Given how Comcast is deeply rooted in Harmonic’s CableOS virtualized CMTS technology, it was always going to grab first dibs on trialing any new updates. The latest breakthroughs being scrutinized by the cable giant center around Harmonic’s new Ripple+ network edge platform, enabling two-way gigabit speeds. Throwing the cat among the pigeons, CommScope announced its very own Comcast win on the very same day as Harmonic revealed these trials. Let the battle commence. Frankly, the rate at which Harmonic churns out product updates is frightening, arguably more so for its cable virtualization and access network technology portfolio over its video compression and cloud streaming software suite. The US vendor’s CableOS technology now powers over 2 million cable modems worldwide, of…