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Light Reading Network X Americas
May 21-23, 2024
Irving Convention Center at Las ColinasIrving, Texas

Theme Highlights: Broadband Access

With North American governments focusing on digital divide and investing into connecting less populated areas, it is important for CSPs to understand arising commercial opportunities and technological challenges.

Key Topics


At Network X Americas, you will meet executives from leading NA cable, fiber, and mobile internet providers. You will learn about new technologies fueling sector transformation and discuss strategies and solutions that will help you stay ahead in the changing broadband market environment.

North American Broadband Market outlook

Converging Fixed & Mobile Networks

BEAD and BABA

DOCSIS 4.0

Fixed wireless access

Next-Gen PON

Session Highlights

Debut of DOCSIS 4.0

  • How are the initial D4 rollouts proceeding? 
  • What have operators and vendors learned from the early deployments and trials?  
  • Where does the industry stand with developing new D4 equipment? 
  • How much of the industry will actually upgrade to D4? 

Feasting on Fiber & PON

  • How are the rollouts of XGS-PON progressing? 
  • What’s happening with 25G PON?  
  • Where do the 50G PON and 100G PON specs stand now?  
  • What will next-gen PON enable? 

Fixating on Fixed Wireless

  • When does it make sense to go the FWA route?  
  • What are the pros and cons?  
  • How does FWA stack up against cable and fiber?  
  • What are the use cases for FWA?