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WWW.COMMTECHSHOW.COM Welcome! Thank you for joining us... At CommTech, you will find many experts, trouble-shooters and specialists readily available to consult with here. CommTech’s sold-out trade show showcases more than 85 exhibitors and their suppliers from across Canada and the US, displaying thousands of products and services. Exhibitor and sponsor support makes this show possible, so please take your time and visit the many companies represented here. CommTech welcomes Keynote Speaker, Daniel Howard, CTO of the SCTE. Daniel will provide an overview of industry trends and timing direction related to the technology and evolutions paths of FTTH, Tuesday at 9am. Learn about new products and ideas and find solutions for your companies’ needs from the diverse training sessions, panels and workshops. Check out the scheduled “20-minute Demos” happening throughout the show at Exhibitor booths. These demos are listed on a separate flyer provided at Registration. In addition to our roster of 23 sessions, we welcome the FTTH Council Americas, who are providing a Tuesday afternoon track on “FTTH Technical Foundations”, as well as co-sponsoring our “Welcome Reception”, from 4-5:30pm. We wish to acknowledge our volunteer Advisory Committee consisting of participants from Rogers, TELUS, Shaw, SaskTel, Mascon Cable, , MDL Communications, Brooke Telecom, Clearcable Networks, Telecon Design, Telonix Communications and a special thank you to the Society of Cable Engineers - Ontario Chapter (SCTE) volunteer members, who provided time, direction and assistance in the selection and sourcing of topic sessions and presenters. Our Committee’s broad spectrum of expertise and excellent advice assist us greatly in providing a schedule full of timely topics for our multi-industry audience. We would especially like to thank our generous Sponsors who help provide the lunches, beverage breaks, welcome reception, tote bags, badge holders and Passport prizes to keep our event affordable. Be sure to capture 20 stamps at the back of this program for a chance to win one of several Passport Contest $100 gift cards. Thank you to CommTech’s hard-working show support staff and organizers – a show with so many logistics uses a lot of hands! The best compliment you can provide us is to recommend CommTech to others so that we can continue to hold this event. Enjoy the show! Please recycle your badge holders at registration desk upon leaving.

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GENERAL CABLE HELIX ANALYTIX HUTTON COMMUNICATIONS OF BOOTH #78 BOOTH #19 CANADA www.generalcable.com www.helixanalytix.ca BOOTH #6 [email protected] [email protected] www.huttononline.com 905-494-5300 613-342-3439 [email protected] General Cable is global leader in the develop- Helix Analytix is a Canadian distributor estab- 800-463-4793 ment, design and manufacture of aluminum, cop- lished in 2004, offering portable testers for qual- We are a distributor of commercial wireless per and fiber optic wire and cable products. ification of outside plant as well as premise communications and related equipment, with Manufactured in 57 facilities (in 26 countries), and wiring for both Telco & CaTV environments. experienced sales teams, strong technical ex- supplied worldwide through a global network. Representing T3 Innovation, VeEX, Terahertz pertise and vast warehouse facilities to provide Technologies & Vonaq. fast delivery to customer locations. GRAYBAR CANADA BOOTH #70 HUAWEI CANADA I.BUSINESS MAGAZINE www.graybarcanada.com BOOTH #8 BOOTH #4 [email protected] GOLD SPONSOR MEDIA SPONSOR 902-547-8733 www.huawei.ca www.ibusinessmag.com Graybar Canada, an employee-owned com- [email protected] [email protected] pany, is a wholesale distributor for thousands of 905-944-5000 (416) 907-8410 items from leading manufacturers of electrical Huawei is a leading global information and com- i.Business Magazine is the only B2B magazine and communications and data products. munications technology (ICT) solutions provider. in the market that focuses on Apple Business & In operation in Canada since 2008, Huawei's in- Enterprise solutions for the business end users HENDERSON OLIVER SALES novative products and services support many who are using Apple technology, or those look- BOOTH #50 of Canada’s leading telecommunications com- ing to switch. www.hendersonoliver.com panies. The Canada Research Centre in Kanata [email protected] is a national leader in advanced communica- 905-857-2072 tions technologies. Henderson Oliver provides cable installation and protection products for all your Outside Plant needs. Marker posts, flags, warning tape, con- duit systems, lubricants, specialty and pull tapes.

