Wireline

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Powering the Seamless Future

As demand for ultra-fast, reliable connectivity surges, operators must accelerate the evolution toward 10G and beyond. This track explores cutting-edge technologies driving the next generation of wireline networks, focusing on fiber expansion, DOCSIS advancements, and architectural innovations that ensure a seamless, high-performance user experience.

Track Speakers

Harshita Bhatt

Engineer 3: Data & Network Evolution
Comcast

Christopher Burke

Principal Engineer III
Charter Communications

Chris Busch

Connectivity Ecosystems Leader
Meta

Dr. Alberto Campos

Fellow
CableLabs

Pablo Castillo

Innovation & Technology Senior Manager
izzi

Jason Combs

Network Engineer
Comcast

Omkar Dharmadhikari

Manager & Principal Architect
CableLabs

Dr. Paul Dickinson

Chairman of FOSA Advisory Council and Strategic Business Consultant for Dura-Line
Smart Infrastructure Solutions

John Downey

Sr. DOCSIS Consultant
Technetix

Paul Fonte

Sr. Director, Future Infrastructure Group
CableLabs

Marco Gagliostro

Senior Manager, PON Technology & Enterprise NetOps
Rogers Communications

Jordan Gross

Director of Government Affairs
Lumen Technologies

Belal Hamzeh

Vice President, Technology and Systems Engineering
Comcast

Jeff Heynen

Vice President, Broadband Access & Home Networking
Dell'Oro

Colin Howlett

CTO
Vecima

Hy Huynh

Vice President, Fiber Products
Harmonic

Joe Jensen

Senior Director, Value Creation
Corning

Kevin Kwasny

Principal Engineer III
Charter Communications

Robert Lund

Principal Engineer
Comcast

Israel Madiedo

Innovation and Technology Director
izzi (Televisa Group)

Marc Morrissette

Sr. Principal Broadband Hardware Engineer
Comcast

Venk Mutalik

Fellow
Comcast

Eric Nachtigall

Lead RF Engineer
CableLabs

Elad Nafshi

Executive Vice President, Chief Network Officer
Comcast

Maryam Niknamfar

Distinguished Engineer
Charter Communications

Kevin Noll

Principal Architect
CableLabs

Mike O’Dell

Distinguished Engineer
Comcast

Matthew Olfert

Principal Network Architect
Rogers Communications

Shlomo Ovadia

Principal Engineer III
Charter Communications

Niki Pantelias

Distinguished Engineer
Broadcom

Track Sessions​

Agenda Tabs
Wireline

Self-Healing Networks: The New Frontier of DOCSIS Operations

1:00 PM
- 2:15 PM
Moderator
Dan Rice
Vice President, Access Network Engineering
Comcast
Jason Rupe
Distinguished Technologist
CableLabs
John Downey
Sr. DOCSIS Consultant
Technetix
Mike O’Dell
Distinguished Engineer
Comcast
Robert Lund
Principal Engineer
Comcast
Brady Volpe
Chief Product Officer
Open Vault
Karthik Sundaresan
Distinguished Technologist & Director of HFC Solutions
CableLabs
Wireline

The Intelligent Access Network: Architectures, Automation, and the Edge

2:30 PM
- 3:45 PM
Shlomo Ovadia
Principal Engineer III
Charter Communications
Marc Morrissette
Sr. Principal Broadband Hardware Engineer
Comcast
Wireline

Speed, Intelligence, and the Future of Fiber: Innovations Driving Next-Gen Transmission

4:00 PM
- 5:15 PM
Moderator
Scott Ramsdell
MSO Market Development Manager
Corning
Dr. Paul Dickinson
Chairman of FOSA Advisory Council and Strategic Business Consultant for Dura-Line
Smart Infrastructure Solutions
Jordan Gross
Director of Government Affairs
Lumen Technologies
Venk Mutalik
Fellow
Comcast
Dr. Alberto Campos
Fellow
CableLabs
Wireline

From Core to Edge: Building the Nation’s Most Intelligent Broadband Network

12:30 PM
- 1:00 PM
Elad Nafshi
Executive Vice President, Chief Network Officer
Comcast
Wireline

The Future of FTTx: How Does PON Fit Into the Equation?

1:00 PM
- 1:45 PM
Moderator
Belal Hamzeh
Vice President, Technology and Systems Engineering
Comcast
Kevin Noll
Principal Architect
CableLabs
Jason Combs
Network Engineer
Comcast
Hy Huynh
Vice President, Fiber Products
Harmonic
Pablo Castillo
Innovation & Technology Senior Manager
izzi
Wireline

From Tap to CPE: Strategies to Unlock DOCSIS 4.0 Performance at Scale

2:00 PM
- 3:15 PM
Eric Nachtigall
Lead RF Engineer
CableLabs
Stephane Raimbault
Sr. Manager, DOCSIS Engineering Operations
Rogers Communications
Matthew Olfert
Principal Network Architect
Rogers Communications
Wireline

DOCSIS Deep Dive: Mastering the MAC Layer and Full Duplex Architecture

3:30 PM
- 4:45 PM
Dr. Richard Prodan
Fellow
Comcast
Karthik Sundaresan
Distinguished Technologist & Director of HFC Solutions
CableLabs
Wireline

Smarter Networks, Seamless Transitions: Automating Spectrum, Capacity, and Access

9:00 AM
- 10:15 AM
Andrew Robinson
HFC Strategist
Cox Communications
Marco Gagliostro
Senior Manager, PON Technology & Enterprise NetOps
Rogers Communications
Harshita Bhatt
Engineer 3: Data & Network Evolution
Comcast
Wireline

Workshop: SCTE 273 Generic Access Platform: The Present and Future of Deploying and Designing for a Universal Node

9:30 AM
- 10:30 AM
Colin Howlett
CTO
Vecima
Kevin Kwasny
Principal Engineer III
Charter Communications
Wireline

Architecting the Future Access Platform

11:30 AM
- 12:45 PM
Moderator
Omkar Dharmadhikari
Manager & Principal Architect
CableLabs
Moderator
Matthew Schmitt
Distinguished Technologist
CableLabs
Chris Stengrim
VP, Technology Strategy
CableLabs
Maryam Niknamfar
Distinguished Engineer
Charter Communications
Hossam Salib
VP Americas Sales
IP Infusion
Christopher Burke
Principal Engineer III
Charter Communications
Colin Howlett
CTO
Vecima