A studious survey from media access platform provider ATX Networks has uncovered how more than 40 operators of various sizes perceive DOCSIS 4.0 today and how they plan to deploy it, while exploring whether flirting with fiber is mission critical. “The HFC network is destined for extinction,” was how ATX Networks kicked off the show during a webinar this week revealing results of its survey. “Fiber is destined to some day completely overtake HFC’s portion of the network.” But unlike other suppliers of access equipment in the fixed network scene, the Canadian vendor has embraced the HFC endgame and is set on understanding the needs of operators not just of tomorrow, but of the next 20 years. This is reflected…