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October 22, 2009
SCTE and CommScope to Promote Quality Broadband Installations
By Anamika Singh, TMCnet Contributor
The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers, or “SCTE,” and CommScope have partnered to offer training through SCTE chapters and meeting groups on best practices for broadband installation and troubleshooting.
A course titled, “Drop Installation Fundamentals: The Core to Network Reliability,” is scheduled and will instruct installers, both new hires and those needing to refresh their skills, on basic industry standards for performing a broadband installation.
Using an SCTE professional development, or “Pd,” approved curriculum, CommScope instructors will travel to any of SCTE's 68 chapters and meeting groups to conduct the course in one four-hour session, making debut at the SCTE Great Lakes Chapter on Nov.4.
The course will provide the dual benefit of helping installers achieve the craftsmanship while equipping cable operators with a confident workforce to ensure the reliability of their networks.
Successful completion of the course will award the attendees with the SCTE broadband premises installer, or “BPI,” certification. Also, CommScope will provide non-SCTE members who successfully complete the course with a one year SCTE membership.
“I am excited that CommScope and we at SCTE have put our heads together to address a critical industry need,” SCTE president and CEO Mark Dzuban. “Communications networks, no matter how sophisticated, cannot function as intended without the upholding of basic competencies that are required of our industry's technical workforce.”
The course assists students to recognize basic analog cable network configurations; describe how signal flows from the network to the customer's television; demonstrate proper cable handling, preparation, and connectorization techniques of cables used within the drop system; and distinguish passive and active devices within the customer's premises including discussing their functions and use.
“SCTE and CommScope share a vision for our industry to benefit from the successful installation of advanced broadband networks,” Jim Hughes, executive vice president, Broadband Sales and Marketing, CommScope, said.
“Our experience has shown that proper installation practices are a key element to system reliability and performance,” Hughes added. “A confident and skilled workforce will assist operators in reducing costly callbacks and improve subscriber satisfaction.”
A course titled, “Drop Installation Fundamentals: The Core to Network Reliability,” is scheduled and will instruct installers, both new hires and those needing to refresh their skills, on basic industry standards for performing a broadband installation.
Using an SCTE professional development, or “Pd,” approved curriculum, CommScope instructors will travel to any of SCTE's 68 chapters and meeting groups to conduct the course in one four-hour session, making debut at the SCTE Great Lakes Chapter on Nov.4.
The course will provide the dual benefit of helping installers achieve the craftsmanship while equipping cable operators with a confident workforce to ensure the reliability of their networks.
Successful completion of the course will award the attendees with the SCTE broadband premises installer, or “BPI,” certification. Also, CommScope will provide non-SCTE members who successfully complete the course with a one year SCTE membership.
“I am excited that CommScope and we at SCTE have put our heads together to address a critical industry need,” SCTE president and CEO Mark Dzuban. “Communications networks, no matter how sophisticated, cannot function as intended without the upholding of basic competencies that are required of our industry's technical workforce.”
The course assists students to recognize basic analog cable network configurations; describe how signal flows from the network to the customer's television; demonstrate proper cable handling, preparation, and connectorization techniques of cables used within the drop system; and distinguish passive and active devices within the customer's premises including discussing their functions and use.
“SCTE and CommScope share a vision for our industry to benefit from the successful installation of advanced broadband networks,” Jim Hughes, executive vice president, Broadband Sales and Marketing, CommScope, said.
“Our experience has shown that proper installation practices are a key element to system reliability and performance,” Hughes added. “A confident and skilled workforce will assist operators in reducing costly callbacks and improve subscriber satisfaction.”
Anamika Singh is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Anamika's articles, please visit her columnist page.
Edited by Kelly McGuire
