Cable Operator List

Tue Feb 2 14:00:26 UTC 2016

Well, maybe NANOG's not a bad place for this post then! I would like to
know more about the data-only side of CMTS systems, and who the main
vendors are.

We have MDU properties where there is either old inside CAT3 phone wire, or
coaxial cable. We have looked and are very familiar with the multiple
technologies that work over phone lines namely VDSL2 and G.FAST. However,
using the coaxial cable seems to be a much better solution than using the
phone wires.

So I am looking for compacts, low cost CMTS systems. Based on the specs, I
am looking for something at least DOCSIS 3.0 capable, with at least 16X4
output. Something with the ability to upgrade to software upgrade to DOCSIS
3.1 would be nice, but I doubt that would be a low cost solution.

Whats out there for small operators that don't want a large chassis based
system to feed an entire town with.

So far I have found the
http://picodigital.com/product-details.php?ID=miniCMTS200a which seems to
retail for under $5000.

On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 7:48 AM, Daniel Corbe <dcorbe at hammerfiber.com> wrote:

>
> > On Feb 2, 2016, at 8:42 AM, Colton Conor <colton.conor at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Are there any mailing lists out there dedicated for cable/MSO type
> > operators?
> >
>
> I'm curious about this too.
>
> I’m not a cable operator (in that I haven’t successfully registered for a
> cable franchise yet) but I do operate a docsis network and I’ve
> successfully negotiated the treacherous waters of obtaining and providing
> content to my users.
>
> I’m still a bit green behind the ears but I could probably offer some
> measure of assistance if you have a specific question.
>
> -Daniel
>
>