2018 Cable Industry Survey Conducted by Light Reading Question Title * 1. What do you feel are your three biggest challenges with your outside plant/network? (Please select 3 answers) Labor Powering Education of HFC staff Network infrastructure Drop replacement CPE replacement Headend space constraints Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 2. What are your company’s top engineering priorities? (Choose up to 3) How engineering can affect residential customer retention How to best roll out wireless services and prepare for 5G Building out our Smart Home solution Ensuring we have enough bandwidth for all clients Commercial and business services growth Cost analysis for new technologies and affordability How to engineer the network today for scalable growth Node placement and plant upgrades Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 3. How do you stay current with industry trends and news? (Choose up to 5) Blogs Colleagues and professional network Conference and conventions Online news sources Email newsletter subscriptions Materials in the mail Personal visits from vendors and consultants Social media Trade publications Vendor websites Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 4. Who do you rely on for fiber and connectivity pre-installation engineering advice? (Choose up to 3) Consultants Distributors Contractors /Construction companies Equipment vendor sales or technical experts In-house Engineers Other network operators that have installed FTTH Providers of complete FTTH systems Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 5. What connectivity issues are you most interested in learning? (Choose up to 3) Centralized CCAP Change management Coherent Optical Networking DAA Fiber deep solutions FTTH Inventory management Network design Procurement Product selection Project and program planning Project management Remote PHY vs. MAC PHY Testing Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 6. What is the top factor holding you back from purchasing in the next 12 months? (Please select one answer only) Cap EX Versus OpEx Communicating with upper management and gaining support is very tough Corporate approvals In-house staff technical familiarity with fiber and the various tech solutions Perceived reliability of products Price Right now it’s not a necessity Technology is confusing and we are still putting our arms around what to do Vendor selection Would rather be a fast follower than a first-to-deploy leader Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 7. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being best and 10 being the least, please rate the companies below for overall value, product costs, service and quality of technology. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 AFL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Amphenol 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 CommScope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Corning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Clearfield 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Huawei 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PPC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Prysmian 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Viavi 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3M OK Question Title * 8. What do you look for when working with a vendor? (Choose up to 3) Depth of product portfolio Easily accessible vendor resources Flexibility Global presence History of working with the vendor Independent vs. conglomerate Innovation and forward thinking Price Reliability, manageability and scalability Reputation Strategic design and planning Vendor responsiveness Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 9. What is your professional title? COO/CFO/GM EVP/SVP/VP/MD Engineer, residential services Engineer, business and commercial services Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 10. As a thank you for your time, survey respondents will be entered and randomly selected to win one of 25 Amazon gift cards valued at $25 each. If you would like to be entered please input your work email address below. Please note your work email address will only be used for the purpose of entering the prize draw. You will not be contacted for any other purpose. OK DONE