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Cable Head-End

Last Updated May 24, 2021 1:37 pm

A cable television company’s local facility that originates and communicates cable modem and cable TV services to its subscribers. The cable company’s head-end includes the CMTS, which is essential in providing high-speed Internet access to cable subscribers.

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