FTTX Networks (Fixed & Mobile)
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1:15 PM - 2:15 PM | How Are APIs and CPaaS/UCaaS/CCaaS Adding Value to Modern Cloud Comms Platforms? Track: FTTx Networks (Fixed & Mobile) ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Leveraging Automation for Advanced Project Mangement through Business Intelligence (BI) Tools Unlock the power of automation and AI-driven analytics to transform network project management and decision-making. This session will show you how real-time BI tools, structured databases, and automated workflows can eliminate network inefficiencies, enhance data accuracy, and optimize resource allocation. This session will share actionable insights and practical strategies you can add to your current management framework that will elevate your project tracking and execution.
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3:45 PM - 4:45 PM | FTTx’s Next Step: Fiber-to-the-Room (FTTR) Customer dissatisfaction due to the inherent limitations of wireless networks is a problem that annually costs fiber broadband carriers millions of dollars in customer support and goodwill. This session will introduce how a fiber alternative to augment wireless networks in the home can improve customer satisfaction at a price point comparable to a home Wi-Fi mesh node. You will learn how one network provider implemented FTTR and how it can improve customer satisfaction and reduce truck rolls. Track: FTTx Networks (Fixed & Mobile) ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Overcoming Brownfield MDU Complex Cabling Challenges This session addresses the difficulties of deploying fiber cabling in brownfield MDUs due to structural inconsistencies, tenant occupancy, and aesthetic requirements. It expands the network engineer’s toolkit with innovative, forward-thinking approaches to simplify and accelerate these challenging installations. This session will broaden your perspective on viable design options for MDU cabling projects, share how to complete MDU installations more efficiently with minimal tenant disruption, and increase your confidence in addressing projects previously deemed unfeasible due to building constraints. Track: FTTx Networks (Fixed & Mobile) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday, July 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Consolidated Communications: Partnerships are Key to Expanding Rural Broadband The Brattle Group’s first-of-its-kind economic study finds that deploying fiber in the U.S. could generate an estimated $3.24 trillion in economic impact by increasing housing values, lifting average household income and creating jobs. Learn how to tap that opportunity to build lasting partnerships that help you successfully go after grants and public funds—ultimately expanding broadband to underserved communities. Learn how to rally communities so they become your biggest advocates and make your build investments go further. Track: FTTx Networks (Fixed & Mobile) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | UTOPIA Case Study: Scaling Open Access Networks from 100 Mbps to 10G This session will share how to design a modular, vendor-agnostic, open-access model as you move to meet your network roadmap milestones. UTOPIA will share best practices for leveraging an open-access active Ethernet network, forecasting and supply chain management processes, staff skill set requirements and network OEM guidelines. Track: FTTx Networks (Fixed & Mobile) ![]() |