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Technology Deep Dives

Technology Deep Dives

  • Monday, July 29, 2024
  • 12:30 PM – 1:50 PM CT
    Fiber Access Technologies
    Moderator: Bernd Hesse – The Broadband Forum
    Panelist: Keith Nauman – DZS
    Panelist: Kevin A. Noll – CableLabs
    Panelist: Deepak Verma – Radisys
    Panelist: Andreas Flach – Nokia
    Panelist: Frank Effenberger (he/him/his) – Futurewei
    A Deep dive on the fiber access technology options today and of the near future that will be driving increased speed and service assurance to meet the needs of residential, enterprise, mobile and smart city requirements. From 10Gig, 25Gig and to 50Gig and beyond.
    Technology Deep Dives
  • 2:00 PM – 3:20 PM CT
    Connected User and Monetizing New Services
    Moderator: Craig Thomas – The Broadband Forum
    Panelist: Joshua Seidemann – NTCA
    Panelist: Ladi Astrab (he/him/his) – Incognito Software Systems Inc.
    Panelist: Troy Cross – Ozmo
    Technical Workshop that concentrates on subscriber services and managed connectivity. From a physical or Wi-Fi managed service to every device, to the enabled services platform that monetizes new value-added services and the services themselves.
    Technology Deep Dives
  • Tuesday, July 30, 2024
  • 12:30 PM – 1:50 PM CT
    The Middle Mile and Beyond Architecture
    Moderator: Ken Pyle – The Broadband Forum
    Panelist: Jason Lauzon – DZS
    Panelist: Vinicius Santos (he/him/his) – Ciena
    Panelist: Filip De Greve – Nokia
    Panelist: Jason Nelson – Silver Star Communications
    Focusing on the Broadband Ecosystem ‘Middle Mile’ from the Fiber OLT to the Data Center and Cloud, panelists will discuss the technological advancements that promote a path to network virtualization, and disaggregation that enables network and service agility. Ultimately, a standards-based approach to the middle mile provides the transition from monolithic hardware to software-defined access networks.  This enables service providers to be more responsive to market demand and to mix and match best-of-breed solutions for their specific needs.
    Technology Deep Dives
  • 2:00 PM – 3:20 PM CT
    In-home/Building Connectivity Options
    Moderator: Bernd Hesse – The Broadband Forum
    Panelist: Pierre Trudeau – Positron Access
    Panelist: Paul Spruyt (he/him/his) – Nokia
    Panelist: Frank Effenberger (he/him/his) – Futurewei
    Panelist: Jhuli Takahara – Incognito Software Systems
    In a greenfield and perfect world, every connection would be fiber. In the real-world, however, it is not always possible to extend the fiber, within every single-family and multi-tenant building.  So, what are your options when you want to offer a fiber-grade service to individual rooms, apartments, and offices? Panelists will discuss various techniques operators are using to reclaim existing in-building copper, advancements in carrier-grade Wi-Fi, as well as brand new fiber opportunities.
    Technology Deep Dives