PODCAST: SCTE TechExpo26 show roundup
In this SCTE TechExpo26 podcast, we're rounding up the key trends from last week's show in Atlanta.
Here’s a breakdown of the episode’s key moments:
Opening | 0:02
Show stats and highlights | 1:18
This year’s TechExpo26 featured over 245+ speakers and 300+ exhibitors. Also, 10,000 attended, and more than 1,280 unique companies from over 50 countries participated.
Other highlights | 1:57
SCTE Industry Awards honorees | 2:47
Recognition of this year’s SCTE Industry Awards honorees
Lightwave’s Diamond Technology Reviews program | 03:41
The return of our Diamond Technology Reviews program.
Lightwave’s own panel | 4:59
Lightwave held its own panel called From Strand to Server, Building the Fiber Infrastructure for Converged AI Ready Networks.
Broadband Evolution Playbook series | 06:34
Lightwave moderated a panel that included speakers from three prominent cable operators, including Comcast, Armstrong, and Charter, as well as cable equipment supplier Harmonic.
Next year’s show dates | 7:41
SCTE TechExpo27 will take place Sept. 28–30, 2027, in Denver
Closing | 8:06
About the Podcast
In the Lightwave Broadband Pulse podcast, we address key issues affecting the optical and broadband industries. Join us every week for insights from industry leaders on these topics. Visit our website at www.lightwave.com and click on our podcast site at www.broadbandpulse.podbean.com/.
About the Author
Sean BuckleySean Buckley
Sean is the Editor-in-Chief of Lightwave. He establishes and executes Lightwave's editorial strategy across its website, email newsletters, events, and other information products. Before coming to Lightwave in July 2023, he served as editor of Broadband Communities. Earlier, he served as senior editor of FierceTelecom and the editor of the former Telecommunications Magazine. He got his start in the optical industry in 1998 when he became the editor of enterprise and optical networks at Information Gatekeepers. He has a BA in English from the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and lives in Dracut, Mass, with his wife, two sons, and his cat, Dove.
