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BASe at OFC: Meeting Rural Broadband Needs with High Capacity PON

Date: March 24, 2024 2:00 pm — 3:00 pm Location: Theater 2, San Diego Convention Center, USA

When? 14:00-15:00, Thursday 28 March

Where? Theater 2, San Diego Convention Center, USA

This session is focused on the specific requirements of rural broadband solving the digital divide, and the impact of today’s and especially future broadband technologies that will meet rural requirements. Looking at the technologies that can drive a single ODN and passive optical network to meet rural multi-service needs to critically connect consumers, businesses, IoT, and communities with fit-for-purpose broadband internet.

Presentations Include:

‘Orange FFTH rural deployment strategy for today and tomorrow’

Dr Gaël Simon, Research Engineer, PhD – Orange

‘Optimization for Rural Broadband Deployments’

Glenn Wellbrock, Director Optical Transport Network – Architecture, Design & Planning – Verizon

‘Reimagining the Access and Transport Edge’

Geoff Burke, SVP Marketing – DZS

PON Technologies for Rural Access Networks

Frank Effenberger, Fellow – Futurewei

Solving the Rural Broadband Equation

Andrew Bender, CTO and Head of Strategy, Fixed Networks – Nokia

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