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INCOSPEC INVENTRONICS KNOWLEDGE COMPUTERS LITEWAVE COMMUNICATIONS NORAMCO POTTI CORP. BOOTH #33 BOOTH #5B BOOTH #57 BOOTH #75 BOOTH #56 BOOTH #69 BRONZE SPONSOR www.inventronics.com www.knowledgecomputers.net www.litewave.ca www.noramco.ca www.potticorp.ca www.incospec.com [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 204-728-2001 ext. 118 800-967-6609 416-559-4624 905-673-3590 403-313-1016 405-686-0033 x106 Inventronics is a world-class supplier of NEMA Leading end-to-end technology life cycle man- Whether providing services for a single element Distributor for major fibre optic manufacturers Potti Corp., the Canadian distributor of Brief Re- Incospec is a performance-oriented, expert part- rated & unrated enclosures for the telecom, agement provider, network, server & PC/laptop of a project, a full turnkey solution, or emer- and related outside plant and Data Centre lief Lavatory systems. Our unique products offer ner for its customers in the broadband, broad- cable & power industries. We produce cus- reseller, providing maintenance, leasing and gency restoration, Litewave provisions all products. a simple solution to an age-old problem; a per- cast and telecommunications industry. We tomized & standard outdoor pedestals, traffic rentals. Largest pre-owned Cisco stocking re- phases of fiber optic cable splicing and testing sonal, disposable, portable lavatory system for cover Cable TV (HFC), MMDS/MVDS, IPTV, control & rack-mount enclosures. seller in Canada serving 88 countries. for inside and outside plant facilities. We provide OFS people on the go. TRRO/SATCOM, TV/FM Radio Broadcast and aerial and underground construction for FTTH, BOOTH #66 Data Transmission via wire and/or wireless. FTTC, FTTP and FTTX. 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Product lines include We partner with over 275 quality vendors to 605-999-1922 JDSU enables broadband and optical innova- of the original Cable TV equipment manufac- Design, manufacture, sales, metrology and re- leading-edge optical fiber, fiber optic cables and stock, distribute & support all items required to Innovative Systems provides voice, video & tion in the communications, commercial & con- turers. We continue to design, innovate, pro- pair of electrical test equipment, measuring in- connectivity products. OFS designs and delivers build & maintain broadband, telecom, broad- OSS/BSS telecommunications services with sumer markets and is a leading provider of duce & supply the world communication struments and related software manufactured high-performance solutions for the development cast, wireless & VoIP networks. Services in- over 1200 systems in service. The APMAX de- communications test & measurement solutions markets with outdoor hardened RF, Optical & by Megger, AVO, Multi-Amp, Biddle, Metroson- of fiber-to-the-subscriber (FTTX) networks. clude integrated logistics, project management livers enhanced voice and IPTV Middleware, and optical products for Telcos and Cablecos, Wireless products. ics, States, Programma and Pax. & engineering. Monitoring and Streaming solutions. The eLa- network equipment manufacturers and enter- O-M6 TECHNOLOGIES tion OSS/BSS, provides billing, financials and prise customers. MISSISSAUGA TRAINING BOOTH #74 PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS staking/ mapping solutions for wireline. CONSULTANTS www.om6.com BOOTH #42/43 BOOTH #27 [email protected] www.preformed.on.ca www.fiberoptictraining.com 450-979-2275 [email protected] [email protected] O-m6 designs and manufactures high-perfor- 514-237-3119 416-659-8713 mance fiber optic cable assemblies. 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Priority [email protected] Electronics also researches and designs NICA-POWER BATTERY CORP. 819-843-6600 connectivity solutions. BOOTH #47 We believe in partnering with our customers, www.nicapower.com and together, deliver innovative and sound so- RHINO MARKING & PROTECTION [email protected] lutions to the marketplace. At PCI we believe in SYSTEMS 905-624-0000 customer service innovation and supplying the BOOTH #77 NICA-Power Battery Corp distributes and man- right product solutions for our partners, creating www.rhinomarkers.com ufactures, CSB, Duracell, FDK (Sanyo), and excellence in the projects we serve. [email protected] Saft Batteries. Our line of CSB AGM Batteries 612-270-6189 are designed for UPS, Telco and Datacenter Ap- With over 50 years of asset management and plications. We will be exhibiting our High Rate protection, Rhino is dedicated to supporting Long Life (HRL), Extreme Temperature (XTV) your organization’s asset protection programs and Front Load Terminal (TPL) batteries. and finding a solution for even your most unique challenge.

