DEPLOY. CONNECT. TRANSFORM.

How will 5G impact optical networks? What are the big operational plays that carriers and operators will need to take to ensure their architecture is fully equipped for 5G? Hear about the technologies and strategies to equip your network.

Hear from our industry leaders as they discuss the lessons learnt and strategy approaches they are taking to reduce operational cost output and what this means for driving network efficiency. Learn about their predictions when it comes to cost control.

The current network priority revolves around increasing bandwidth capacity. What does the gigabyte evolution tell us as we move towards 1Tb? What are the strategies in place that will assist network operators how to mitigate transmission capacity?

Moving towards the new data centre model, understand what technologies and applications that the operators are taking to drive optical connectivity inside the data centre and how they are dealing with pressures linked from capacity increase and open source models.

Learn about the priorities for network carriers, data centre operators and hear about wider industry outlooks for the optical network industry. What are the insights informing strategy planning and what does this mean for day-to-day operations?

How is the industry driving a standardized, multi-vendor network? What are the steps to ensure maximum interoperability along the entire value chain? What are the parameters to measure the success of disaggregation principal integration?

Discuss with fellow peers, how they are utilizing new platforms and creating a standardized singular interface to monitor, analyse and apply strategies to the network management interface to drive efficiency and increase automation in operations.

Emerging models for network operations include pluggable infrastructure. In this discussion, we bring together the key players to discuss how to strike the fine balance between architecture, network stakeholders and customer deliverables.

Reflecting the increasing pressure to protect against the threats, we discuss the steps, strategies and technologies that carriers can integrate to mitigate risks, build traceability and the application of innovation to protect networks.

• Ask The Analyst Lunchtime Briefing
• Panels, Design Workshops & Live Interviews
• Regional Round Tables
• Technical Poster Presentations
• VIP Closed Door Forum

• Roadmaps from carriers, vendors and hyperscalers
• Addressing the Shannon Limit
• Pluggable networks
• Network security
• Mission critical networks

• Welcome Drinks Reception
• Speed Networking
• NGON & DCI Beach Party
• Lunchtime Briefings
• Interactive agenda features

Take part in our series of pre-conference workshops, designed to deliver specific project feedback in an intimate setting.

• OIF Workshop – learn how they are assuring interoperability in open, agile, next-gen optical networks
• SM-Optics – learn how they are facilitating technologies for enhanced networks with project feedback

• Meet the global optical ecosystem under 1 roof
• Insights from the industry heavyweights
• Create new contacts via networking events
• Connect with our community all year round through our digital community
• Learn about new trends and technologies impacting your business

• NGON & DCI Awards – enter one of our prestigious categories for your chance to win the annual award and achieve industry-wide recognition
• Digital Champions – do you eat, sleep & drink optical networking? Join our digital community and contribute to our range of blogs, tweets or posts
• Technical Poster Sessions – have the chance to present a new R&D project that is ahead of current technology, giving exposure to the right industry contacts