The cable operator who also tinkers and builds products is part of industry history. That tradition is nonetheless fading, as industry consolidation has turned many onetime innovators into fast-followers eager to ride cost curves down to the lowest common denominator. The counter-example of the manufacturer that owns and operates cable systems is even more rare. From the perspective of one vendor that fits that profile, the combination works. "On the one hand, it makes good business sense," said Sumit Kumar, VP corporate strategy for Vecima Networks, a Victoria, BC-based supplier of cable and wireless equipment that also runs a handful of profitable systems in western Canada.
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