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Plug Into the Future: 100G QSFP28 DCO for Brownfield & Beyond

  • September 29
  • 3:30 PM
  • - 3:50 PM
  • The Loft
  • Open to All
  • Exploring how the 100G QSFP28 DCO module is enabling service upgrades across PON, wireless backhaul, and commercial business services
  • Demystifying strategies to operationalize  this innovation in brownfield and legacy environments
  • Comparing deployment strategies for both greenfield and brownfield scenarios with practical insights to leverage QSFP28 DCO across  entire network footprints”

Session Speakers

Ray Hagen
VP, Product Line Management
ProLabs
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  • Open to All
  • All timing - Washington, DC

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Registration Open

6:00 AM
- 5:00 PM
  • September 29

Chapter Leadership Breakfast

7:30 AM
- 8:45 AM
  • September 29
  • 140 AB
  • Invitation Only

Light Reading Breakfast: Generating the Next-Gen Network

7:30 AM
- 9:00 AM
  • September 29
  • 152
Moderator
Chris Bastian
Independent Consultant
Bill Chatwell
Sr. Vice President of Technology
Midco
Craig Coogan
CTO and Vice President, Product & Strategy, Broadband Network Solutions (BNS)
CommScope
Dr. Robert Howald
Fellow & TPX Connect Network Services
Comcast
Josh Ivancic
Director of Product Management - Broadband Solutions
Belden
Asaf Matatyaou
SVP, Broadband Products
Harmonic
JR Walden
CTO & SVP
Mediacom Communications
Robert Wilmoth
Senior Principal Solution Architect
Red Hat

Headliners

8:30 AM
- 10:45 AM
  • September 29
  • Main Stage
  • Open to All
Maria Popo
President & Chief Executive Officer
SCTE
Phil McKinney
President & Chief Executive Officer
CableLabs
David Watson
Chief Executive Officer, Connectivity & Platforms
Comcast
Charlie Herrin
President, Technology & Product, Connectivity & Platforms
Comcast
Frédéric Perron
President and CEO
Cogeco Inc. and Cogeco Communications Inc.
Bin Haga
Chairman of the Board, Representative Director
J:COM
Brendan Carr
Chairman
Federal Communications Commission
Cory Gardner
President & CEO
NCTA - The Internet and Television Association
Arielle Roth
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information
NTIA
Michael O’Rielly
President
MPORielly Consulting, Inc. and former FCC Commissioner

Exhibition Hall Open

10:45 AM
- 6:00 PM
  • September 29

Redefining the Last Mile with Cisco Routed PON

11:30 AM
- 11:50 AM
  • September 29
  • The Loft
  • Open to All
Mike Kim
Product Sales Consultant
Cisco

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

12:00 PM
- 12:20 PM
  • September 29
  • The Loft
  • Open to All
Al Ruth
Senior Product Line Manager
VIAVI Solutions

Circle of Eagles Luncheon

12:30 PM
- 1:30 PM
  • September 29
  • 149 A
  • Invitation Only

The Last 15 Feet: Where Network Performance Meets Customer Experience

2:00 PM
- 2:50 PM
  • September 29
  • The Loft
  • Open to All
Moderator
Camilla Formica
Chief Program Officer
Syndeo Institute at The Cable Center
Andrew Gough
Manager, Engineering
Charter Communications
Mark Hood
Regional Vice President
Vyve Broadband
Nicole Wininger
Director of Customer Care Operations
Blue Ridge

Networking Break

2:15 PM
- 2:30 PM
  • September 29

Architecting the Future: AI’s Role in Shaping Global Network Infrastructure.

3:00 PM
- 3:20 PM
  • September 29
  • The Loft
  • Open to All
Nay Newell
Senior Director, Strategic Solutions Sales, Americas
Ciena

Networking Break

3:45 PM
- 4:00 PM
  • September 29
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