Speaker Lineup

Dr. Robert Howald

Comcast Fellow
Comcast, TPX Connect Network Services

Dr. Howald has 35+ yrs of technology and executive experience, and is a Comcast Fellow. He has taught graduate courses in communications and wireless engineering and published hundreds of papers related to cable technology and communications systems in industry and academic journals. Rob has a BSEE and MSEE from Villanova, a Ph.D. from Drexel, and an MBA from DeSales University.

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Light Reading Breakfast: Making the Most of Cable and Fiber

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