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Welcome Letter: Fiber on FireThe FTTH Council celebrates 15 years of leading the fiber revolution.

By Heather Burnett Gold / FTTH Council Americas

As I sat down to compose this letter, it struck me how much has changed in 15 years. When the FTTH Council

was launched in 2001, Apple released its first iPod and Enron filed for bankruptcy. Gateway computers and PalmPilots were the rage, and DSL was the future of high-speed broadband. Given that last prediction, it really is extraordinary that the founders of FTTH knew better and delivered on it. That is worthy of celebration indeed.

In the last year, 3 million additional North American homes were passed by fiber, bringing the total to just over 26 million. Twenty-six million! To put that into perspective, when the FTTH Council started in 2001, fewer than 100,000 homes had access to fiber.

Fiber is on fire. It is now officially the “cool kid” of broadband. Providers tuck it into all their advertising and marketing materials. It’s the marker for next-generation, gigabit networks everywhere. Fiber to the home, fiber to the antenna, fiber to the premises, fiber to Mars – the “to” doesn’t matter anymore. People want fiber everywhere. What started as a trickle 15 years ago has turned into a flood of companies – many of them represented here at FTTH Connect –

working to connect the global economy to the fiber infrastructure that will power it.

Make no mistake; we are just getting started. As fiber becomes ubiquitous, thanks to the hard work of our members, and as consumers set their sights on gigabit speeds and above, research suggests that in as little as five years, more than half the 1,000 FTTH providers in North America will offer gigabit service. Suggestions that customers don’t want or need gigabit service are going the way of Thomas Watson’s prediction that the world would never have use for more than five computers. The digital revolution has taught us that innovation and technology have interesting ways of getting where they need to go.

This is only the end of the beginning. There is more work to do as we enter this next, important phase, in which fiber networks become the superhighway of the 21st century. The job of the FTTH Council is to continue to be the town crier, educator and advocate, keeping the momentum going and tearing down the roadblocks and barriers that (literally and figuratively) stand in the way of our mission to accelerate the deployment of all-fiber networks.

We were there when the Broadband Opportunity Council announced its plan for the federal government to expand broadband access throughout the country. We applauded the plan for including our recommendations that help broadband providers and communities break down information barriers and deploy better, faster fiber broadband. We were there, too, when the National Telecommunications and Information Administration announced the FTTH Council as a partner in its Community

Suggestions that customers don’t want or need gigabit service are going the way of Thomas Watson’s prediction that the world would need only five computers.

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Connectivity Initiative. The initiative provided new tools to support communities working to expand broadband access, adoption and use.

Through our advocacy, policymakers better understand how fiber will play an important role in delivering the future of high-speed broadband. We have educated them on how the expansion of all-fiber networks relies on policies that eliminate barriers to deployment. I have testified before Congress about ways to streamline the federal construction permitting process and expand statutory rights to access to poles, ducts and conduits to accelerate the deployment of all-fiber networks.

Every year, the number of companies that announce major new all-fiber deployments increases. From major incumbent carriers such as AT&T and CenturyLink to big and small competitors such as Google Fiber, PocketiNet, Rocket Fiber and Sonic,

providers have announced plans to connect more communities.

At this year’s FTTH Connect Conference, thought leaders and industry experts throughout the fiber community will dive into discussions about the future of fiber. More than 1,300 FTTH professionals will converge on Music City to showcase the latest products and solutions that will be essential to build fiber’s future. We are excited to have you at this year’s conference, whether you are new to the industry, a veteran who has completed

multiple deployments or just trying to peek around the corner into the future of fiber on fire.

See you in Nashville! v

Heather Burnett Gold is president of the FTTH Council Americas, a nonprofit association of organizations that deliver services over FTTH networks, companies that manufacture FTTH products and others involved in planning and building FTTH networks. She can be reached at [email protected].

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Exhibitor Booth GuideFeatured Exhibitors in Blue

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3-GIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5303M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 730Adtran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 612Advanced Media Technologies . . . . . 912Alianza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 811Alpha Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321America Illsintech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 520American Polywater Corporation . . 629American Product LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . 834AOC Technologies/ Jabil . . . . . . . . . . . 929Bear Communications, LLC . . . . . . . . 221BHC Rhodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 519BICSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227Black & Veatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 619CABA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 1Calix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312Channell Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311Clearfield, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 606CommScope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M1CommScope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505CommSoft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215Comstar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1010Condux International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 631CORNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106COS Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 922CSSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329Cyient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M2Cyient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 723Dark Fiber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 2Dupont Builidng Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1009Dura-Line Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420Dycom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 710EMTELLE UK LTD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 635

enfoPoint Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1030Ericsson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 810ESPi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206Esri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 617ETA International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228ETI Software Solutions . . . . . . . . 706Fibrebond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1017Finley Engineering Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418G4S Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 924GMP (General Machine Products) . . 623Go!Foton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417Google Fiber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1006Graybar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212Great Lakes Data Systems, Inc .

(GLDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517Greenlee Communications . . . . . . .1022Groupe Marais . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 918Henkels & McCoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 719Hexatronic Cable &

Interconnect Systems . . . . . . . .1011Hubbell Power Systems, Inc . . . . . . . . 424IgniteNet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226Incognito . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 931INNO Instrument America, Inc . . . . . . 423Innovative Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419Integra Optics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1015KGP Logistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 511Knet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324Light Brigade, Inc . (The) . . . . . . . . . . . . 618Lode Data Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . 213Mapcom Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225MasTec North America, Inc . . . . . 809

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MaxCell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216Michels Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518Millennium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 910Milliken Infrastructure

Solutions, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211Momentum Telecom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 909Multicom Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318Multilink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1021NEPTCO A Chase Corp Co . . . . . . . . . . 625NETCON LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 4NetSapiens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218No Lash Line System / Hien Electric

Industries LTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1012Nokia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 905OFS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306Opterna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

Opti-Com Manufacturing Network D .B .A . OMNI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 526

PCT International, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330PerfectVision Mfg Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 832Pivot Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217Power & Tel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 806PowerTec Solutions International . . 222PPC Broadband . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 725Preformed Line Products . . . . . . . . . . . 630Primex Manufacturing Ltd . . . . . . . . . . 624ProLabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 717Radiant Communications . . . . . . . . . . 533Rainbow Technoogy Corp . . . . . . . . . . 807RIVARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 633S&N Communications, Inc . . . . . 916Senko Advanced Components, Inc 524

SIFI Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220Stirling Llyod Products, Inc . . . . . . . . . 620Televes USA LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327Terra Tape, A Div of Reef Industries .414The Charles Machine Works, Inc .

dba Ditch Witch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 805Thermo Bond Buildings, LLC . . . . . . . 208Vantage Point Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . 412Vermeer Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . .1005VETRO FiberMap (tm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320VFP, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 830Walker and Associates . . . . . . .1024WISPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 3Zhone Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319ZTE USA, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326ZyXEL Communications . . . . . . . . . . . 429

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2016 FTTH Conference ScheduleFeatured speakers in red. Sessions, speakers and timing subject to change.

New and Emerging TechnologyMeeting Bandwidth and New Application DemandsThe Community Toolkit: FTTH from A to Z

Marketing and New Services for Increasing RevenuesLeading Best Practices for Fiber Deployment

Key to Track Sessions:

MONDAY, JUNE 137:00 am – 5:30 pmRegistration Open

8:00 am – 9:30 am MDU PANEL

Moderator: – John George – Director, Solutions & Professional Services, OFS

Panelists:– Max Kipfer – Executive Vice President, Hotwire Communications LLC– Chris Smith – Sr. Program Manager, Strategic Partnerships, Google

9:45 am – 10:30 am BREAKOUT SESSIONS SERIES 1 NEW & EMERGING TECHNOLOGY100 Gbps Ethernet Passive Optical Networking (EPON) Session Number: 101

– Curtis Knittle – Vice President, Wired Technologies – CableLabs

MEETING BANDWIDTH & NEW APPLICATION DEMANDS Accelerating FTTH Deployments Economically – One Foot at a TimeSession Number : 102

– Kevin Morgan – Director of Marketing, ADTRAN Inc.

THE COMMUNITY TOOLKIT: FTTH FROM A TO ZFTTH Basics and Network DesignSession Number: 103

– Mark Boxer – Applications Engineer Manager, OFS– Jeff Bush – Professional Services Manager, OFS

Deployment – Leading Best Practice for Fiber DeploymentRocket Fiber – Internet Made in DetroitSession Number: 105

– Doug Miller – OSP Manager, Rocket Fiber

MARKETING AND NEW SERVICES FOR INCREASING REVENUEBeyond the End Point: Generating Revenue from the Whole Fiber NetworkSession Number: 104

– Craig Stein – EVP & GM, Internet Providers, Ericsson

10:30 am – 10:45 am Networking and Refreshment Break

10:45 am – 11:45 am Breakout Session Series 2

NEW & EMERGING TECHNOLOGYTap Your Fiber’s Potential with TWDMSession Number: 111

– Keith Russell – Sr. Marketing Manager, Nokia

MEETING BANDWIDTH & NEW APPLICATION DEMANDSCentral Office Transformation…. How do I Plan for It?Session Number: 112

– Brian K. Davis – Market Development Manager, Corning

DEPLOYMENT – LEADING BEST PRACTICE FOR FIBER DEPLOYMENTEngaging Locals for Effective Fiber DeploymentSession Number: 113

– Julia Pulidindi, Broadband Analyst, Advantage Engineers– Joanne Hovis – President, CTC Technology & Energy– Joey Durel – Owner, The Durel Group LLC– Yiaway Yeh – Strategic Initiatives Lead, Google Fiber National Expansion Team

DEPLOYMENT – LEADING BEST PRACTICE FOR FIBER DEPLOYMENTFTTH Training Summit: Training the Fiber Optic Workforce in 2016 and beyond Session Number: 114

– Lee Kellett – General Manager, The Light Brigade– Gilberto “GG” Guitarte – Broadband Connectivity Director, LATAM – CommScope– Stacey Slaughter – Chief Executive Officer, NCTI– Richard Thorpe – CEO Americas, ACTAVO

DEPLOYMENT – LEADING BEST PRACTICE FOR FIBER DEPLOYMENTGPON Plug-N-PlaySession Number: 115

– Ryland Marek – Business Development Manager, Premises Market – 3M

11:45 am – 12:45 pm Birds of a Feather Lunch for Network Operators

12:45 pm – 1:30 pm Breakout Sessions Series 3

LEADING BEST PRACTICES FOR FIBER DEPLOYMENTStrategies for More Efficient FTTx Construction in the Last MileSession Number: 111

