Wireless & Convergence

Customers expect seamless and uninterrupted connectivity everywhere.

Simply providing connectivity over multiple access network types is not sufficient to meet customers’ expectations and delivering operational efficiencies when managing these as independent networks. This track will explore building a converged network, examining the utilization of O-RAN, multi-access technologies, network slicing, and Wi-Fi to provide a comprehensive solution.

Track Speakers

John Bahr

Distinguished Technologist
CableLabs

Kamaljit Bal

Wireless Private Network Architect
Rogers Communications

Charles Cheevers

CTO, Home Networks
Vantiva

Neel Dayal

Senior Director, Innovation and Partnerships
Rogers Communications

Sorna Dhanabalan

Lead Architect
Cox Communications

Jeff Hales

Principal Architect
Cox Communications

Lili Hervieu

Principal Architect, Wireless Research & Development
CableLabs

Aamir Hussain

SVP, Chief Technology and Product Officer
Liberty Latin America

Mr. Robert Jaksa

Principal Engineer
Comcast

Pratyusha Malladi

Principal Engineer
Charter Communications

Saju Palayur

Senior Technical Director of Software Engineering
Maxlinear Inc.

Mark Poletti

Director Mobile Networks and Principal Architect
CableLabs

Maria Popo

President and CEO
SCTE

Thirumurthy Rajamanickam

Head of Broadband Devices Product Architecture
Nokia

Josh Redmore

Principal Architect, Wireless Access Technologies
CableLabs

GS Sickand

VP of Wireless Engineering
Cox

Dileep Kumar Soma

Principal Wireless Engineer
Charter Communications

Dr. Roy Sun

Ph.D., Principal Architect
CableLabs

Dr. Rikin Thakker

Chief Technology Officer and SVP, Technology
NCTA - The Internet & Television Association

David Urban

Independent

Dorin Viorel

Distinguished Technologist
CableLabs

Arun Yerra

Principal Mobile Network Architect
CableLabs

Lei Zhou

Engineer
Charter Communications

Track Sessions​

Agenda Tabs
Wireless & Convergence

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Fixed Wireless Access (FWA)… but Were Afraid to Ask!

12:30 PM
- 1:45 PM
Moderator
GS Sickand
VP of Wireless Engineering
Cox
Dr. Roy Sun
Ph.D., Principal Architect
CableLabs
Dorin Viorel
Distinguished Technologist
CableLabs
Wireless & Convergence

Track Keynote: WIRELESS M&A: A case study in migrating customers between independent wireless operators

2:00 PM
- 2:20 PM
Aamir Hussain
SVP, Chief Technology and Product Officer
Liberty Latin America
Wireless & Convergence

Boosting the Performance and Reliability of Wireless Networks

2:20 PM
- 3:15 PM
Moderator
Charles Cheevers
CTO, Home Networks
Vantiva
Dileep Kumar Soma
Principal Wireless Engineer
Charter Communications
Kamaljit Bal
Wireless Private Network Architect
Rogers Communications
Wireless & Convergence

Seamless Connectivity: Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere

3:45 PM
- 5:00 PM
Moderator
Neel Dayal
Senior Director, Innovation and Partnerships
Rogers Communications
John Bahr
Distinguished Technologist
CableLabs
Sorna Dhanabalan
Lead Architect
Cox Communications
Thirumurthy Rajamanickam
Head of Broadband Devices Product Architecture
Nokia
Wireless & Convergence

Boosting Your Wi-Fi: Creating a Better Experience for Real-Time Applications

12:30 PM
- 1:45 PM
Moderator
Lili Hervieu
Principal Architect, Wireless Research & Development
CableLabs
Lei Zhou
Engineer
Charter Communications
Pratyusha Malladi
Principal Engineer
Charter Communications
Saju Palayur
Senior Technical Director of Software Engineering
Maxlinear Inc.
Wireless & Convergence

DOCSIS® Meets Wireless: Performance Analysis and Testing

2:00 PM
- 3:15 PM
Moderator
Josh Redmore
Principal Architect, Wireless Access Technologies
CableLabs
David Urban
Independent
Arun Yerra
Principal Mobile Network Architect
CableLabs
Wireless & Convergence

Connectivity for the Enterprise Customer

3:45 PM
- 5:00 PM
Moderator
Dr. Rikin Thakker
Chief Technology Officer and SVP, Technology
NCTA - The Internet & Television Association
Mr. Robert Jaksa
Principal Engineer
Comcast
Jeff Hales
Principal Architect
Cox Communications
Wireless & Convergence

Spectrum Utilization: Nationwide Measurements for New Spectrum Opportunities and Government Policy

4:40 PM
- 5:00 PM
Mark Poletti
Director Mobile Networks and Principal Architect
CableLabs