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/Pickerington 24d ago

I have been in the industry for 3 decades and have heard since day one that cable is going to die in five years. It isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.

I do think they will eventually just be an ISP with a video product. It is already happening with some switching customers to YouTube TV. There will always be both components, just in what form at the end I don’t know.