Broadband Was Built for Downloads. The 1Q26 OVBI Report Shows That’s Changing.

by Jenna C | May 20, 2026

TL;DR The Q1 2026 OpenVault Broadband Insights (OVBI) Report: Upstream Unleashed confirms what the data has been pointing to for four years: upstream is no longer the afterthought of broadband planning. DOCSIS upstream usage grew 19.9% year-over-year, outpacing...

From Reactive to Predictive: How Aispire is Redefining Network Observability

by Jenna C | Nov 6, 2025

Written by Cory Baldwin Chief Executive Officer, Aispire Every operator deserves world-class observability—the kind that provides real-time insight into what’s happening across your entire network. It shouldn’t be a privilege reserved for only the largest...

The Mystery of the Saturday Night Traffic Spike—Solved

by Jenna C | Jun 11, 2025

When Traffic Spikes Don’t Make Sense Some network problems announce themselves loudly. Others creep in quietly, hiding until they disrupt just the right number of customers at the wrong time. That’s exactly what happened to one mid-tier cable operator when a puzzling...

No More Blind Spots

by Jenna C | Jan 29, 2025

The Network Visibility Challenge For network operators, improving the Quality of Experience (QoE) is crucial.  How users perceive the performance of their service has a lot to do with the Quality of Service (QoS), or, how well the network delivers data, affecting...

Comparing Aispire Network Intelligence to deep packet inspection

by Cory Baldwin | May 6, 2024

Network operators have relied on Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) equipment for almost two decades. Able to inspect the packet payloads of network traffic, it has become a common and useful method for areas such as detecting malicious traffic, preventing data leakage, and...