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CommScope Cable Tech Guide Screenshots

iPad

iPhone

About CommScope Cable Tech Guide

The Cable Technician Pocket Guide from CommScope (formerly ARRIS) is an essential resource for cable technicians and installation engineers. Building on the success of the printed pocket guide, this app provides even more information and functionality direct from your iOS phone device. The pocket guide features information on:

- Safety
- RF Data
- RF Calculations
- Maintenance and Troubleshooting
- International TV Formats
- Cables, Taps, Plug-ins and Passives
- Fiber Data
- Packet transport (MPEG/IP)
- Symbols and Acronyms
- Data Transmission

...and more. Regularly performed calculations are made even easier with a series of in-built calculators covering:

- Channel Frequency / Cable Loss
- Non-Bandedge Carrier Level
- CNR Calculator
- CTB Calculator
- CSO Calculator
- Ohm's Law / Joules Law Calculator
- dBm - mW Conversion
- dBmV - dBuV conversion

Additional functionality allows you to favourite content for easy access, make inline notes and keep up to date with the latest news from CommScope and SCTE/ISBE.

What's New in the Latest Version 1.7

Last updated on Mar 23, 2022

Old Versions

Bug Fixes and Minor Improvements.

Version History

1.7

Mar 23, 2022

Bug Fixes and Minor Improvements.

1.6.1

Feb 25, 2021

The CommScope Cable Tech Guide has recently received branding and feature updates. We have simplified to a single app that includes all features at no additional cost.

1.6

Dec 7, 2020

The CommScope Cable Tech Guide has recently received branding and feature updates. We have simplified to a single app that includes all features at no additional cost.

1.5

Aug 20, 2020

Following the acquisition of ARRIS by CommScope in 2019 we have now added all premium features to the app along with some general updates and bug fixes.

1.4.4

Jan 22, 2019

General enhancements and bug fixes

1.4.2

May 23, 2018

Bugs fixed and improvements

1.4.1

May 10, 2017

Improvements & bug fixes

1.3

Apr 3, 2017

The ARRIS Cable Technician Pocket Guide has now been updated to support tablet devices. All the same functionality and features found in the phone version are provided, ensuring this remains an essential resource for cable technicians and installation engineers.

1.0

Nov 30, 2016

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