Hosts: Jerry Patton, ARRIS; Tom DePaolantonio, JDSU; and Amie Cox, JDSU
Time: Thursday, October 8, 2009 11:00 am Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -04:00, New York)

Overview:
Fiber characterization is the process of testing optical fibers to ensure they are suitable for the type of transmission for which they will be used. This webcast will cover how fiber characterization can help eliminate costly troubleshooting for current and future network deployments, and testing methods for measuring fiber performance.

• Optical Insertion Loss
• Optical Return Loss
• Optical Time Domain Reflectometry Traces
• Chromatic Dispersion Testing
• Polarized Mode Dispersion Testing

Whether you're a fiber optic installer, technician, project manager or engineer, and need to understand and measure the performance of fiber infrastructures, this webcast is designed for you.

Sponsors: Arris
Host: Alan Breznick, Senior Analyst, Heavy Reading
Time: 2:00 p.m. New York / 7:00 p.m. London

Overview:
Led by Comcast, Videotron, Rogers, and Cox, North American MSOs are stepping up their rollouts of Docsis 3.0 service in major markets throughout the continent this year. Despite the recession, cable operators are introducing wideband service because of growing competition from such telcos as Verizon and AT&T, growing consumer demand for faster data speeds, and the desire to keep their edge in the broadband market. In this Webinar, we look at the early deployment results and the lessons that cable providers and equipment suppliers are learning from these initial deployments. We’ll tackle such questions as: What technical and operational challenges must be overcome to roll out 3.0 service? What are the costs of deploying 3.0? How should wideband be priced and promoted?