– Gilberto “GG” Guitarte – Broadband Connectivity Director, LATAM – CommScope

THE COMMUNITY TOOLKIT: FTTH FROM A TO ZBuilding a Fiber to the Home (Premise) NetworkSession Number: 123

– Arthur Price – Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Axia FiberNet


MARKETING AND NEW SERVICES FOR INCREASING REVENUESIt Takes a Community: Marketing Your Network for High Take RatesSession Number: 124

– John Paul – CEO, Spiral Internet

DEPLOYMENT – LEADING BEST PRACTICE FOR FIBER DEPLOYMENTFiber-to-the-Home…. Where Does the Network Stop?Session Number: 125

– Kara Mullaley – Market Manager – Corning Incorporated

MEETING BANDWIDTH & NEW APPLICATION DEMANDSFTTH in Cable – An Operator PerspectiveSession Number: 122

– Curtis Knittle – Vice President, Wired Technologies, CableLabs– Marek Hajduczenia – Network Architect Principal Engineer, Bright House

Networks

1:30 pm – 1:45 pm Networking and Refreshment Break


NEW & EMERGING TECHNOLOGYPublic Policy: What’s HotSession Number: 135

Moderator:– Tom Cohen – Partner, Kelly Drye & Warren LLP

Panelists:– The Hon. Janice Bowling – Senator, State of Tennessee– John Windhausen – Executive Director, SHLB Coalition– Ted R. Smith – Chief of Civic Innovation, City of Louisville, KY

MEETING BANDWIDTH & NEW APPLICATION DEMANDSSmart Cities & FTTHSession Number: 132

– Scott Jackson – Business Development Manager, Smart Grid, Graybar– Jaume Salvat – Founder & Partner, Aggaros

THE COMMUNITY TOOLKIT: FTTH FROM A TO ZCommunity Broadband Deployment Through Public-Private PartnershipsSession Number: 133

– Robert Whitman – Global FTTX Program Office, Corning Incorporated– Deb Socia – Executive Director, Next Century Cities– Peter Atwal – Founder, Powerwave Cognition Inc.– Nicholas Hann – Senior Managing Director, Macquarie Capital / Macquarie

Group Limited

NEW & EMERGING TECHNOLOGYIs Your City Making It to Gigabit?Session Number: 134

– Joel Mulder – Vice President, eX2 Technology LLC– Robert Henry – CIO, City of Davenport– Colman Keane – Director, Fiber Technology, EPB– Scott Shapiro – Senior Advisor, Mayor’s Office, City of Lexington, KY

Two-Part Session: New Ultra-Density Fiber Cable Technology for FTTH and Access Markets Using New Spider Web Ribbon and New Invisible Fiber Deployment Approach for the Entire MDU

3:00 pm – 6:30 pm Opening Reception and Expo Theater Presentations

3:15 pm – 3:45 pm NEW & EMERGING TECHNOLOGYCommoditzing the DesignSession Number: EXPO 1

– Michael A. Measels – Enterprise Architect, 3-GIS– Boni Botha – Chief Sales Officer, Biarri Networks

3:50 pm – 4:20 pm MARKETING AND NEW SERVICES FOR INCREASING REVENUESSMB VoIP Opportunity AheadSession Number: EXPO 2

– Kevin Mitchell – Vice President, Marketing, Alianza

4:25 pm – 4:55 pm NEW & EMERGING TECHNOLOGYDrop Cable Solutions to Streamline FTTH DeploymentsSession Number: EXPO 3

– Jay Borer – Marketing Development Manager, 3M

5:00 pm – 5:30 pm DEPLOYMENT – LEADING BEST PRACTICE FOR FIBER DEPLOYMENTDemand Aggregation – Secure your FTTH Business Case with Pre-Committed SubscribersSession Number: EXPO 4

– Bjorn Wannman – Business Development, COS Systems

5:35 pm – 6:05 pm NEW & EMERGING TECHNOLOGYFacing the Coming Storm of IoT ManagementSession Number: EXPO 5

– Scott Helms – Vice President of Technology, ZCorum

TUESDAY, JUNE 14 7:00 am – 5:30 amRegistration Open

8:30 am – 8:45 am Opening Remarks

8:45 am – 9:00 am Welcome Address

Presented by Randy Boyd, Tennessee Commissioner for Economic Development

9:00 am – 10:00 amArmchair Discussion with FTTH Newsmakers

Moderator: – Tom Cohen – Partner, Kelly Drye & Warren LLP

Panelists:– Graham Richard – President, Graham Richard Associates, LLC– Karen Rohrkemper – Senior Director, Network Planning, Engineering &

Construction, Cincinnati Bell– Jeff Nordhaus – Executive Vice President, Innovation and Broadband, Empire

State Development


10:15 am – 10:45 am Keynote Presentation: A Conversation with Google

Presented by Chris Levendos, Head of Network Deployment and Operations, Google Fiber


FTTH CONNECT10:45 am – 11:30 am Keynote Presentation

Presented by Andy Berke, Mayor, Chattanooga, Tennessee

11:30 am – 12:00 pm FTTH Council Americas Awards Presentation

• FTTH Council Americas Award• Gimme Fiber Day Award• FTTxcellence Award

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch and Expo Theater Presentations

