Top 10s of 2013, as Chosen by our Readers

Wondering what was hot in cable's technology space this year? Look no further. Here are our top 10 lists for feature stories, videos and special projects for the last year. The rankings, from most views to least, are based on traffic data from our web site and e-letters - in other words, they tell us what you, cable's movers and shakers, found most interesting and important this year.Top 10 FeaturesThe single biggest tech story this year has been DOCSIS 3.1, as evidenced by its appearance in three of the top 10 feature slots. Wireless generally and multiscreen video specifically both continue to generate strong interest as well.

1. Comcast, TWC, Charter Reveal Capex Plans



2. DOCSIS 3.1: One Big Change … Among Many



3. Few Hard Facts Available on CableWiFi Project



4. DOCSIS 3.1 Looks Both Forward and Back



5. Is 802.11ad the Ultimate Cable Replacement?



6. The 2013 Diamond Technology Reviews Elite Are Here



7. Gateway to Cable Operators' Future



8. Long-Distance Cable TV?



9. DOCSIS 3.1: Begin Preparing Now



10. Cable Operators Getting Aggressive on Passive Optics

Top 10 VideosAs always, our videos largely stole the show, which is nice because we kind of pride ourselves on them. As in years past, show coverage figured strongly this year; however, the top performer by far was our Three Questions with a Leader interview with Tony Werner. Look for more Leader interviews next year.

1. Three Questions with Comcast's Tony Werner - from BTR



2. Hranac. Gorman. And the Burning Issues of Network Operations



3. New Tech, Great Energy. Cable-Tec Expo 2013 Brings the Heat.



4. TECH-LIVE 2013 - Cable Show Day 1



5. Cable-Tec Rocks Atlanta; BTR is There



6. TECH-LIVE Day 3: 2013 Cable Show Wraps with a Bang



7. Tech with a "Capital T" - Cable Show Day 2 Wrap Up



8. IPv6 - The Reality for Smaller Ops



9. Cable Leakage Happens. Rohde & Schwarz Helps "Find and Fix"



10. More About MoCA - from Hitron Technologies

Top 10 Special ProjectsThis year saw a dramatic expansion in the number of our special projects - most of them multimedia, and all of which have performed extremely well. These include our Best Practices series (launched late in 2012), Special Reports, eBooks and white papers.

1. Special Report: What is Signal Level? - Part 2



2. Special Report: What is Signal Level?



3. CCAP Special Report - An Industry "Game Changer"



4. Best Practices for Signal Leakage Monitoring



5. Best Practices Series: Troubleshooting DOCSIS



6. eBook: DOCSIS Troubleshooting



7. Best Practices Series: Troubleshooting Set-Top Boxes



8. Best Practices Series: Fiber Node Troubleshooting



9. Best Practices Series: Upstream Monitoring



10. White Paper: HEVC Demystified

Honorable MentionsSome of these are just weird and/or illustrations of the power of a good headline, but they're all about wireless, over-the-top (OTT), or both. Regardless, they got too many hits to ignore.

1. Comcast to Sell … Light Bulbs?



2. Google Dangles Video Dongle



3. Netflix Numbers: Good News, Bad News for Cable Ops



4. Massive Growth for WiFi: Real or a Pipe Dream?



5. High-Speed Internet … via Ceiling Lamp

And that wraps it up for this year. Here's hoping you enjoyed 2013 as much as we did, and best wishes to you all in the new year to come.Ron Hendrickson is BTR's managing editor. Reach him at [email protected].