Cable Labs
Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. (short CableLabs) is a 1988 founded non-profit organization of international cable operator based in Louisville in the US state of Colorado , which in research and development in the field of broadband cable networks concerned and their technologies.
Cable network operators from all over the world can join the consortium. The consortium is financed from part of the cable network operator's income.
The members of the Board of Directors consist of employees of the member companies. One of the board members is Manuel Cubero, CEO of Vodafone Kabel Deutschland .
The company develops specifications and provides test environments for members to ensure interoperability . The best-known standard defined by CableLabs is the DOCSIS standard.
The company has also founded the IPTV Innovations Lab, which develops standards for IPTV in broadband networks.
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