THE COMMUNITY TOOLKIT: FTTH FROM A TO ZThe FTTH PlaybookSession Number: EXPO 6

– Samuel Carbine – Chief Operating Officer, Crystal Clear

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Women in Fiber Luncheon


NEW & EMERGING TECHNOLOGYCable: The FTTH AwakensSession Number: 201

Moderator:– Kevin Lee Bourg – Optical Network Architect, Corning Optical Communications

Panelists:– Jon Schnoor – Senior Engineer, Network Technologies, CableLabs– Venk Mutalik – Vice President, Technology & Strategy, ARRIS – Steve Burroughs – Lead Architect, CableLabs– Paul Runcy – VP of Sales, Sumitomo Electric Lightwave

NEW & EMERGING TECHNOLOGYInternet of Things SummitSession Number: 202

Moderator:– Gordon Caverly – Regional Vice President, Mid-State Consultants Inc.

Panelists:– Luc Absillis – CTO, Alcatel-Lucent– Pat Thompson – Director Global Business Development, CommScope

THE COMMUNITY TOOLKIT: FTTH FROM A TO ZImpacts of FTTH on Economic DevelopmentSession Number: 203

– Jim Baller – President, Baller Stokes & Lide PC– Kyle Hollifield – Sr. Vice President of Marketing & Business Development,

Magellan Advisors– Curtis Dean – Broadband Services Coordinator, Iowa Association of Municipal

Utilities– Michael Curri – President, Strategic Networks Group

DEPLOYMENT – LEADING BEST PRACTICE FOR FIBER DEPLOYMENTFiber Optics World ViewSession Number: 204

– Michael Render – President, RVA LLC– Roland Montagne – Head of Broadband Access, IDATE– Eduardo Jedruch – President, FTTH Council LATAM Chapter– Juanita Clark – CEO, FTTH Council Africa

3:00 pm – 6:30 pmEvening Reception and Expo Theater Presentations

3:15 pm – 3:45 pm MARKETING AND NEW SERVICES FOR INCREASING REVENUESBuilding a Municipal FTTN Network with Public-Private Partnerships, Co-Locations, Traffic Signal Interconnections – and VERY LITTLE MONEY!Session Number: EXPO 8

– David Zelenok – Manager Local Government Services, HR Green

4:25 pm – 4:55 pm DEPLOYMENT – LEADING BEST PRACTICE FOR FIBER DEPLOYMENTSmall Cabling Brings Big Network BenefitsSession Number: EXPO 10

– Mark Boxer – Applications Engineer Manager, OFS

5:35 pm – 6:05 pm DEPLOYMENT-LEADING BEST PRACTICE FOR FIBER DEPLOYMENTBest Practices for Designing a Network with Long-Term Viability, Low TCOSession Number: EXPO 12

– Kevin F. Kress – Application Engineer / Engineering Consultants & Contractors, Clearfield Inc.

LEADING BEST PRACTICE FOR FIBER DEPLOYMENTUsing the FTTH Connect to Review and Improve Your DeploymentsSession Number: EXPO 13

– Nathaniel Klug – Operations Manager, Certto Telecom

LEADING BEST PRACTICE FOR FIBER DEPLOYMENTAccess Network Design Evolution Expands the Reach of the FTTH Session Number: 1046

– Leydys Deniss De Jesus – Market Development Manager, FTTH, Corning Optical Communications

– Joe Jensen – VP and General Manager Retail Solutions Division, Intel Corporation

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 157:00 am – 12:00 pmRegistration Open

8:15 am – 9:00 am Genius Bar Panel

– Dave Brodin – Chief Operating Officer, Smithville Fiber– Marc Hudson – Co-Founder & CEO , Rocket Fiber– Lori McDaniel – Chief Marketing Officer, Dalton Utilities

9:00 am – 9:30 am Keynote Presentation

Presented by Guy McCormick, Senior Vice President of Engineering, Cox Communications


9:45 am – 11:00 am Third Annual FTTH Summits Part 1

PANEL SESSIONGIS SummitSession Number: 301

Moderator:– Brad Hine – Product Manager, Overture GIS, ETI Software Solutions


Panelists:– Thomas Counts – President, 3-GIS– Isak Finer – Chief Marketing Officer, COS Systems– Jan Moeremans – Global Sales Executive, Comsof

PANEL SESSIONWiFi SummitSession Number: 301

Moderator:– Jerome Day – Director, Consulting Engineer Liaison Program, Calix

Panelists:– Scott Helms – CTO, ZCorum– Darren Farnan – Chief Development Officer, United Electric Cooperative

PANEL SESSIONElectrifying Rural Fiber DeploymentSession Number: 303

Moderator:– Jonathan Chambers – Former Chief of the Office of Strategic Planning,

Federal Communications Commission

Panelists:– Jon Claffey – Policy Advisor, Office of the Assistant Administrator,

Electric Programs, USDA Rural Utilities Service– Cliff Boldstad – RVP, Electric Distribution, CoBank– Randy Klindt – General Manager, OzarksGo


11:15 am – 1:00 pm Third Annual FTTH Summits Part 2

PANEL SESSIONCord Cutting: Clarity and Context

PANEL SESSIONNTIA Workshop




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Featured Companies At FTTH Connect

Contact these companies to learn more about their broadband solutions.