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RINCON TECHNOLOGY SIAMA SYSTEMS INC. TESTWORX TVC COMMUNICATIONS CANADA ZCORUM BOOTH #32 BOOTH #44 BOOTH #20 BOOTH #16 BOOTH #22 www.rincontechnology.com www.siamasystems.com www.testworx.ca www.tvccanada.com www.zcorum.com [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 480-710-7776 514-669-2265 x28 613-341-9502 1-800-319-9933 800-909-9441 Rincon Technology buys and sells secondary Siama Systems develops open test platforms testworX is a successful VAR marketing to TVC Canada is a division of WESCO Distribu- ZCorum offers diagnostics for Cable, DSL and market network equipment. We offer all OEM for data centers, service providers and network- service provider, enterprise and government tion LP, and the leading integrator and value FTTH networks, software-based remote spec- materials at 80-90% off with extended war- ing equipment manufacturers clients. We offer best of breed networking so- added reseller, supplying the cable, utility, tele- trum analyzers, DOCSIS PNM software, band- ranties. We also sell new Rincon third party lutions for data access, performance monitoring com and fiber optic construction industries with width usage management, provisioning, hosted compatible optics with lifetime warranty. TE CONNECTIVITY and security. premium, quality products and services. email, residential and commercial VoIP, and BOOTH #31 support for end-users. RECEPTION CO-SPONSOR TII TECHNOLOGIES TVCHANNELS.CA PLATINUM SPONSOR www.te.com BOOTH #37 GOLD SPONSOR ZHONE TECHNOLOGIES www.rogers.com/business [email protected] GOLD SPONSOR www.TVchannels.ca BOOTH #71 Explore Wireless, Digital Cable TV, High Speed 416-953-5056 www.tiitech.com [email protected] www.zhone.com Internet, Home Phone and Smart Home Moni- TE Connectivity designs and manufactures cop- [email protected] 519-623-7117 [email protected] toring services that Rogers offers to consumers per and fiber connectivity solutions for central 905-999-6968 JLL Associates Marketing Services provides in- 514-212-8148 and businesses. office (CO), data center and outside plant (OSP) Tii Technologies delivers innovative fiber and dustry and consumer targeted marketing & We provide market-leading all-IP multi-service deployments. copper solutions to meet the most demanding brand strategy; promotional tools, press re- access solutions to over 750 global network op- ROSENBERGER SITE SOLUTIONS, requirements and changing needs of the com- leases, communication plans, sales writing and LLC erators. All Zhone solutions are USA-designed TELETICS munications industry. Tii is positioned to provide product training. 25 years experience in industry and manufactured. 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We are sales specialists of physical layer data operations in the Philippines, Central America products in the following markets: Industrial, and the United States. Our competitive con- TRISPEC COMMUNICATIONS Harsh Environments, Enterprise, Transit, Secu- sumer offerings include Wireline, Wireless, In- BOOTH #41 rity/Access Control, Wireless Networks and Out- ternet and TV. www.trispec.com side Plant Products. [email protected] TESTFORCE 514-516-0444 (SCTE) SOCIETY OF CABLE BOOTH #35 TELECOMMUNICATIONS Trispec is a national distributor providing state www.testforce.com of the art technologies and engineering support ENGINEERS – ONTARIO CHAPTER [email protected] BOOTH #11 for the last 30 years to the Canadian Telecom 1-888-880-6804 service providers. DIAMOND SPONSOR Testforce is the premier Canadian supplier of www.scte-ontario.com Test and Measurement equipment with a focus TRS-RENTELCO [email protected] on the Communications, Wireless, Mil/Aero, BOOTH #55 SCTE is the premier membership organization Power, Semi-Conductor and Alternative Energy www.TRS-RenTelco.com for technical cable telecommunications profes- industries. [email protected] sionals. With over 15,000 members world-wide, SCTE proudly serves as the technical leader by 800-874-7123 TRS-Rentelco is one of the largest suppliers of guiding through initiatives and standards aimed electronic test equipment for rent, lease, or at improving the quality of work and advancing sales in North America. We offer general pur- technologies, sustaining and diversifying the in- pose, telecommunications, fiber optic and in- dustry. 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KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Bob Berry, CEO, DPS Telecom for Stephen Cumminger, Senior Robert Flask, Sr. Product Line Daniel Howard, CTO, SCTE Eastern Independent Telecom Standards Engineer, Manager, JDSU As SCTE Fellow, Daniel Howard focuses on on helping Bob Berry is the founder and CEO of DPS Telecom, a Stephen Cumminger, P.Eng, MBA is a Professional En- Rob Flask is the Senior Product Line Manager respon- SCTE, SCTE’s International Society of Broadband Experts manufacturer of integrated network alarm monitoring so- gineer with over 30 years of Outside Plant Design ex- sible for JDSU’s portable HFC instruments and soft- (ISBE) and corporate and individual members to opera- lutions. With 28 years of experience developing "Per- perience. Working for Bell Aliant and now Bell Canada, ware. During Mr. Flask’s 19+ years of experience in the tionalize forward-looking new technologies in such next-generation areas as fect-Fit Solutions" for DPS clients, Bob has a unique insight into the he has held the position of Senior Standards Engineer for many years with communications test industry, he has also held positions as Program Man- Wireless, Cybersecurity, DOCSIS 3.1 and the SCTE Energy 2020 program. challenges of product development, staff development, quality standards, overall responsibility for Design Standards in Bell Aliant's Access Network; ager, System Architect, Software Engineer, and Hardware Engineer. Mr. Daniel, who co-founded and served as CTO of Broadcom acquisition Dig- and designing for manufacturability in a high-mix, low-volume environment. covering parts of Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada. He is an IEEE Flask is a is a regular speaker for the Society of Cable & Telecommunica- ital Furnace, is a veteran of two decades in the cable and technology sec- award recipient and member, while also sitting on several technical com- tion Engineers (SCTE) and the FTTH (Fiber To The Home) council. He tors. Since joining SCTE in 2010, he has significantly expanded