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HFC

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What is HFC?

HFC (Hybrid Fiber-Coaxial) is a telecommunications industry term for a broadband access network architecture that combines optical fiber and coaxial cable. It's commonly used to deliver cable television, broadband internet, and VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) services to residential and commercial customers. Fiber optic cables are used from the service provider's headend to a local node, and then coaxial cable carries the signal the remaining distance to the customer's premises.

What other technologies are related to HFC?

HFC Competitor Technologies

Fiber to the Home is a direct competitor as it offers higher bandwidth and dedicated fiber connections.
mentioned alongside HFC in 8% (370) of relevant job posts
Fiber to the Node is a competitor, although less so than FTTH, as it still uses copper for the final connection.
mentioned alongside HFC in 46% (58) of relevant job posts
Microwave technologies can be used for wireless internet service which is a competitor to HFC.
mentioned alongside HFC in 4% (252) of relevant job posts
Fiber to the Premises is essentially the same as FTTH and a direct competitor.
mentioned alongside HFC in 7% (104) of relevant job posts
Fiber to the x encompasses technologies like FTTH and FTTN which are competitors to HFC.
mentioned alongside HFC in 5% (132) of relevant job posts
Gigabit Passive Optical Network is a competing technology for providing high-speed internet access, typically as part of an FTTH deployment.
mentioned alongside HFC in 3% (191) of relevant job posts

HFC Complementary Technologies

Used for inspecting fiber optic cables, essential for maintaining the fiber portion of HFC networks.
mentioned alongside HFC in 96% (288) of relevant job posts
Essential for transmitting video content over HFC networks.
mentioned alongside HFC in 92% (292) of relevant job posts
Used to identify live fibers which is useful during maintenance and repair of the fiber portion of the HFC network.
mentioned alongside HFC in 93% (285) of relevant job posts

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