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IndustryJune 15, 2026

Why DOCSIS 4.0 Rollouts Are Stalling and What to Do About It

The transition to DOCSIS 4.0 was supposed to be straightforward. Instead, operators are facing 52-week lead times, supplier bottlenecks, and a shortage of RPDs. Here is how predictive procurement can help.
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EngineeringJune 1, 2026

Weibull Survival Models for Network Hardware: A Practical Guide

How Gearbox uses Weibull accelerated failure time models to predict line card and optic failures 90 days in advance, with confidence intervals that procurement teams can act on.
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ResearchMay 18, 2026

The Hidden Cost of Emergency Network Hardware Orders

Emergency orders cost 3x the standard price on average. But the real cost is the operational disruption. A look at the data and how to break the cycle.
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EngineeringMay 4, 2026

Federated Learning for Multi-Operator Failure Prediction

How Gearbox uses differential privacy and federated learning to build industry-wide failure models without exposing any single operator's network topology.
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Case StudyApril 20, 2026

From Spreadsheet to System: Modernizing Network Hardware Procurement

A tier-1 MSO was managing $200M in annual hardware spend with spreadsheets. Here is how they moved to a platform approach in 90 days.
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TechnicalApril 6, 2026

OpenConfig gRPC Telemetry: A Primer for Procurement Teams

You do not need to be a network engineer to understand OpenConfig. Here is what procurement teams need to know about the data that powers predictive hardware lifecycle management.
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