the scope Mark Boxer, Applications Engineering mittees for the Canadian Standards Association; such as: has earned his BSEE (Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering) from of the organization’s Professional Development programs, accelerated the Manager, OFS The Ohio State University and his MBA (Masters in Business Administra- development of Standards for energy management, video quality and other Mark Boxer is the Applications Engineering Manager for Basil Dillon-Malone, VP International tion - Marketing) from Butler University. areas, and helped to enhance the quality and quantity of educational of- OFS. In this role, he assists customers deploying fiber Sales, Arcom Digital ferings at SCTE Cable-Tec Expo and other industry events. in a wide variety of network design scenarios and ana- Basil Dillon-Malone has been Regional Vice President Heather Burnett Gold, President & A leader in recognizing the potential of IP technology for cable system op- lyzes trends in telecommunications markets that drive new product inno- for International Sales at Arcom Digital since 1997. Be- CEO, FTTH Council Americas erators, Daniel co-authored the industry’s DOCSIS 1.1 and 2.0 specifica- vation. Mark has a BME degree in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia fore that he was Electronics Marketing Manager with Heather is the President and CEO of the Fiber to the tions, and while with Broadcom was a lead inventor on the company’s Tech, and has spent his 25-year career in the fiber industry. His experience Pass & Seymour/Legrand, Director of Marketing with Honeywell Optoelec- Home (FTTH) Council Americas, a non-profit organiza- primary DOCSIS 3.0 patent. Additional contributions include the develop- includes varied roles in manufacturing and applications engineering for tronics in Dallas, and 12 years with General Electric Semiconductor Prod- tion established to help its members plan, market, im- ment of broadband growth models for cable system networks, evaluation fiber-based products and markets. Other activities include inventor of two ucts. He graduated with a B.E. in electrical engineering from University plement and manage fiber to the home solutions. Council membership of such new technologies as IPTV and Synchronous CDMA (SCDMA), US Patents and member and past Secretary of the IEEE Power Engineer- College Dublin. He is a member of IEEE, the SCTE, the SCTE/UK and includes entities that deliver services over direct fiber optic connections as and the writing of more than 50 articles, reports and international technical ing Society Fiber Optic Working Group. Engineers Ireland. well as those involved in planning and building FTTH networks. Gold holds specifications. Daniel holds a BS in Physics and an MS in Electrical Engi- BA (magna cum laude) and MA degrees in Economics from Tufts University Trevor Caterini, Senior Project Francois Forget, Director, Business neering from Georgia Tech. and an MBA in Finance and Marketing from Washington University in St. Manager, Telecon Design Inc. Development, Alcate-Lucent, Access Louis. Gold also completed the General Management Program of the Har- Gwenn Amice, Senior Application Trevor Caterini, Senior Project Manager, at Telecon De- Division vard Business School. She was honored by the Washington Business Jour- Engineer, EXFO sign Inc. with 20 years of Outside Plant Design experi- Francois is an electrical engineer who graduated from nal as one of its 2010 Women Who Mean Business and was recognized In 1994, Gwenn began his professional career in tele- ence. Working for Telecon design, he has held the Laval University. He resides in Ottawa. He has 35 years by Fierce Telecom as one of its Women in Wireline for 2013. com system development and since then, he has cov- position of Senior Project Manager for many years with overall responsi- of experience in the telecom field, having worked for Nortel, Newbridge ered the entire gamut of optical technology: R&D, bility of Telecon’s Full ESA Non Linear Engineering design division servic- Networks, Alcatel, and now Alcatel-Lucent. He started his career at Nortel, Jeff Harrott P.Eng, Design Manager, manufacturing, integration, network engineering, deployment, outside-plant ing many clients in the telecommunications industry. where he held various positions in product and system engineering both T2 Utility Engineers challenges and testing. Joining EXFO in 2001, his main responsibilities He has extensive knowledge of Overhead Systems C22.3 No.1; Overhead locally and internationally. In the last decade he has been a key player in Jeff is a Professional Engineer with over 20 years work include leading technical seminars and training sessions as well as pro- Conductor tension and Sags, and guying of poles; Pole line assessment business development for tier 1 Service Providers in North America. His experience. He is presently employed as Manager, Util- viding support and technical assistance to EXFO customers in various ap- and data collection; and Electrical Safety and awareness expertise lies in the various aspects of the delivery of IPTV, high speed in- ity Design at T2 Utility Engineers Inc. In this leading role, plications (FTTx, PON, Fronthaul/Backhaul, Data Centers, WDM and +++). Trevor Caterini is a Graduate of NSCC (Halifax) in 1995. Trevor currently ternet, and voice services over DSL and FTTU networks. Jeff is responsible for management of our Utility Design Department. With He has a university degree in electrical engineering and industrial com- resides in Barrie Ontario with his wife three children. experience on Canadian and International projects, he is a highly skilled puting. Phil Fine, Director of Market professional manager with a team of motivated professionals focusing on W.J. Clatanoff, Applications Engineer, Development, Calix client satisfaction. John Bakowski, RCDD/NTS/OSP/WD, 3M Phil Fine has a broad background in satellite and Past President, BICSI Bill Clatanoff is an Applications Engineer for 3M Company telecommunications network operations, software de- Scott Helms, VP of Technology, John is a long-time member of the ITS Industry and a in the Communication Markets Division, Advanced Fiber velopment and product management. In his early ca- ZCorum Past President of BICSI. He is currently working in the Optics Laboratory. He has a broad set of professional ex- reer in the military, working with US Space Command (USSPACECOM) Scott has been with ZCorum for more than sixteen years training and testing aspects of Information Technology periences spanning more than 30 years and most recently, more than 15 in space operations and space defense operations , he worked in opera- and currently leads the engineering and development Systems across Canada. years experience in the telecommunications industry, specifically passive tional centers providing both space surveillance and intelligence to US- teams in their efforts to manage ZCorum’s Affiliate net- fiber optic communication technologies. Mr. Clatanoff is active in telecom- SPACECOM and the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD). works and develop software applications. Prior to joining ZCorum, Scott Guylain Barlow, Senior PLM, JDSU munications standards committees and has been awarded 11 US patents. Phil took his experience in operations and project management to Lock- was as a technology consultant to small- and medium-sized businesses Guylain has been involved in the telecom industry for the heed where he served as a Systems Engineer developing Space Defense including the medical and automotive fields. He specialized in network de- past 25 years; he started he career at IBM and Nortel in Brian K. Cookerly, Sr. Sales Engineer, software and operational procedures for the military, and then went on to sign, billing system implementation, integration projects, data conversion, product design and network engineering. For the past 12 Americas, Smartoptics develop on board redundancy management software for the Milstar military and auditing of existing networks. He also managed multi-channel com- years, his main focus has been in developing and launch- Brian is Sr. Sales Engineer for Smartoptics covering the communications satellite. When he left the military industrial complex he munications equipment in the Signal Corp and served as an officer in Field ing new products and technologies for the test & measurement industry. North and South American markets. Brian has been cov- entered the telecommunications software market first as a systems engi- Artillery for the United States Army. Scott holds degrees in Military Science Guylain has authored a number of technology White Papers; his experience ering all vertical markets for Smartoptics since joining neer and then a sales engineer focusing on network and service manage- and Criminal Justice from Georgia Military College and was named a Dis- includes international assignments to Australia and China. For the past 5 the company in August of 2014. Prior to Smartoptics, Brian has spent over ment. After several years developing experience in Operational Support tinguished Military Student and recognized on the President’s List. Scott years, he has been involved in 100G and high-speed technologies. 25 years in the Telecom sector supporting service providers, enterprise, (OSS) software he joined a start up in smart metering where he patented is an active member in the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engi- federal and the industrial markets. His career started in 1987 where he technologies for in home real time billing. Phil’s past ten years have been neers (SCTE). spent 10 years with NCR in the data services market, designing and in- spent at Calix where his primary focus has been on network and service stalling networks for the financial industry. He had also held positions at management, and back office integration, with particular emphasis on au- Newbridge Networks, MRV, BTI Systems, Transition Networks and others, tomation to enable the operational transformation needed to aid customers all in sales engineering. to transform into next generation communications service providers.

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John Holobinko, Robin Jackman, Eric Larson, VP Rob McCann, François Marcotte, Scott Pettygrove, Director - Product Field Application Sales & Marketing, President, Sr. Applications Product Line Management, Cisco Engineer, Tektronix Teletics Clearcable Engineer, EXFO Manager, Access John Holobinko is a business Robin has more than 25 2015 marks 35 years Eric has Networks François has 20 years’ expe- Business Unit, leader and innovator with years of hands-on experi- been involved in the comput- Rob is the Founder and rience in the telecom indus- JDSU over 30 years network market experience. He ence in RF test & measurement. He began his ing and communications industry. With diplomas President of Clearcable Network, based out of try, and joined EXFO 10 years ago. He is Scott has been employed in the Telecom Test & currently leads strategy for Cisco Systems’ career with the federal government as a Spec- in Electronics Engineering and Computer Sci- Hamilton, Ontario. He is a well-known Commu- responsible for conducting technology trainings Measurement business since 1993 when he Cable Access business, covering big data ana- trum Management Officer. During his tenure in ence from the Southern Alberta Institute of Tech- nications Specialist across Canada as well as a and seminars around the world. transitioned from the defense industry and lytics, PON, Switched Ethernet, digital optical the civil service Mr. Jackman was involved with nology, Eric’s career has spanned from from being a key seminar advisor for this show. Rob began work for Telecommunications Techniques and HFC access technologies. As a fiber optics radio monitoring and monitoring systems inte- hardware and software development, marketing has been working with advanced broadband Kevin Morgan, Corporation. In that 22 year period, he has pioneer in the 1980’s he cofounded American gration. After joining the private sector Robin be- management and international business devel- service deployments in mid-market cable sys- Director Marketing worked in hardware design engineering, pro- Lightwave Systems which developed one of the came involved with RF product design and has opment through sales, support and service. For tems for 14 years and his company is responsi- Communications, gram management, and engineering manage- first fiber to the home systems, which were in worked throughout North America with compa- the past 12 years, Eric has been leading Teletics, ble for building and maintaining technical, ADTRAN ment, including 9 years as Director of world class trials deployed by Southwestern nies who require RF test solutions. Inc., a highly specialized