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Vecima will demonstrate an innovative, first-ever 50G-PON migration and investment protection solution, supporting 50G ITU PON and 10G-EPON on the same port in the optical line terminal (OLT) platform
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The ERM422, the world's first Dual Downstream Service Group DOCSIS® 4.0 Remote PHY device (RPD), will be showcased in the EN9000 Generic Access Platform (GAP) and EN8800U node platforms
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Live demonstrations of Entra® vCMTS driving DOCSIS® 4.0 Remote PHY devices
Vecima Networks Inc. (TSX:VCM) today announced its showcase line-up for SCTE TechExpo 2025, taking place in Washington, D.C., September 29th through October 1st. The Company will demonstrate the industry's first 50G-PON migration path, supporting simultaneous operation of 10G-EPON DOCSIS Provisioning of EPON (DPoE) and 50G ITU PON on the same optical port.
In addition, Vecima will highlight breakthrough DOCSIS 4.0 technology with the world's first dual downstream service group Remote PHY device (RPD), powered by the Entra vCMTS and showcased within both the EN9000 Generic Access Platform (GAP) and EN8800U multi-access node platforms.
Multiple paths to Next-Gen PON – including first-ever 50G ITU and IEEE PON migration
With its Entra SF-4X Remote Optical Line Terminal (OLT) – the global market leader from 2021 through 2024, according to Dell'Oro Group – Vecima will demonstrate an innovative, first-ever 50G-PON migration solution, supporting 50G ITU PON and 10G-EPON on the same port for maximum investment protection and simplified Next-Gen PON migration. Where some other architectures and implementations of 10G PON may remain limited to 10 gigabit capacities, using Vecima's platforms, Broadband Service Providers (BSPs) can deploy 50G-PON when and as needed, while preserving their investment and continuing to scale today's 10G PON subscribers into the next decade.
Vecima will also showcase its Entra EXS1610 Platform, which supports 10G-EPON, XGS-PON, and Combo PON (XGS-PON & GPON). The platform uses Vecima's innovative Entra vPON Manager Provisioning and Telemetry Management for configuration, fault-monitoring, accounting, and analytics support for PON subscribers with a subscriber service-based, orchestration model.
The Entra EXS1610 All-PON Shelf is a best-in-class ITU PON platform, supported by vPON Manager, which combines scalability with operational simplicity for fiber-to-the-home deployments. Vecima's Open Network Ecosystem ONE™ enables operators to get best-in-class support for third-party ONTs/ONUs and management systems, ensuring no single vendor lock-in to specific PON customer premises equipment while delivering industry-leading investment protection.
Next-generation, cloud-native vCMTS powering DOCSIS 4.0
Experience a live demonstration of Entra vCMTS powering the world's first Dual Downstream Service Group RPD, the ERM422, showcased in the EN9000 Generic Access Platform (GAP) and EN8800U node platforms. This next-gen solution shows how a single platform can be reliable, flexible, and simplified—ready for operators to deploy today while supporting the broadband capacity needs of service providers for years to come.
Entra vCMTS, part of the Entra Cloud platform, offers DOCSIS 4.0 scalability and throughput with an open, cloud-native design. Its unique, fully containerized architecture makes it dynamically scalable for operators of all sizes at market-leading densities. Entra vCMTS is engineered to maximize reliability while minimizing space, power, and cost. In April 2025, Vecima announced that Cox Communications, the largest private broadband provider in the U.S., selected Entra vCMTS to modernize and enhance its DOCSIS network.
Following on the broad market success of Vecima's DOCSIS 3.1-capable RPD solutions, the Dual Downstream Service Group DOCSIS 4.0 ERM422 allows for more than 20Gbps in a single RPD, an unparalleled technological accomplishment.
Featured video streaming optimization solutions
The KeyFrame™ Media Optimization Solution enables Broadband and Content Providers to significantly elevate video quality using real-time generative AI while simultaneously reducing bitrates. This patented technology ensures true 1080p and 4K resolution and features advanced denoising and artifact removal, as well as spatial and temporal anti-aliasing and artifact-free upscaling. KeyFrame significantly reduces bitrates, resulting in substantial cost savings in both storage and transmission.
By managing video content at the network edge with MediaScale™ Ad Monetization, Broadband Providers can deliver more efficient, personalized video experiences and create significant additional opportunities to monetize content through targeted, high-value ads.
With MediaScale Open CDN™, service providers can cache third-party video content directly within their own networks, easing upstream capacity, reducing IP transit costs, and improving application performance – while monetizing the content they're already delivering. Subscribers can experience the highest bitrate video streaming with minimal rebuffering.
Vecima's TechExpo speakers
Krista Thompson, Regional Vice President of Sales, will host a fireside chat with Vecima's Ken Kerwin, Group Vice President and General Manager, called "Launching the Industry's Most Innovative vCMTS – How Entra vCMTS Advancements Benefit the Industry's Transition to DOCSIS 3.1+, Unified DOCSIS, and DOCSIS 4.0." Krista and Ken will be on the Innovation Stage on Tuesday, September 30, at 11:30 a.m.
Colin Howlett, Chief Technology Officer, a member of the SCTE Board of Directors, will host two TechExpo Workshops:
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SCTE 273 Generic Access Platform: The Present and Future of Deploying and Designing for a Universal Node, Wednesday, October 1, at 9:30 a.m.
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Architecting the Future Access Platform, Wednesday, October 1, at 11:30 a.m.
Vijay Raman, Vice President, Product Management, will host a fireside chat with Videotron's Juan Ramos, Vice President of Wireline Networks, in a Tech Talk titled "Migrating Cable MSO Access Networks to Next-Gen PON – Opportunities & Challenges" on Wednesday, October 1, at 10:00 a.m.
Quotes from Vecima Executives
"TechExpo 2025 is a tremendously exciting show for Vecima with breakthrough technology on display wherever you turn in our booth," said Ryan Nicometo, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Vecima's Broadband Solutions unit. "We're ushering in the next set of milestones for Fiber and Cable Access networks, with reliable, flexible, and simplified solutions that also happen to be blazingly fast."
"Vecima's 50G-PON demo highlights how service providers can seamlessly support both 10G-EPON DPoE and 50G ITU PON," said Colin Howlett, Chief Technology Officer at Vecima. "This is innovation with a purpose—optimizing networks for tomorrow's fiber demands while our Entra vCMTS and EN9000 GAP Node smooth the migration to DOCSIS 4.0 and maximize HFC longevity."
"The advances we will show at TechExpo give Broadband Service Providers the tools they need to build next-generation video and access networks with best-in-class reliability," said Clay McCreery, Chief Operating Officer at Vecima. "Vecima is moving the entire industry forward with standardized and interoperable solutions, allowing BSPs the flexibility they require. Our expert Global Services team assists with any network upgrade, and our Content Team is committed to scalable and monetizable solutions, driving ROI up and churn down."
Join Vecima at SCTE TechExpo 2025 in Booth A132
September 30 – October 1, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C.
About Vecima Networks
Vecima Networks Inc. (TSX:VCM) is leading the global evolution to the multi-gigabit, content-rich networks of the future. Our talented people deliver future-ready software, services, and integrated platforms that power broadband and video streaming networks, monitor and manage transportation, and transform experiences in homes, businesses, and everywhere people connect. We help our customers evolve their networks with cloud-based solutions that deliver ground-breaking speed, superior video quality, and exciting new services to their subscribers. There is power in connectivity – it enables people, businesses, and communities to grow and thrive. Learn more at vecima.com.
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