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Returning for the sixth consecutive year, Cable Next-Gen Europe is a three-hour digital event that will examine how European cable operators, fiber providers, and other broadband players are positioning themselves for the future by developing and deploying next-gen access technologies. Specifically, the symposium will focus on the European broadband industry’s latest moves with DCOSIS 3.1, DOCSIS 4.0, fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP), XCS-PON, Distributed Access Architecture (DAA), spectrum mid-splits and high-splits, network virtualization, Wi-Fi 6, green power, and other new technologies, platforms, and services. Cable Next-Gen Europe Session 1: Tackling the 10G Challenge – June 21, 2023 12:00 pm BST – Welcome to CNG Europe 2023: All Quiet on the Western Front?: Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Heavy Reading Seeking to upgrade their HFC access networks for multi-gigabit broadband, IP video, 5G and convergence services, European cable operators are pursuing advanced versions of DOCSIS over hybrid fiber-coax (HFC) networks and/or advanced versions of PON over fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) lines. But can cablecos keep up with the aggressive fiber rollouts of such rivals as BT, Orange, Deutsche Telekom, and Telefonica? In this overview, we will lay out the competitive context for European cable’s 10G drive. 12:10 pm BST – Service Provider Keynote, Leading European SP Exec: Tino Muders, Architect, Fixed Access Center of Excellence, Vodafone 12:25 pm BST – Platinum Provider Keynote, Leading tech vendor 12:40 pm BST – Panel Session: Tackling the 10G Challenge With several network upgrade paths now available, European cable operators are starting to pick and choose which paths make the most sense for them. Should they extend their HFC plant further or pivot to FTTP? Should they move up to DOCSIS 4.0 or adopt XGS-PON? Or should they do some combination of both strategies? In this session, we will explore the industry’s network upgrade options and strategies and assess the pros and cons of each one.
13:20 pm BST – Q & A 13:30 pm BST – End Cable Next-Gen Europe Session 2: Tech Transformers: Building the Next-Gen Network – June 21, 2023 13:45 pm BST – Market Overview: The European Tech Outlook: Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Heavy Reading Julia Schindler, Senior Analyst, European Markets, Omdia 13:55 pm BST – Service Provider Keynote: CSP Keynote II: How Cable Network Evolution Drives Energy Reduction, Bill Warga, VP, Technology & Strategy, Liberty Global 14:10 pm BST – Platinum Sponsor Keynote, Leading tech vendor 14:25 pm BST – Panel Session: Tech Transformers: Building the Next-Gen Network After seeing traffic surge over their HFC networks due to COVID-19, European cable operators are pursuing myriad ways to upgrade their plant for future growth. Besides installing more fiber lines or adopting DOCSIS 4.0, operators are splitting more fiber nodes rolling out Distributed Access Architecture (DAA), carrying out spectrum mid-splits and high-splits, virtualizing key network elements in the cloud, automating network systems, deploying artificial intelligence (AI) and leveraging edge computing, among other moves. In this session, cable technologists will discuss how the HFC architecture is evolving to meet the demands of a new age.
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