Technical insight and standards updates from the SCTE community
Overview
The Know It All Webinar Series is a quarterly SCTE program that brings members inside the technical papers and standards activity shaping the future of the industry. Each session features expert-led presentations that translate research and standards development into practical insight, real-world implications and a forward-looking view of what’s next.
A Closer Look
Designed for broadband industry professionals, this series provides direct access to the ideas and progress driving SCTE standards. Sessions highlight technical journal presentations alongside PMN Live! updates, offering deeper context than written papers alone and increased visibility into active standards work, priorities, and progress.
The format is peer-driven and practical, with dedicated time for discussion and Q&A—making it easy to engage with contributors, ask questions and apply what you learn.
Whether you are actively contributing to standards, implementing them in the field or monitoring emerging developments, the SCTE Know It All Webinar Series helps you stay informed, aligned and connected to the community shaping what comes next.
What you’ll learn
- Key takeaways from recent SCTE Technical Journal papers and research
- Updates on current standards development and upcoming priorities
- Practical implications for implementation, testing and deployment
- Insights and perspectives from peers directly contributing to the work
For more information, contact [email protected].
Upcoming Webinar
Practical AI + Next-Gen Video Advertising Innovations
Thursday, Mar 5 | 12:00 PM – 01:00 PM EST
Join us for a webinar featuring two practical innovations shaping the future of broadband.
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Learn how large language models and sentence-transformer embeddings can modernize network inventory and supply chain management through an agent-based AI framework designed for broadband, delivering more accurate and scalable results than traditional string-matching methods.
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Explore how standards-based QR code delivery in video advertising using MPEG-DASH enables dynamic, low-bandwidth, location-aware viewer interactions powered by cloud-native microservices, Kafka and Kubernetes.
If you’re looking for deployable innovation beyond the hype, this session is for you.
Moderator
Derek DiGiacomo
Sr. Director, Energy Management Program & Business Continuity, SCTE
Speakers
Wei Cai
Senior Lead Data Scientist, Cox Communications
Ramachandran Elumalai
Principal Software Engineer II, Charter Communications
*Note: You must be an SCTE member to register and have an SCTE account.
*This webinar does not count towards recertification credits
Wei Cai
Wei Cai, Senior Lead Data Scientist specializing in capacity forecasting, network reliability, and customer churn for large-scale broadband networks, leveraging advanced analytics, time-series modeling, and LLM-based systems to drive more accurate forecasting, capacity planning, and inventory decisions.
Ramachandran Elumalai
Ramachandran Elumalai is a Principal Software Engineer II at Charter Communications with nearly 10 years of experience architecting cloud-native video services. He specializes in designing scalable middleware services using microservices architectures, with recent focus on Agentic AI and LLM integration. His innovative work includes a granted patent in video technology and pioneering approaches to cloud services that optimize performance, improve resiliency, reduce costs, and accelerate deployment through automation. With over 20 years in software development across the telecommunications industry, he combines deep technical expertise with practical business solutions.