ADTRANBooth #612www.adtran.com

Gigabit broadband transforms communities, rebuilds urban centers, revitalizes schools, stimulates economic growth and delivers innovative residential and business services. ADTRAN is transforming the way we live, work and play through the enablement of gigabit services. Uniquely open and interoperable fiber optic–based access architectures enable service providers to expand their addressable markets and support the scale needed to unify gigabit services across residential broadband, cloud connectivity and infrastructure backhaul applications. Learn more at adtran.com/broadband

CalixBooth #312www.calix.com

Calix is a global leader in access innovation. Its Unified Access portfolio of broadband access solutions, systems, software and services enables network and business transformation for communications service providers worldwide – allowing them to become the broadband service providers of choice to their subscribers. Visit www.calix.com for more information.

Charles Industries Ltd.www.charlesindustries.com

Charles Industries Ltd. designs and manufactures buried distribution pedestals and remote cabinet enclosures for telecommunications, wireless, utility, MSO and municipality service providers. Charles Fiber Distribution Point (CFDP) pedestals offer closed-architecture protection for ribbon fiber and loose buffer-tube fiber. Buried Distribution Optical (BDO) open-architecture fiber pedestals offer a lower-cost alternative for cost-conscious deployments. Charles also offers a full line of below-grade enclosures for buried handhole and vault placements.

Charles Universal Broadband Enclosures (CUBE) are metallic indoor and outdoor cabinets that provide environmental protection for wireless backhaul, site support,

battery backup and small-cell applications. Charles Fiber Interconnect Terminals (CFIT), Building Terminals (CFBT), and Transition Terminals (CFTT) provide fiber demarcation and aggregation for MDU and other multiuser locations. New CFIT-Flex Universal Enclosures are configurable to the unique requirements of any fiber, copper or coaxial distribution point of up to 72 subscribers.

Clearfield Booth #606www.seeclearfield.com

When it comes to distribution, consolidation, management and protection of fiber, nothing comes close to Clearfield’s streamlined, practical approach. Designed for scalable deployment, craft-friendly operation and unsurpassed performance, Clearfield’s panels, frames and cabinets, optical components, and full range of fiber optic assemblies and patch cords are designed with the simplicity that delivers lowest total cost of ownership.

Clearfield’s FieldShield fiber delivery system delivers a simple, fast fiber pathway through all points of the network, integrating with our ISP and OSP product lines to provide a total end-to-end solution. FieldShield pushable fiber and microduct and Clearfield last-mile drop technologies are saving providers time and money with labor-lite designs that reduce labor and skill at installation as well as at the pre-engineering stage.

COSBooth #922www.cossystems.com

COS Systems delivers cloud-hosted software to plan, build, and manage broadband networks globally.

COS Service Zones allows network builders to draw competing zones, or “Fiberhoods,” across their cities and see real-time demand grow as customers sign up using branded websites. Once target take rates are reached, networks can be deployed backed by committed customers and secured revenue. COS Service Zones delivers subscriber-backed, successful broadband networks – and no more failed projects.

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COS Business Engine is a proven network management solution that supports both single-provider and open-access networks. Subscribers buy their Internet services from an online marketplace, which increases take rates, ARPU and customer satisfaction (as the network owner can offer 24/7 availability) and maximizes operational efficiency thanks to the extensive use of self-service solutions.

COS Systems takes customer needs and creates innovative software solutions that streamline customers’ business processes, boost sales and profitability, and create satisfied customers.

Cox Communicationswww.COX.COM/HOMELIFE

Cox Communications assists property owners with the endless struggle to future proof their communities.

The average household has more than six devices connected to the internet, and that number is expected to reach 11 devices by 2017. Internet speed is a primary purchase driver for multifamily residents. To meet customer demand, Cox has aggressively invested in its broadband network and launched a gigabit internet product for multifamily residential customers. Today, Cox is delivering gigabit speeds up to 100 times faster than the average internet speeds available to most homes.

MDU residents can also benefit from Cox Homelife, Cox’s home security and automation solution that brings together professionally monitored security with smart devices to protect, monitor and control the home. Cox Homelife is customizable and portable, making it perfect for MDU residents.

Partner with Cox to offer your residents the latest technology in entertainment, communication and home automation while anticipating future needs based upon ever-changing market trends.

ESPiBooth #206www.espicorp.com

ESPi, founded in 2009 and located in Clay Center, Kan., designed and manufactures the most reliable outdoor FTTH UPS on the market today, built from a telco technician’s perspective for ease of installation and reliability. If a reliable, cost-effective FTTH outdoor battery backup UPS is what you need…. then ESPi IS your UPS solution!

See why companies all over the world are switching to ESPi UPS Solutions for their customers’ 911 reliability during power outages. More than 14 hours of ONT battery backup, no electrician needed for additional outlets and no battery replacement for eight years ensures cost savings for your FTTH project.

ETI Software SolutionsBooth #706www.etisoftware.com

About ETI Software Solutions: A global leader in telecommunications technology and services for nearly 25 years, ETI Software Solutions provides next-gen software for broadband service providers to manage service fulfillment and revenue assurance. ETI’s comprehensive, fully integrated solution gives providers the power to work smarter and support multi-technology FTTx triple-play networks at every stage – from fiber design, CRM, activation and billing, to monitoring, device management and business-level analytics. Delivering the tools needed to manage complex systems more efficiently, reduce operating costs and ensure optimal quality of service, ETI has a robust North American customer base and customers in the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Denmark, Holland, Israel, Slovenia, Russia, New Zealand, Australia, Taiwan, India and New Caledonia. Visit ETI in Booth 706.

