Agenda

Operations, Network Planning & Construction

Automating the Future of Operations

Enhancing Network Operations Leveraging Automation for Efficiency, Reliability, and Scalability

  • Leveraging automation, AI diagnostics, and remote troubleshooting to  address workforce shortages, reduce truck rolls and enhance service reliability
  • Exploring real-world implementations that demonstrate improved fault detection, predictive analytics, and self-healing network capabilities
  • Developing workforce adaptation strategies that emphasize upskilling, new roles, and maximizing the impact of human expertise in automated environments

Using AI and Automation for Broadband Operations

  • Leveraging automation, AI diagnostics, and remote troubleshooting to  address workforce shortages, reduce truck rolls and enhance service reliability
  • Exploring real-world implementations that demonstrate improved fault detection, predictive analytics, and self-healing network capabilities
  • Developing workforce adaptation strategies that emphasize upskilling, new roles, and maximizing the impact of human expertise in automated environments

Take Me Home, Coax Road

  • Exploring the deployment of DOCSIS 4.0 FDX and the operational impact of delivering symmetrical multi-gigabit “X-Class” speeds
  • Understanding the FDX readiness Home Assessment Test (fHAT) to determine if a customer location is suitable for a Get-Started Kit (GSK) self-install
  • Highlighting benefits of GSK deployments including improved customer convenience and optimized technician resource allocation
  • Lessons learnt: findings from  a 5-month fHAT field trial simulating customer installations to validate performance predictions and refine deployment strategies

Designing Smarter: AI-Powered Automation in Access Network Planning

  • Exploring the use of AI technology to automate the network design process in Mediacom  
  • Pinpointing key business challenges addressed by automation and lessons learned during deployment
  • Identifying where automation delivers the greatest value in network planning and deployment workflows—and where it currently falls short
  • Lesson learned:  candid reflections on implementation pitfalls and strategic takeaways to guide future automation initiatives
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