8:00 am – 9:00 am
Case Studies of Notable FTTH Deployments
Representatives of companies with vast experience in today's ongoing FTTH deployments will discuss their progress to date and the lessons they have learned along the way. In addition to addressing technology issues, the panelists will provide insight into the financial impact of the deployments. Panels will include representatives from various perspectives:
· Ron Ellis of Rural Telephone: one of the largest stimulus funded projects in the country at more than $100 million
· Casey Quint of Wiggins Telephone, providing insight for projects of a more traditional size
· Vince Tyson, currently of ENMR, with more than 10 years of FTTH experience at both industry pioneering telephone companies and consulting engineering organizations --including some of the harshest weather environments-- will provide his perspective over the years.
This will be a lively, relevant and productive discussion of fiber management in a broad range of FTTH deployments.
Moderator:
Johnny Hill – Chief Operating Officer, Clearfield, Inc.
Speakers:
Casey Quint - Wiggins Telephone Association
Vince Tyson, P. E. – Chief Operating Officer, Plateau
Ron Ellis – Director of Operations, Rural Telephone
9:10 am – 10:10 am
Vendor/Audience Roundtable: Q&A Discussion on Inside Plant Challenges
Entire session devoted to answering your most challenging questions and concerns on Inside Plant within MDU environments.
Moderator:
Steve Ross – Corporate Editor, Broadband Communities Magazine
Speaker:
Mark Boxer - Applications Engineering Manager of OFS
Jay Borer - Global Business Manager, 3M Communications Markets Division
Erik Gronvall – Manager of Product Management, TE Connectivity
10:20 am – 11:20 am
Smart Grids and the Business Case for Fiber
FTTH operators must sell services beyond the triple play to recoup the costs of building fiber. Electricity distributors need ultra-reliable communications as they add intelligence to the grid. Is this a match made in heaven? Find out whether new smart-grid applications, beginning with automated meter reading and extending to demand response, outage detection and more, are a good fit for FTTH networks. FTTH operators that are pioneering smart-grid services will discuss the benefits of using fiber for the smart grid as well as the many challenges involved.
Moderator:
Tom Kerber - Director, Research, Home Controls & Energy, Parks Associates
Speaker:
Katie Espeseth – Vice President, EPB Fiber Optics
Beth Ringley – Co-Founder, The Motive Group
Dean Mischke, P.E. – Vice President, Finley Engineering Company, Inc.
12:50 pm – 1:40 pm
Fiber to the Cell Site
The explosion of mobile data – which will only increase as 4G cellular infrastructure is built out – presents new opportunities for FTTH deployers to provide mobile backhaul. Traditional T1-based backhaul is being phased out and replaced by Ethernet and, in many cases, by fiber. Find out about fiber-to-the-cell-site technologies – and learn how mobile backhaul can bolster the business case for fiber to the home.
Moderator:
Gordon Caverly – Regional Vice President, Mid-State Consultants
Speakers:
Erik Gronvall – Manager of Product Management, TE Connectivity
Kevin Morgan - Director – Product Marketing, Carrier Networks Division, ADTRAN
Mark Murphy – General Manager – Technical, AT&T Connected Communities
3:00 pm – 3:50 pm
Marketing Fiber-to-the-Home Services
In every community, a small percentage of knowledgeable residents and businesses are eager to connect to fiber broadband. Other members of the community must be educated first about what fiber can do for them. Panelists in this session will discuss what providers can do, both before they build out fiber and after they turn up their systems, to get potential customers excited about the possibilities of fiber to the home.
Moderator:
Diane Kruse – CEO and Lead Consultant, NEO Fiber
Speaker:
Craig Settles – Co-Director, Communities United for Broadband
Mark Erickson - City Administrator, City of Winthrop
Will Aycock - Broadband Operations Manager, ITS Mgr, Greenlight, City of Wilson
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