Just a day after President Trump hosted a tech summit where he rebranded AI as “super intelligence,” White House National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross joined SCTE TechExpo26 to talk about what the move signals and why it “was a great day for the country.” Read More
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New Leaders, New Look for LDW
When Leadership Development Week kicks off on Oct. 5, there will be changes from top to bottom—starting with management. Read More
Doubts Linger Over BEAD’s Overhaul
It was hard for the $42.5 billion BEAD program not to get a few jabs during a Benton Institute for Broadband & Society panel on the broadband marketplace. Read More
Charter: Stop Building for Yesterday
Charter CEO Chris Winfrey challenged vendors at this week’s SCTE TechExpo26: “Stop developing your products to DSL or fixed wireless standards and start developing your products to a multi-gig capability.” Read More
STRIKE Highlights Vandalism Surge
A Wednesday morning TechExpo panel about the fight against network vandalism felt like telecom’s version of assembling the Avengers. Leaders from Comcast , Charter , AT&T , T-Mobile and Verizon joined Read More
On SCTE’s Show Floor
It’s hard not to be mesmerized at Charter ’s booth by the cool robot and a VR experience that puts you courtside at an NBA game, but for Steve Miller , the coolest thing in the display is the connected Read More
FCC Advances NEPA, Spectrum Overhauls
The FCC ’s September open meeting produced five items, ranging from permitting reform to a large satellite spectrum release. Leading the way was an approval to modernize National Environmental Policy Act Read More
AMC Takes the TechExpo Stage
AMC Global Media, SCTE TechExpo’s first-ever programmer co-host, took the main stage Tuesday morning. Read More
Pioneers Sparkle Monday Night
The Cable TV Pioneers 60th induction gala Monday night brought the bling—living up to its billing as a Diamond Jubilee. Read More
O’Rielly’s TMT Whiteboard: ‘Fixing’ USF by Taxing Broadband is Lunacy
D.C. has a knack for creating policy zombies: no matter how often bad ideas are defeated, a determined few find ways to jolt them back to life. Read More
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Current Issue: September 2026
CFX Top Ops Issue
In this issue:
The CFX team is thrilled to unveil the 2026 Top Ops honorees—the operators, executives, and organizations delivering real results across today’s convergent media and connectivity landscape. This year’s issue is centered on convergence: what it looks like when the industry’s best stop talking about transformation and actually execute it.
Inside, you’ll meet Charter, this year’s Convergence Champion, combining streaming and traditional video in ways that redefine what an operator can be. You’ll find Mediacom, Tier 1 Operator of the Year, raising the bar on customer experience with next-generation network technology. And you’ll discover how Buckeye, our Small Operator of the Year, made a bold bet on broadband-delivered content that’s paying off.
Beyond the honoree profiles, the issue takes a hard look at how convergence is reshaping every corner of the business, from fiber buildouts and fixed wireless expansion to streaming innovation, ad tech, and mobile momentum. These are the pages where the industry’s next chapter is being written.
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