communications equip- network, and application intelligence for the Kevin currently serves as the Engineering for the Access Products R&D Bell, GTE and others, and also developed the ment manufacturer focused on solving specific broadband industry. Rob holds a Bachelor of 2015 Board of Directors Chairman for the FTTH group. Scott has spent the last 3 years in busi- first optical ring system for the cable television Kevin Kress, Application industrial communications problems with unique Mathematics degree plus a Bachelor of Arts de- Council Americas. He was first elected to the ness development / product management for industry installed by around Engineer, Clearfield communications products, where often the only gree in Economics. Board in 2010 and is past Chair of the Govern- JDSU's Access Products group, and is currently Toronto. Prior to Cisco he was Vice President Kevin is a certified project solution is alternative business practices, manual ment Affairs committee and Marketing committee the Marketing Product Line Manager for JDSU's of Cable Network Strategy for Motorola Mobility manager with his PMP. For processes or very expensive traditional installa- Scott McPhail, for the FTTH Council. He is the Director of Mar- Access Network WiFi test products. Scott holds (now ARRIS Corporation) where he led initia- over 10 years, Kevin was em- tion practices. Teletics products are sold world- National Sales keting Communications at ADTRAN and has BS and MS degrees in Electrical Engineering tives in optics, RF, video processing, and related ployed as Ericsson Project wide in industries that include Oil and Gas Manager, Telonix spent his career gaining experience in advanced from the University of Maryland. business units to increase innovation and ac- Manager and Implementation Manager for (Upstream and Products), Utilities, State and Communications communications technology, fiber optic systems, celerate product velocity. John and his family re- Cincinnati Bell Wireless and Cincinnati Bell Tele- Local Governments, and Satellite and Cellular Scott McPhail is a regional and business product marketing. He joined AD- Mani side in Avon, CT, USA. phone. Previous to this position, Kevin spent over carriers. Eric is able to gain deep technological sales and product manager with eight years in TRAN after working in the Science & Technology Ramachandran, 30 years with Cincinnati Bell honing his industry understanding of uncommon problems. That, the telecommunications industry, focusing his department for several years at BellSouth. Kevin CEO, Innotrans Jeff Howe, Senior skills in positions ranging from field splicer / in- combined with his distaste of technology that is energies on training and technical support for holds an Electrical Engineering degree from Communications Director, Systems staller, to team lead positions, Director of techni- inelegant in the delivery of a solution, leads to the test and measurement market. Scott's ex- Auburn University and an MBA from the Univer- Mani Ramachandran is Engineering, ARRIS cal support/training and finally, serving as a specific solutions to unique problems. pertise is derived from the Telco, CATV and sity of Alabama. highly regarded within the CATV industry as a Jeff Howe is Senior Director, Director for OSP maintenance and Hi-Cap Con- wireless markets using a hands-on approach to foremost expert in broadband optical transmis- Systems Engineering at struction Engineering. As a Clearfield Application William MacLeod, finding practical solutions for the field technician. Justin Nagle, sion systems, most notably for developing the ARRIS, responsible for directing architectural Engineer, Kevin provides customer and network Senior Consulting He currently serves with the SCTE Board of Di- Product Line first 1550nm transmitters and EDFAs as CTO of work and future product planning for cable design support. Engineer, Alcatel rectors for the Ontario Chapter. Manager, JDSU Synchronous Communications. Mani served as headend products. Prior to that, Jeff served as Lucent Justin Nagle is the Product head of the Optics Center of Excellence for Mo- Director, System Architecture at the start-up Bill is a Senior Consulting En- Wim Mostert, Line Manager for the Smart- torola post the acquisition of Synchronous. In company Cadant, where he led architecture and gineer with Alcatel-Lucent’s IP Routing and Trans- Director Product ClassTM TPS, JDSU’s in-home point tool solu- 2006 Mani formed InnoTrans with a mission to integration work for the development of the port division. Currently pre-sales support and Management, tion. His current product focus is on in-home develop a cost effective, high performance next-gen C4 Cable Modem Termination System. design for Mobile Backhaul Solutions is his main Optical Transport technologies and mobile apps. He has more DWDM full-spectrum solution to overcome the Jeff has also served in managerial, architec- responsibility. William has assisted mobile and Solutions, Aurora than 4 years of experience in the test and meas- limitations and complexities of multi-wavelength tural, hardware and software development, and fixed operators around the world with the evolution Networks urement industry. transmission. Following an intense period of in- test roles at Lucent Bell Laboratories, working and optimization of their transport networks, initially Wim Mostert joined Aurora in 2003 and has held Tom Parsons, novation and development, InnoTrans intro- on various data communications platforms. Jeff for the introduction and growth of 3G, then for IP positions in the CTO office and Marketing, duced its revolutionary full-spectrum1550 Field Application has a BSEE from the University of Wisconsin Transformation for all-IP 3G and LTE, and most re- where he is currently responsible for product Multi-wavelength solution called Chromadigm. and an MSEE from Stanford University. His re- cently with the evolution towards software defined management of optical transport products, in- Engineer, search interests include high-speed switching networking. Bill has over 17 years experience in cluding multi-wavelength systems, digital return TE Connectivity and QoS for next-generation converged serv- the telecom industry with roles ranging from Sys- technologies and RFoG solutions. An engineer Parsons is the Field Applica- ices platforms. tem Test, Product Management, Business Devel- with over 40 years’ experience