Traditional CCAP systems have come under siege from new distributed access architectures such as Remote PHY and Remote CCAP. This paper takes a very detailed look at how traditional CCAP systems might evolve over the next decade to meet the expected growth demands. The paper shows how traditional CCAP + AM Optic systems could achieve a 10X increase in Service Groups per head end within today’s existing footprint. In addition to this, a 10X increase in capacity can be expected thanks to DOCSIS® 3.1. These capacities can even be achieved at extended distances (e.g. 40-80km) and with dozens of wavelengths.