GLDSBooth #517www.glds.com

A BroadBand Communities Top 100 Company, GLDS sets the standard for best-of-suite broadband billing, customer management and provisioning. Stand-alone or cloud-based solutions, attractive Windows-based interface and robust SQL database provide Tier-1 features without the Tier-1 price.

FTTH, IPTV, digital and analog set-top boxes, conditional access satellite receivers, cable modems, VoD and VoIP can all be managed directly from the WinCable and BroadHub billing systems. GLDS also offers a mobile app for field-based workforce management as well as telephone and web-based customer self-care.

• Designed for anyone offering broadband or services over broadband

• Billing and provisioning support for FTTH, digital, IPTV, interdiction, VoIP and more

• Landlord/tenant billing options• Low-cost, stand-alone or cloud-based solutions

Serving small and mid-sized operators, GLDS has implemented its solutions for more than 400 broadband operators in 49 U.S. states and 45 countries worldwide. For more information, contact GLDS Sales at 800-882-7950 or visit www.glds.com.

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FTTH CONNECTHenkels & McCoy Inc.Booth #719www.henkels.com

The need for high-capacity broadband has never been higher, and as an established leader in the communications industry, Henkels & McCoy has been there right from the start. From our work with the early cable companies to one of the first residential fiber deployments in Keller, Texas, and numerous other community and municipal fiber builds across the country, our experience and ability to scale allow us to undertake FTTx projects of all sizes and complexity. As the demand for this technology continues to grow, Henkels & McCoy continues to deliver.

MasTecBooth #809http://mastec.com/en/

Communications technology is constantly evolving, and MasTec is not only keeping pace with that evolution – we’re driving it. We provide engineering, design, construction and maintenance services for wireline and wireless communications, including cell tower construction, broadband fiber optic cable installation, wireline construction and emergency maintenance services all across the United States. We combine cutting-edge technology, innovative solutions, skilled professionals and an unfailing commitment to safety to ensure that our customers are able to meet their customers’ communications needs with the highest levels of reliability and quality, and we’re able to supply crews and equipment to our customers 24/7.

MaxCellBooth #216www.maxcell.us

MaxCell is revolutionizing the network construction industry with its flexible, multi-celled, fabric innerduct solution. Compared with rigid innerduct, MaxCell allows network owners and builders to increase their cable density by as much as 300 percent. It maximizes space, minimizes costs and allows overlay without breaking new ground.

MaxSpace is a new, patent-pending, no-dig technology and construction method that safely removes existing innerduct from around active fiber optic cables with virtually no load on the cables and no interruption of service. As the innerducts are removed, cables migrate to bottom of the outer

conduit. Once all innerducts are removed, up to 90 percent of conduit space is recovered, allowing up to nine more cables to be placed in the reclaimed space of a conduit that was once considered full.

MaxCell and MaxSpace will be in booth 216 at the FTTH Conference and Expo. Visit www.maxcell.us for more information.

NISCwww.nisc.coop

NISC, a leading provider of information technology products and services, offers integrated software and hardware solutions to telecommunication companies, utilities, municipals, and other infrastructure industries and businesses in 49 states, American Samoa, Palau and Canada. NISC provides advanced, integrated IT solutions for subscriber billing, accounting and business solutions, engineering and operations, mapping, carrier access billing system, e-bill, end user billing, wireless billing, self-service websites, switch and CATV provisioning, customer apps, as well as many other leading-edge IT solutions. NISC has facilities in Mandan, N.D.; Lake Saint Louis, Mo.; Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and Shawano, Wis., and employs more than 1,100 professionals among the four locations. Additional information can be found at www.nisc.coop.

OFSBooth #306www.ofsoptics.com

OFS is a world-leading designer, manufacturer and provider of optical fiber, fiber optic cable, connectivity, fiber-to-the-subscriber and specialty photonics products. We provide reliable, cost-effective solutions for a broad range of applications, including telecommunications, medicine, industrial automation, sensing, government, aerospace and defense. These products help our customers meet the needs of consumers and businesses today and into the future.

Headquartered in Norcross (near Atlanta), Ga., OFS is a global provider with facilities in China, Denmark, Germany, Russia and the United States. OFS is part of Furukawa Electric Company, a multibillion dollar leader in optical communications.

Pavlov Mediahttp://pavlovmedia.com/

Pavlov Media is the largest private provider of broadband and television networks in the United States. Pavlov Media provides internet speeds up to

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1,000 Mbps to residents and serves more than 600 properties in 43 states and Canada. Pavlov Media has a national backbone with 10 Gbps capacity – meaning that the company can put bandwidth at your location that matches or exceeds the competition. And Pavlov Media manages your network locally, which means outstanding service for you. Pavlov Media is a national leader in wireless internet performance, offering 24/7 service. Pavlov Media networks are secure and CALEA-compliant with full maintenance and support.

S&N CommunicationsBooth #916sncomm.com

S&N Communications is the foremost resource in wired and wireless infrastructure construction, electric and gas construction, professional services, site development and underground utility locating. Established in 1977, S&N employs more than 1,250 employees across the United States, operating out of 60 field offices in 38 states.

