Cable Television Laboratories Inc
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What it says it does
CABLELABS CO-INNOVATES UNEXPECTED SOLUTIONS THAT TRANSFORM AND INSPIRE OUR INDUSTRY. WE STRIVE TO DELIVER INNOVATIONS THAT ENABLE OUR MEMBERS TO BE THE PROVIDER OF CHOICE IN THEIR MARKETS.
- Income
- $75.6 million
- Spending
- $82.2 million
- Employees
- 242
- Volunteers
- 19
- Highest pay
- $2.7 million, president & ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- FOUNDED IN 1988 BY CABLE OPERATING COMPANIES, CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC. (CABLELABS OR THE COMPANY) IS A NONPROFIT INNOVATION AND R&D LAB THAT IS DEDICATED TO CREATING AND LEVERAGING INNOVATIVE IDEAS THAT SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT ITS CABLE OPERATOR MEMBERS' BUSINESS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY ALLOWING THEM TO BE THE PROVIDERS OF CHOICE IN THE MARKETS THEY SERVE. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O. THE COMPANY'S KEY OBJECTIVES ARE: TO PROVIDE A CENTRAL SOURCE OF TIMELY INFORMATION ABOUT TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS OF INTEREST TO THE INDUSTRY. PLAN, PERFORM, AND FUND INNOVATION AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THAT ALIGN WITH THE OVERALL INTERESTS OF THE CABLE INDUSTRY, FACILITATE THE TRANSFER OF RELEVANT TECHNOLOGY, AND ADVANCE BEST PRACTICES FOR DEPLOYING NEW TECHNOLOGY TO MEMBER COMPANIES ANDPROVIDERS TO THE INDUSTRY. PROVIDE SERVICES THAT PROMOTE INTEROPERABILITY OF RELEVANT TECHNOLOGIES SO THAT THEY ARE SUCCESSFULLY DEPLOYED BY MEMBER COMPANIES AND THEIR SUPPLIERS. THE COMPANY'S ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING MAJOR INITIATIVES: (A) STRATEGY THE STRATEGY TEAM IS FOCUSED ON PERFORMING TECHNO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, USER BEHAVIOR RESEARCH, AND NETWORK DEMAND ANALYSIS. THIS GROUP MONITORS INDUSTRY TRENDS, ALONG WITH THE ECONOMIC AND MARKET VIABILITY OF THE TECHNOLOGIES BOTH IN TERMS OF UNIT COSTS AND COMPETITIVE ALTERNATIVES. THEY WORK CLOSELY WITH THE TECHNOLOGY TEAMS TO IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP INNOVATIONS THAT CAN DELIVER MARKET AND TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGHS. THE FOCUS OF THE INNOVATION WORK IN THE GROUP IS TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES WITH POTENTIAL TO TRANSFORM THE CAPABILITIES OF THE INDUSTRY. (B) WIRED TECHNOLOGIES WIRED TECHNOLOGIES ACTIVITIES RELATE PRIMARILY TO WIRELINE COMMUNICATIONS, DEFINED AS COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES WHICH ARE DEPENDENT UPON A WIRE, CABLE OR FIBER TO FACILITATE THE TRANSFER OF INFORMATION FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER. WIRELINE COMMUNICATIONS IS A BROAD CATEGORY THAT, FOR PURPOSES OF WIRED TECHNOLOGIES, ENCOMPASSES FIXED NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE IN BOTH THE ACCESS NETWORK AND INHOME NETWORK. ACCESS NETWORK WIRELINE COMMUNICATIONS INCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIFICATIONS AND SOLUTIONS FOR DOCSIS 3.1, DOCSIS 4.0, DISTRIBUTED ACCESS ARCHITECTURES, PROACTIVE NETWORK MAINTENANCE, POINT-TO-POINT COHERENT OPTICS, AND PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORKING (PON). (C) WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES FOCUSES ON DRIVING THE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT OF WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE CABLE ECOSYSTEM IN PARTICULAR AND THE WIRELESS ECOSYSTEM AS A WHOLE. WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES CURRENTLY OF FOCUS INCLUDE WIFI, 3G/4G/LTE, AND 5G TECHNOLOGIES. WIFI EFFORTS ARE FOCUSED ON IMPROVING THE WIFI EXPERIENCE FOR BOTH ENDUSERS AND CABLE OPERATORS THROUGH SUPPORT OF INDUSTRY INITIATIVES, INCLUDING CARRIER GRADE WIFI, MOBILE WIFI, AND SEAMLESS CONNECTIVITY. IN ADDITION, THERE IS FOCUS ON UNDERSTANDING THE CHARACTERISTICS AND USAGE OF THE UNLICENSED SPECTRUM WITH INCUMBENT TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS WIFI. 5G WIRELESS RESEARCH BASED ON LOW BAND, MIDBAND AND MILLIMETER WAVE TECHNOLOGIES TARGETING LOW LATENCY MULTI GBPS WIRELESS PERFORMANCEIS ALSO A SIGNIFICANT FOCUS AREA, INCLUDING THE FEASIBILITY OF USING FIXED 5G TECHNOLOGIES TO DELIVER HIGHSPEED DATA SERVICES TO ENDUSERS. ADDITIONALLY, NETWORK CONVERGENCE BETWEEN WIRED AND WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES IS A GROWING FOCUS AREA, WITH THE GOAL OF DRIVING ENHANCEMENTS AND CAPABILITIES INTO WIRED INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEVERAGING THE WIRED INFRASTRUCTURE TO ENHANCE THE CAPABILITIES AND PERFORMANCE OF MOBILE NETWORKS. (D) SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES LEADS A NUMBER OF TECHNICAL PROJECTS AIMED AT ENHANCING THE SECURITY OF SERVICES DELIVERED BY CABLE OPERATORS. THESE PROJECTS INCLUDE MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING THE COMPANYS PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE (PKI), WHICH ALLOWS CABLE OPERATORS TO AUTHENTICATE DEVICES CONNECTED TO THEIR NETWORKS AND ENABLES THE SECURE DELIVERY OF CABLE SERVICES TO SUBSCRIBERS. IT ALSO INCLUDES IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SECURITY CONTROLS IN DOCSIS. SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES INVESTIGATES EMERGING SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES, INCLUDING BLOCKCHAIN APPLICATIONS, SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORKS, NETWORK FUNCTION VIRTUALIZATION (SDN/NFV), AI/ML SAFETY, ENHANCEMENTS TO PKI PROTOCOLS, AND CRYPTOGRAPHIC RESEARCH. A STRATEGIC GOAL OF SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES IS TO CONTINUALLY IMPROVE THE SECURITY OF BROADBAND THROUGH INNOVATIVE AND STANDARDS-BASED SECURITY SOLUTIONS. CABLELABS MANAGES PKI DIGITAL CERTIFICATES FOR INDUSTRY TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS. SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE THE DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION, PROVISIONING, REVOCATION, AND GOVERNANCE OF DIGITAL MODEMS, WEB SERVERS, ENERGY DEMAND MANAGEMENT DEVICES, IOT, WIRELESS AND OTHER NETWORKED DEVICES. (E) FUTURE INFRASTRUCTURE THE FUTURE INFRASTRUCTURE TEAM FOCUSES ON COMMON DATA MODELS AND INTERFACES TO ENABLE NEW PLATFORM CAPABILITIES ACROSS MULTI-ACCESS NETWORKS. FUTURE INFRASTRUCTURE LEADS THE DEVELOPMENT OF NETWORK AS A SERVICE DESIGNING INTERFACES AND CONTRIBUTING TO INDUSTRY STANDARDS. FUTURE INFRASTRUCTURE ALSO DRIVES THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AS APPLIED TO NETWORK OPERATIONS AND DIFFERENTIATED SERVICES, INCLUDING INVESTIGATION INTO AI NATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND EMERGING AI-CENTRIC NETWORK ARCHITECTURES. FUTURE INFRASTRUCTURE ALSO DRIVES STANDARD ARCHITECTURES THAT LEVERAGE CLOUD NATIVE IN THE ACCESS NETWORKS TO ENABLE SOFTWARE-DRIVEN OPERATIONS. (F) ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY GROUP ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY GROUP DRIVES RESEARCH INTO THE RELIABILITY AND OVERALL EXPERIENCE OF ACCESS NETWORKS WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON IN-HOME NETWORKS. WORK FROM THIS TEAM INCLUDES RESEARCH INTO WIFI GATEWAYS AS PLATFORMS FOR NEW NETWORK CAPABILITIES SUCH AS MOBILE WIFI, TRAFFIC CLASSIFICATION, ANOMOLY DETECTION AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES THAT ENHANCE RELIABILITY OR PROVIDE NEW SERVICES. ADVANCED TECHNLOGY ALSO RESEARCHES NEW NETWORK COMPONENT DESIGNS AND EXPLORES NEW ARCHITECTURES FOR FUTURE NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES. THE TEAM OPERATES A PROTOTYPE LAB AND WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE VENDOR ECOSYSTEM TO COMMERCIALIZE NEW TECHNOLOGIES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
Not on the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 1989.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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