in the cable in- tion Engineer for the Broad Network Solutions opment and Solutions Architect. dustry, Wim has driven product development, Americas business unit of TE Connectivity (TE). new technology application and customer inter- Tom joined the TE organization through the ac- actions. With an MEE degree from the Delft Uni- quisition of ADC Telecommunications in 2010. versity of Technology in the Netherlands, Wim Tom has served over 23 years in the telecom started his career in the cable industry in Europe industry. In the last 12 years, he has supported before relocating to the North America. Wim large U.S. service providers in the rollout major continues to enjoy the ongoing developments in fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) projects. Tom holds technologies and architectures – driven by in- inventor patents in fiber distribution hub (FDH) MISSISSAUGA CONVENTION CENTRE satiable subscriber appetite for more bandwidth and service terminal technologies. 75 Derry Road West, Mississauga and more information. Need a Taxi today? Call 905.274.4444 – 16 – – 17 – Meet the Presenters

Barry Rogers, Pat Turner, Ian Williams, Customer Solutions Director, Senior Design Director, Huawei Marketing, US/CAN Specialist, TELUS Barry Rogers is the Cus- Carriers, Corning Ian has 35 years’ experi- tomer Solutions Director for Pat Turner is Director of Mar- ence in Outside Plant Infra- Huawei Canada. He is responsible for working keting for US and Canadian Carriers for Corning structure and over the last 11 years played a key with customer’s technology and engineering Optical Communications, where he has been a role in FTTx. As Senior Design Specialist with planning teams to address their product and part of the telecom industry for 22 years. Pat re- TELUS Communications, Ian is currently lead- long term business needs. cently relocated to Hickory, NC to take this new ing the way in providing world class research Before joining Huawei, Barry worked as Product role, and is enjoying his new endeavor. Previ- and development of fibre deployment in both Development Director at Rogers driving the ously, Pat spent 15 years in various Sales & greenfield and brownfield conceptual designs. business introduction of new services. He held Sales Management roles in the Carrier market, Ian was awarded the FTTXcellence Award in a similar role at Sprint Canada before it was ac- including sales to AT&T, Independent Telco’s, and 2009 for his accomplishments in Fibre to the quired by Rogers. Barry began his telecom ca- MSO’s in the Southeastern US. Pat started his Home. reer at Nortel Networks where he held series of career at Corning (then, Siecor) in the cable man- progressive leadership roles across Sales, Mar- ufacturing division. Prior to joining Corning, Pat Kerry Zielke, keting, Product Management, Project Manage- spent 10 years on active duty in the US Navy. Pat Sr. Sales Engineer, ment and Engineering. He has supported is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and Old Zhone Carriers and Enterprise customers across Dominion University. Technologies Canada, US and globally. Barry has an Electri- Kerry Zielke is a Senior cal and Computer Engineering Degree from Roger Vaughn, Sales Engineer with Zhone Technologies and Queens University and a Masters of Business Product has been with the company for the past 9 years. Administration degree from the Schulich School Technology Mr. Zielke provides sales support for both pre of Business at York University. Barry is a li- Manager, AFL and post sales activities to both service censed Professional Engineer in the Province Roger Vaughn has an exten- providers and enterprises across Canada. His of Ontario. sive background in fiber optic cabling, appara- primary focus deals with providing optimal triple- tus, and hardware and in the past several years play of services for GPON, Active Ethernet, Ed Rousselot, worked with customers deploying FTTx. As VDSL2 and ADSL2+ access technologies using National Telecom Product Technology Manager for AFL, Roger Zhone’s MXK and ZNID products. Sales Engineer, oversees development of various elements Prior to Zhone, Mr. Zielke was with Nortel Net- Megger used in deployment of FTTx products and serv- works in a variety of roles that included Sales Ed has been employed in the ices from the central office to the subscriber and Engineering to Canadian ILECs and commis- telephone industry since 1971 when he went to in the home. Roger received his Bachelors of sioning, integration and customer acceptance of work for Southwestern Bell. He worked for tele- Science degree in Material Science and Engi- Nortel's VoIP CS2K solution to Canadian Telcos. phone companies until 1984 when he took a po- neering from North Carolina State University. Mr. Zielke has a BaSC in Electrical Engineering sition with a communications test equipment from the University of Waterloo and an MBA manufacturer. He has been in the industry since Barry Walton, Sr. from Wilfrid Laurier University. then in technical sales and support positions. Consultant FTTH Ed holds a BS degree from Missouri State Uni- Barry recently retired after a versity and a MS degree from Oklahoma State career that spanned 37 University. years with Bell Aliant where he operated in 23 various roles, the majority in Matthew Simpson, outside plant. Most critically, he served as one Americas Sales of the principal “thought leaders “ for Bell Aliant’s Manager, Dantherm FTTH program including: Matthew Simpson is Sales Co-founded Bell Aliant’s business case for Manager of Dantherm, Inc. a FTTH; Developed and implemented the design global company with a North American base in and build strategy for deploying FTTH at Bell Spartanburg, South Carolina. He has been with Aliant that resulted in 1 million premises passed Dantherm for over seven years and has ten+ by the end of 2014. Had the unofficial title at Bell years of technical and sales experience in the Aliant as the “God Father of FTTH”. Served as Semiconductor and Telecom industries. a director on the North American FTTH Council Matthew has a proven track record in develop- Barry has recently founded his own company to ing major accounts and achieving direct sales share his expertise and his extensive experi- throughout the US, Mexico and Canada. He ence with deploying FTTH. considers himself a high energy and customer- focused sales professional with strong commu- nication skills.

