State of the Art Fiber Access Technologies

Monday, June 2, 2025

1:00 PM - 2:10 PM CT

Location: Bayou E

Moderator(s)

Craig Thomas (he/him/his)

CEO
The Broadband Forum
Wokingham, England, United Kingdom

Panelist(s)

Andreas Flach

Business Development Fiber
Nokia
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Guillaume Lavallee

Manager – Optical Solutions
EXFO
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Kevin A. Noll

Principal Architect
CableLabs
Louisville, Colorado, United States
Dr. Frank Effenberger

Fellow
Futurewei
Addison, Texas, United States

With continued increase in bandwidth demand throughout the network, thanks to demands across industry verticals, what are the implications for fiber access technologies? Encompassing XGS-PON, 25G, 50G, and Coherent PON, this panel will examine today's state-of-the-art, fiber access technology options. Panelists will bring their perspective on the bandwidth and latency needs to assure service across different market segments