Cable ops aren t uniform on whether they ll go with DOCSIS 4.0 or make a leap to FTTP, but it s clear that upgrading to a flexible, distributed access architecture (DAA) will emerge as the common denominator.
Organization has wrapped the specs for a 'Coherent Termination Device' that will help cable operators to mine more capacity out of the limited fibers available between the headend or hub and the fiber node.