Comcast Reduces Headend Footprint and Downtime with MDC Connectors

BY KRISTIN LEWOTSKY 

INTRODUCTION

For cable operators, there are two things always in short supply in the headend: rack space and time. As the second largest cable MSO in the United States, Comcast maintains a network with approximately 60 million households passed. Keeping up with growth means constantly adding more DWDM channels to feed more nodes, to serve more customers-all from a finite amount of rack space. Meanwhile, that equipment needs to be installed and maintained, adding to operational expenditures. Read full case study>>