis equipment. for its Class A++ Flylead with Cold Flow (Creep) and Galvanic Compensation. Last year’s winner was also Teleste for its n RUNNER-UP: Arcom Digital LLC Network Traffic Compatible (NTC) Time Domain Double Galvanic Isolated Multimedia Coaxial Cable Extender. Reflectometer (TDR). At the same event, the SCTE also confirmed the winners of “Best digital processing solution” its prestigious 2017 Individual Achievement awards. The 2017 n WINNER: Harmonic Richard Harris Member of the Year Award went to Damian EyeQ video compression optimisation solution.