Operations, Construction & Network Planning

Track Supporting Sponsors

Companies are increasingly leveraging advanced and emerging technologies to enhance network planning, design, orchestration and construction processes.

This includes the adoption of tools and techniques to streamline operations, automation and efficiency. This track will explore the strategies for deploying innovative solutions to increase network efficiency and provide customers with faster, more reliable services.

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TechExpo 25

Track Supporting Sponsors

Companies are increasingly leveraging advanced and emerging technologies to enhance network planning, design, orchestration and construction processes.

Track Speakers

Shamim Akhtar

Rob Alderfer

Cesar Amaro

Chris Anderson

Richard Anderson

Richard Anderson

Dr. Jennifer Andreoli-Fang

Josh Angotti

Don Annett

Carol Ansley

Josh Arensberg

Ladi Astrab

Mike Baldino

Ramneek Bali

Chris Bastian

Brad Baumann

Will Berger

Nitin Bhargava

Harshita Bhatt

Dana Blair

Chantal Blake

Dr. Veronica Bloom

Douglas Blue

Brock Bose

Andy Boyce

Ed Boyd

Mark Bridges

Paul Broadhurst

Ralph Brown

Sean Buckley

Track Sessions​

City Tour: National Mall: Monuments & Memorials Architecture Tour

City Tour: The Spies of Embassy Row

City Tour: Georgetown Spy Tour

Cable TV Pioneers 59th Annual Banquet

Chapter Leadership Breakfast

Light Reading Breakfast: Generating the Next-Gen Network

Headliners

Hyper-Skilling the Workforce: AI-Powered Skill Assessment and Training for Operational Excellence

Redefining the Last Mile with Cisco Routed PON

From Coax to Multi-Gig Fiber: Best Practices for PON Service Turn-Up

Welcome & Introductions

Relentless Innovation: A Look at Today’s Platform of Possibility and Futuristic Vision for Tomorrow

Circle of Eagles Luncheon

AI on the Job: Training for a Smarter Network

FCC Fireside: In Conversation with the Commissioners – Part A

Intelligence at the Edge

Self-Healing Networks: The New Frontier of DOCSIS Operations

Track Keynote: Building the Converged Future: Fixed + Mobile + Cloud

Track Keynote: Protecting What Lies Beneath: Advancing Standards for Underground Damage Prevention

Live Streaming at Scale

Smart Networks, Seamless Lives: Powering Differentiated Services with Network-as-a-Service

FCC Fireside: In Conversation with the Commissioners – Part B

AI at the Edge: Redefinining Impairment Detection in HFC Networks

Reliability, Not Just Speed: Unlocking the True Power of DOCSIS with PNM and PMA

Autonomous Networks in Action: Self-Healing on Live Networks

How Do We Make Live Streaming at Scale (with Ads) Work?

Analyzing, Managing, and Maximizing Wireless Networks

Future-Proofing Underground Infrastructure

The Service Provider path to drive the Home Edge AI solution to scaling Home Inference requirements

An Automated Spectrum Analysis Framework

Beyond the Paint: Next-Gen Solutions for Underground Damage Prevention

Nasa Case Study: Best practice content preparation for streaming

Connecting the Dots: How AI Supercharges Wi-Fi and 5G Connectivity

The Future of Broadband Policy and BEAD Program Implementation – Part A

Agentic AI Transforming Network Operations

The Last 15 Feet: Where Network Performance Meets Customer Experience

The Future of Broadband Policy and BEAD Program Implementation – Part B

Networking Break

The Intelligent Access Network: Architectures, Automation, and the Edge

The Reliability Revolution in Wi-Fi

Track Sessions