NCTA's annual conference The Cable Show is coming up soon. The 58th Annual Convention and International Exposition will be held in Washington, DC in less than seven weeks; you can follow details about the event on the Show's blog or by following CableShow on Twitter. Today, my colleague Joy Sims has prepared a report on a pretty cool exhibit we'll be having at The Cable Show: Broadband Nation.
Talking about the benefits of broadband and how we can expand the number of Americans with high-speed connections is all the rage here in Washington, especially as Congress deliberates over an economic stimulus bill that may include billions for broadband. Those of us in Cable Land think the attention on broadband is long overdue, and as the nation’s largest provider of broadband service with a near national and scalable network that is delivering market-leading speeds, we are excited to jump aboard the broadband train. So, what are the many ways which consumers can benefit from broadband? You can see for yourself at a 22,000 square-foot Broadband Nation exhibit that will be the centerpiece of NCTA’s annual Cable Show being held April 1 -3 at the Washington, D.C. Convention Center.
This large-scale broadband exhibit will demonstrate how consumers can use broadband in their homes, communities and beyond. Details about the exhibit were announced last week, and we’ll be sharing more information in the coming weeks. Broadband Nation is being designed to replicate real communities anywhere in America and will include urban, suburban and rural settings. These communities will be complete with an entertainment center, school, medical clinic and small business. To the left, you can see a small-scale mockup of what Broadband Nation will look like on the show floor. Visitors to the exhibit will have hands-on access to see how the latest – and future – broadband technology can be integrated into a suburban home or an urban loft; a school; a small business; and a health clinic. A cable company’s office – also located within the exhibit – will help guide the operations within the communities. Technology to be on display will include:
- Next generation, ultra fast high-speed Internet (aka DOCSIS 3.0) demo provided by Comcast
- RF Over Glass (RFOG) fiber-to-the-home
- WiMAX Mobile Broadband
- tru2way TVs
- Broadband-based, whole-home automation and entertainment solutions
- Comcast’s HITS AxIS service which Multichannel wrote about following its introduction last May
- Specialized medical technology for health clinics, such as telehealth applications
- Enhanced RV-based applications for home
- 3-D TV
Want to register or learn more about The Cable Show? Check out www.thecableshow.com where the lineup of speakers, sessions and activities is available and constantly being updated.