Managing an HFC ecosystem from content acquisition to content delivery

Times have changed and, today, operators are supplying the most advanced multi-media services in an ever increasingly competitive market, to an ever more demanding subscriber. The subscriber needs the best, and operators need to be able to see to it that they get that. But on the other hand, operators are also dealing with an ever faster evolving technology, and platforms which are increasingly more complex. Therefore, a unified and consolidated approach on network management has become indispensable. This presentation will show the very latest generation of multi-vendor network management solutions, and the different key ingredients required for a successful deployment of such technology. By means of some cases in the HFC broadband and related industries, the presentation will demonstrate how this technology enables operators to generate significant operational added value, and to create that extra competitive edge. Society of Cable Telecommunication Engineers Spring Lecture 2008

Education: degree in electronic engineering in Belgium, and a master degree in data and telecommunications from the Fachhochschule Darmstadt (Germany) and University of Central England in Birmingham (UK). Career: Sales & Marketing Director at Skyline Communications since 1998 Expertise: network management solutions for the HFC broadband, satellite, IPTV and broadcast industry. ABOUT SKYLINE COMMUNICATIONS: Skyline Communications (www.skyline.be) is a global leading supplier of multi-vendor network management solutions for the HFC broadband, satellite, IPTV and broadcast industry.