CableLabs

Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.

Trade name	CableLabs
Company type	Nonprofit corporation
Industry	Research and development
Founded	1988
Founder	Richard Leghorn Dr. John Malone Richard Green
Headquarters	Louisville, Colorado , United States
Key people	Phil McKinney, President & CEO
Website	www.cablelabs.com

Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. (CableLabs) is a membership-based research and development consortium for the broadband industry. It works with network operators and the broader ecosystem to develop technical specifications and support interoperability testing.

History

CableLabs was founded in 1988 by cable companies to drive innovation and technology development for the industry.^[1]

Membership

System operators from around the world are eligible to be members.^[2]

CableLabs is funded and governed by its member companies, primarily broadband operators around the world. These companies collectively invest in technology research and development, as well as specifications, that benefit the entire broadband ecosystem.

Membership allows companies to participate directly in shaping industry technology and specifications — including innovations such as DOCSIS, advanced fiber, Wi-Fi and other network technologies.

Who Can Be Members

Membership is limited to multiple system operators (MSOs), such as cable broadband providers. Members include:

• Comcast
• Charter Communications
• Cox Communications
• Liberty Global
• Rogers
• Vodafone

See also

• Cable modem – Broadband Internet access device
• Cable modem termination system – Equipment used to provide high speed data services
• Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers

References

1. CableLabs (June 5, 2018). "A Letter to our Members on our 30th Anniversary". CableLabs. Retrieved March 25, 2026.
2. "Become a Member". CableLabs. Retrieved March 25, 2026.

External links

• Official website
• CableLabs Specifications Database