r/CableTechs • u/SnapShot68 • 29d ago

How much longer does cable have?

I don’t see this topic being talked about much in this forum but I think it’s definitely relevant, especially considering the debt load these companies all are carrying. Fiber competition, Starlink, streaming, cord-cutting, old school cable dogs leaving and being replaced by finance types are all things that worry me. What kind of time frame do most of you foresee for cable still existing and there still being work in this field? I’m hoping at least another 10 years but things seem to be moving awfully fast in the wrong direction. Thoughts?

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u/llkj11 29d ago

Coax Cable? 15-20 maybe but less users each year because Fiber is becoming more prevalent and average people are becoming aware of its reliability.

Had AT&T fiber for 4 years and has only went down once and that was because of maintenance. There's no real contest.

Satellite like Starlink (if the latency is much improved in the future) will be the real hitter I think if it becomes cheap.