With our subsidiary partners, Tower16, SCE and Stake Center Locating, we’ve built our company into a one-stop partner for utility construction services. Combined, we’ve installed more than 60 million feet of fiber optic cable and connected more than 1 million homes and businesses with telecom, cable, gas and electric services. We’ve provided professional and management services for thousands of wireless tower projects and RF technology solutions for numerous wireless carriers and infrastructure deployment companies.

At S&N, we make the claim “We’ve Got This.” What does this mean for our customers? It means that, no matter the stage of your project, if you’re working with S&N, you’re in good hands.

Spectrum Community Solutionswww.charter.com/mdu

Spectrum Community Solutions provides customized Wi-Fi, TV and voice solutions for residential multiple-dwelling communities, delivered via fiber or cable. Spectrum Community Solutions integrates superior entertainment and communications products with dedicated 24/7 customer and technical support, helping property owners attract and retain more residents and increase property value.

Spectrum Community WiFi provides a high-speed, professionally managed Wi-Fi amenity with fiber speeds over 1 Gbps. Residents can stream video, download music, upload photos and more from their portables devices everywhere on a property, including the pool, fitness facilities or the laundry room. It’s simple to manage, reliable and easy to install.

Walker and AssociatesBooth #1024http://walkerfirst.com/

Walker and Associates is the premier source of telecommunications products for network operators, simplifying network deployments with expert installation, systems integration and unsurpassed sourcing services.

Since 1970, Walker has remained a recognized industry leader, offering products and solutions that support leading-edge technologies such as switching, routing, Wi-Fi, microwave, NFV, Carrier Ethernet, VoIP, WDM, ROADM, packet optical networking, SDN, and access technologies such as GPON, active Ethernet, fixed wireless, DSL and more.

Walker provides these solutions to wireline and wireless service providers of all sizes. Walker continues to incorporate new products and technologies that aid in building network infrastructure, allowing upgrades for the embedded base of equipment to higher speeds of broadband service delivery.

Walker’s certified specialists help reduce costs associated with installing and maintaining equipment at customer locations. The company assists customers in solving today’s business challenges and increasing their ability to meet customer expectations from telecommunications service providers.

XFINITY Communitieswww.xfinity.com/xfinitycommunities

XFINITY Communities provides your property and residents with a better network, better entertainment and better service. With fiber-based custom network solutions, a one-of-a-kind interactive TV experience with XFINITY X1, and our new dedicated property support, we provide an end-to-end service that simply translates to better living. Our Advanced Communities Network – a fiber network solution that provides your properties with gigabit-speed solutions – can help attract new residents while giving existing residents what they are looking for. Plus, at Comcast, we’re driven to create the best entertainment and online experiences for your residents, from X1 to the fastest in-home Wi-Fi and more. And just as you strive to give your residents a superior customer experience, we are dedicated to doing the same with new property-focused community account representatives, round-the-clock live support and a network monitored 24/7 for consistent, reliable service. With XFINITY Communities, it just keeps getting better. v

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FTTH CONNECT

FTTH News From Featured Exhibitors

CALIX INTRODUCES THE GIGACENTER

PETALUMA, CA – Calix GigaCenters enable service providers to extend their access network into the home. This strategic point of presence enables service providers to deliver advanced broadband services and a superior gigabit experience through end-to-end visibility and control of the home networking environment. The GigaCenter is an ultimate media distribution center enabling subscribers to download music, stream videos and deliver IPTV over Carrier Class Wi-Fi. The GigaCenters are designed to support GPON, active Ethernet, G.fast, XGS-PON and NGPON-2 broadband technologies. In combination with the Consumer Connect Plus cloud-based applications, Calix GigaCenters enable service providers to deliver higher ARPU services with an unmatched quality of experience. Stop by Calix booth 312 to see the GigaCenter in action at the FTTH Expo and Conference.

CHARLES BDO-ET/ETS SEALED FIBER TERMINAL BLOCK PEDESTALS

ROLLING MEADOWS, IL – Pedlock BDO-ET and ETS Series Pedestals from Charles Industries Ltd. are designed as an affordable, above-grade alternative to housing and protecting sealed fiber terminal blocks. In FTTx applications, BDO-ET Pedestals offer many advantages over grade-level boxes, including easier installation and greater accessibility. Their specially designed terminal mounting backboards accept 4-, 6-, 8- and 12-port sealed fiber terminal blocks and offer in-pedestal drop cable slack storage. The BDO-ETS model includes an integrated fiber splice tray holder for express fiber architectures. An expanded-capacity split base is designed to easily install around conduit-fed cable bundles. Made in the USA. www.charlesindustries.com

CLEARFIELD EXPANDS LAST-MILE FIBER CAPACITY WITH LAUNCH OF 144-PORT PON PEDESTAL INSERT KIT Delivers cost-effective solution for access network without increase in footprint

MINNEAPOLIS – Clearfield Inc., the specialist in fiber management and connectivity platforms for communications providers, expanded its FieldSmart Fiber Delivery Point (FDP) line of products with the introduction of the 144-Port PON Pedestal Insert Kit.

Responding to industry calls for a cost-effective method to bring fiber to smaller serving areas, the 144-Port PON Pedestal is designed to reduce the number of access points and the secondary/distribution fiber needed to reach the home. Introducing the 144 PON Pedestal into


the network helps to minimize drop lengths and large points of failure should damage occur.

