Barry Walton

Barry Walton brings 48 years of telecom expertise and is Senior Broadband Solutions Advisor at Corning Optical Communications. He joined Corning after a 37-year career at a Canadian telecom company, where he led Canada’s first large-scale Fiber to the Home (FTTH) deployment, reaching over 1 million homes. Barry specializes in business case development, operations planning, and cost-effective network deployment. He focuses on innovative, labor-saving FTTH solutions for rural areas. A former board member of the North American FTTH Council and active in the Fiber Broadband Association, Barry is respected for his real-world experience and is recognized on LinkedIn as one of Corning’s #BroadbandGuys.