This is a prelminary schedule and subject to change.

Select Criteria: Tracks = Fiber

Wednesday, May 18, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

OPGW Grounding techniques for safe splicing
  • Room: Room 204
OPGW fiber presents special challenges in order to safely ground the fiber prior to splicing or maintenance operations. This session will discuss and benchmark some of the safety considerations when working on OPGW fiber and the grounding and bonding requirements necessary to maintain a safe work environment for the fiber... Read More
Speaker(s)
Vendor Member
Ken Hill
Sr Manager -Safety
Crown Castle
Track(s)
Sponsored by

    Wednesday, May 18, 9:40 AM - 10:40 AM

    Case Study: Underground Air Blown Fiber Cables
    • Room: Room 204
    Exelon achieved faster, easier, and lower cost underground fiber cable installations using air-blown microcables in microducts as opposed to pulling traditional loose tube cables in standard conduit. This presentation will review the basics of air blown installations, and the successes and challenges of air blown technology from various Exelon trials.... Read More
    Speaker(s)
    Vendor Member
    Mr.  Carson Joye
    Product Manager
    AFL
    Utility Member
    William Lowry
    Track(s)
    Sponsored by

      Wednesday, May 18, 10:50 AM - 11:50 AM

      Why Build a Broadband Network?
      • Room: Room 204
      We will explore the critical elements of a broadband network and how they are employed to support a diverse and rapidly growing user base.  New technologies make it possible to keep initial costs low while enabling scalability when the need arises in the future, avoiding expensive forklift upgrades and maintenance... Read More
      Speaker(s)
      Vendor Member
      Jack Breeding
      Business Unit Leader, Rural Markets, IP Optical Units
      Ribbon
      Track(s)
      Sponsored by

        Thursday, May 19, 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

        Fiber To The People: The Rural Electric Co-op Broadband Blueprint for Success
        • Room: Room 204
        Join a panel of progressive electric cooperative decision-makers as they discuss their journeys to bring fiber broadband to 100% of the rural Americans they serve. Representing diverse geographies and projects ranging from greenfield to mature, the panelists articulate their decision processes, strategies for community and legislative influence, key principles for... Read More
        Speaker(s)
        Vendor Member
        Carl Meyerhoefer
        SVP Business Development
        Conexon
        Utility
        Gary Highley
        Chief Executive Officer
        Canadian Valley Electric Cooperative / CVEC Fiber LLC
        Utility
        Loyd Rice
        Manager of Fiber Services
        SEMO
        Utility Member
        Mark Ponton
        Director Broadband and Fiber Services
        Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
        Track(s)
        Sponsored by

          Thursday, May 19, 2:55 PM - 3:55 PM

          One Fiber, One Platform, Two Secure Communication Networks
          • Room: Room 204
          Fiber optical networks are being used for a variety of broadband access, campus connectivity and power grid cybersecurity use cases. A key technology for electric IOUs, co-ops, and public power/municipal utilities is Combo PON. Hear experts and operators discuss how two different PON technologies are simultaneously deployed across the same... Read More
          Speaker(s)
          Vendor Member
          Doug Payauys
          Strategic Sales Development Manager
          ADTRAN, Inc.
          Utility Member
          Mr.  Justin Harrison
          Engineering Manager
          Alabama Power Company
          Track(s)
          Sponsored by

            Thursday, May 19, 4:05 PM - 5:05 PM

            Your protection relays require hitless network protection switching
            • Room: Room 204
            Learn about the lifecycle support of differential protection and distance protection relays on a converged IP/MPLS network. We’ll begin with an explanation of how to design and provision support for a multitude of existing and new protective relays that meets the delay, jitter, delay symmetry and reliability requirements. Key options and their benefits/drawbacks... Read More
            Speaker(s)
            Vendor Member
            Mr  Hansen Chan
            Senior Marketing Manager
            Nokia
            Vendor Member
            Mr  Rob Wright
            Senior Consultant
            Nokia
            Track(s)
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