“This PON Pedestal provides service providers an open-architecture alternative,” comments Steve Knudtson, outside plant product manager at Clearfield. “The PON Pedestal is a lower-cost alternative to a traditional sheet metal cabinet. Customers want flexibility in deployment options. We’ve designed the 144-Port PON Pedestal for direct-bury or vault-mounted options as well as offering it as an insert kit for placing into existing pedestals. All options provide splice or interconnect functionality for drops to the home in the last mile of the access network.”

Clearfield achieves higher density within an FDP Pedestal by incorporating additional Clearview Blue Cassettes and the new WaveSmart High Density Splitter that utilizes 900 micron fiber for ease of fiber management and greater slack storage. “Because it is available in either patch-only or patch-and-splice configurations, the network designers and planners have choices in configuration and segmentation flexibility in a scale not matched by larger, more costly cabinets,” adds Knudtson.

“Segmenting the service area/access point of the network in order to reduce the impact of service-interrupted conditions, create smaller and easier-to-manage consolidated fiber management elements and increase the ease of design-engineering placement is the industry trend,” comments Clearfield COO Johnny Hill. “The introduction of our 144-Port PON Pedestal demonstrates our expertise in creating industry-leading, cost-effective, end-to-end fiber management and our commitment to meeting the evolving needs of our customers.”

PAVLOV MEDIA EXPANDS NETWORK TO INCLUDE LOS ANGELES COLOCATION FACILITYAllows expansion of gigabit-plus speeds for Southern California customers

CHAMPAIGN, IL – Pavlov Media announces the company added Los Angeles to its list of colocation facilities. The new colo has 1 Gbps capability, which means the company is able to offer gigabit speeds across Southern California and parts of surrounding states.

In addition to Los Angeles, Pavlov Media has colocation facilities in Dallas, Philadelphia, Tallahassee and Minneapolis, as well as 10 Gbps colocation facilities in Chicago, New York City, Atlanta, Indianapolis, Phoenix, Champaign/Urbana and Bloomington, IL.

“Bringing our Los Angeles colocation online is a major step in expanding our delivery of gigabit speeds on our network,” said Mark Scifres, CEO of Pavlov Media. “Pavlov Media’s expansion is driven by the growth in demand for very high Internet speeds,” Scifres added.

The Los Angeles expansion means Pavlov Media capabilities such as Tesseractiv and WebSnap can be brought to hundreds of additional communities.

WebSnap is a combination of traffic management techniques that includes short, superfast blasts of service that snap up to circuit capacity speed. The burst is brief – a few seconds – but long enough to instantly load a web page. All residents at properties served by Pavlov Media have access to WebSnap.

Tesseractiv is the trademarked name of Pavlov Media’s content delivery network, which improves high-volume constant bit rate traffic (i.e. streaming video). The combination of Tesseractiv and WebSnap loads web pages faster and improves video performance.

SCE LAUNCHES DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM (DAS) DIVISION

COLUMBIA, MD – When it comes to providing the infrastructure for enhanced wireless communications services, SCE, an end-to-end provider of turnkey construction and professional services to wireless service providers, is doubling down. The company has launched a new DAS (Distributed Antenna Systems) division in order to serve the growing communications needs of the public and private sectors. Sam Sacco


FTTH CONNECTDAS is a network of spatially

separated antenna nodes designed to increase coverage and capacity within buildings, campuses or city centers. Solutions can be designed and installed during new construction or retrofitted to existing structures. SCE DAS handles the entire project

life cycle from site survey through design, installation, commissioning and maintenance with an experienced in-house team the entire way.

With the growing number of internet-enabled devices and businesses relying on the cloud for critical functions, the idea of DAS is quickly

changing from a luxury to a must-have.“People connect, conduct business

and more or less live on their phones,” says Sam Sacco, director of professional and construction services at SCE, who oversees the new DAS division. “Whether in a store, restaurant, stadium or plaza, people expect seamless wireless connections and will take their business elsewhere if they don’t get it.”

The general population isn’t the only group feeling the need to have a DAS in place. With a growing number of structures being built higher and better insulated, counties across the country are adopting codes to have DAS provide public safety coverage inside buildings.

“Public safety and DAS go hand in hand,” says newly hired DAS project manager Marie Quizon. “DAS allows strong cellular and Wi-Fi coverage in structures where crowded conditions and heavy demand for signals have created troublesome connections in the past. Think about firefighters needing to be able to communicate in a stairwell or, if an emergency happens, underground on the New York subway. Having a DAS in place ensures first responders can do their job.”

In order to provide clear, reliable wireless signals, distributed antenna systems take signals from a central location, such as a cellular or public safety tower, and then amplify and condition the signals to provide coverage in areas that were previously without it. Wherever coverage is needed, DAS can provide it in a smaller equipment footprint than traditional solutions.

SCE is a subsidiary partner of S&N Communications, acquired in November 2014. As part of S&N, SCE not only has capabilities in site development but also offers a host of other related services for the utility industry. S&N Communications and its subsidiary partners offer services in wired and wireless infrastructure construction, electric and gas construction, professional services, site development and underground utility locating.

To learn more about SCE, S&N Communications and the services the companies provide, visit sncomm.com. v

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When you work with us, you will know you’ve hired the right people for the job, no matter what the job.

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