While the cable industry is facing its most intensive competition, it also is poised to extend its streak of innovative leadership, especially with the personalization of rich media achieved in on-demand delivery models. A key pending innovation for greater delivery of personalized services such as video on demand and switched broadcast is the onset of the universal edge QAM. Intelligent and flexible edge infrastructure enables cable operators to expand and optimize on-demand delivery of content.

This white paper was first published at SCTE's Conference on Emerging Technologies® 2006 in Tampa, Fla.