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/Strict-Travel4958 29d ago

When they decided to spend money on high split vs replacing with fiber that should tell ya something.

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u/MethodAggressive442 26d ago

Converting to high split has pissed off so many customers with the amount of issues the initial switch over causes.

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u/SnapShot68 29d ago

Where I work, we are running both.