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

Ed Boyd

Ciena

Christopher Burke

Principal Engineer III
Charter Communications

Dr. Alberto Campos

Fellow
CableLabs

Jason Combs

Network Engineer
Comcast

Dr. Paul Dickinson

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

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

Colin Howlett

CTO
Vecima

Hy Hyunh

Vice President, Fiber Products
Harmonic

Joe Jensen

Senior Director, Value Creation
Corning

Kevin Kwasny

Principal Engineer III
Charter Communications

Mike Lafser

Technical Solutions Architect
World Wide Technology

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

Elad Nafshi

Executive Vice President, Chief Network Officer
Comcast

Maryam Niknamfar

Distinguished Engineer
Charter Communications

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

Dr. Richard Prodan

Fellow
Comcast

Stephane Raimbault

Sr. Manager, DOCSIS Engineering Operations
Rogers Communications

Dan Rice

Vice President, Access Network Engineering
Comcast

Andrew Robinson

HFC Strategist
Cox Communications

Jason Rupe

Distinguished Technologist
CableLabs

Hossam Salib

VP Americas Sales
IP Infusion

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
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
Carlos Sanchez
Ecosystem Development Manager
Intel Corporation
Mike Lafser
Technical Solutions Architect
World Wide Technology
Shlomo Ovadia
Principal Engineer III
Charter Communications
Marc Morrissette
Sr. Principal Broadband Hardware Engineer
Comcast
Robert Wilmoth
Senior Principal Industry Specialist
Red Hat
Wireline

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

4:00 PM
- 5:15 PM
Moderator
Joe Jensen
Senior Director, Value Creation
Corning
Dr. Paul Dickinson
Chairman of FOSA Advisory Council and Strategic Business Consultant for Dura-Line
FOSA Advisory Council
Jordan Gross
Director of Government Affairs
Lumen Technologies
Venk Mutalik
Fellow
Comcast
Dr. Alberto Campos
Fellow
CableLabs
Wireline

Track Keynote

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
- 2:00 PM
Moderator
Belal Hamzeh
Vice President, Technology and Systems Engineering
Comcast
Jason Combs
Network Engineer
Comcast
Hy Hyunh
Vice President, Fiber Products
Harmonic
Ed Boyd
Ciena
Israel Madiedo
Innovation and Technology Director
izzi (Televisa Group)
Wireline

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

2:00 PM
- 3:15 PM
Stephane Raimbault
Sr. Manager, DOCSIS Engineering Operations
Rogers Communications
Bill Wall
Principal Architect
Cox 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
Harshita Bhatt
Engineer 3: Data & Network Evolution
Comcast
Andrew Robinson
HFC Strategist
Cox Communications
Marco Gagliostro
Senior Manager, PON Technology & Enterprise NetOps
Rogers Communications
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
Matthew Schmitt
Distinguished Technologist
CableLabs
Ed Boyd
Ciena
Maryam Niknamfar
Distinguished Engineer
Charter Communications
Hossam Salib
VP Americas Sales
IP Infusion
Christopher Burke
Principal Engineer III
Charter Communications
Colin Howlett
CTO
Vecima