The Middle Mile and Beyond Architecture

Moderator(s)

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  Ken Pyle

  Director of Marketing
  The Broadband Forum

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Panelist(s)

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  Jason Lauzon

  Dir. Optical Edge Solutions
  DZS
  Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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  Vinicius Santos (he/him/his)

  Solutions Marketing Senior Advisor
  Ciena
  Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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  Filip De Greve

  Product Marketing Director, Fixed Networks
  Nokia
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  Jason Nelson

  Vice President of Operations
  Silver Star Communications
  Thayne, Wyoming, United States

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.

Presentations:

• 12:30 PM – 12:50 PM CT

  The Evolving Access Edge Transport
  

  Panelist: Jason Lauzon – DZS
• 12:50 PM – 1:10 PM CT

  The Future of the Middle Mile Demands an Orchestrated and Adaptive Multi-layer Approach
  

  Panelist: Vinicius Santos (he/him/his) – Ciena
• 1:10 PM – 1:30 PM CT

  Openness to Unlock Full Network Automation
  

  Panelist: Filip De Greve – Nokia
• 1:30 PM – 1:50 PM CT

  Designing a Middle Mile for Markets with Rapid Growth and Open Access Requirements
  

  Panelist: Jason Nelson – Silver Star Communications