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8 AM TUESDAY Putting the "D" back into DWDM Full-Band Multi-Wavelength Systems SALON E Mani Ramachandran, CEO, Innotrans Communications / Capella Telecommunications Since the mid 1990’s Cable Operators have been deploying DWDM multi-wavelength networks to deliver 200 MHz of narrowcast content in a Broadcast / Narrowcast overlay topology. Today 200 MHz of narrowcast QAM content is no longer enough to keep pace with competition and is driving the requirement to replace the broadcast / narrowcast topology with a full-band transmitter solution. However, migrating the RF spectrum from 200 MHz to a full spectrum of 50 to 1000+ MHz of QAM modulated signals on DWDM transmitters has thus far required expensive externally modulated transmitter technology, or a reduction in the number of wavelengths from 40 to 8 or 16 due to Four Wave Mixing (FWM) and cross-talk limitations. In our presentation we will describe a cost effective “hybrid” transmitter technology which permits a full-band of QAM signals with up to 40 wavelengths and 40 dB MER on a single fiber without degradation due to FWM and cross-talk.

Energy Efficient & Sustainable Cooling Strategies for Telecom SALON F Matthew Simpson, Americas Sales Manager, Dantherm Network traffic is expected to nearly double over the next 3 years. During the same time, the average network speed will also double – mobile will increase over 2.5 Mbps and wired connections up to 1 Gbps. Current networks cannot support this growth and communications equipment must evolve to meet this growth. Micro sites are increasing, macro sites are becoming more intelligent, using hardened equipment on the tower, utilizing smaller enclosures. Mobile network (4G) will move to 5G. Wired networks consist of fiber in Greenfield areas, but copper lines still exist for many of the networks. The demand for cooling is not going away. Thermal solutions are evolving to be smaller, more efficient and more reliable (MTBF). Providers need thermal management solutions that will reduce their energy, cooling and infrastructure costs. It is extremely important to understand which energy efficient and sustainable cooling strategies are appropriate for the various telecom applications. Learn more about: • Infrastructure/Equipment changes affecting cooling requirements • The importance of proper sizing of cooling equipment • Cooling strategies to consider when faced with challenges such as reducing power consumption and increasing profitability • How operators around the world are reducing their OPEX with smarter cooling strategies

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8 AM TUESDAY CONTINUED Diamond Impregnated Wire for Communication Grade Cleaves SALON G W.J. Clatanoff, Applications Engineer, 3M Building and maintaining optical telecommunication networks requires connecting optical fibers by fusion splices, mechanical splices and pluggable connectors. Cleavers are used to create a controlled end face on an optical fiber and prepare it for connection. Conventional optical fiber cleavers are precision instruments that include a mechanism to place a controlled stress on the fiber and a rigid blade. This blade creates a flaw on the fiber surface, initiating the glass fracture, or cleave. Precision is critical to ensure the rigid blade “nicks” the fiber without “crashing” it, making the cleaver costly and requiring regular maintenance. Researchers at 3M have demonstrated effectiveness of a flexible diamond impregnated wire in communication grade fiber cleavers. Furthermore, a new simple apparatus can create the required controlled stress on the fiber, eliminating the need for maintenance. This presentation presents the design of the apparatus and evaluates cleave performance compared to a conventional blade-style optical fiber cleaver. 8:45 AM TUESDAY

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9 AM TUESDAY 9:30AM TUESDAY CONTINUED KEYNOTE ADDRESS SALON E Create Scalable Solutions from In-House Quick Fixes SALON F Daniel Howard, CTO, SCTE Bob Berry, CEO, DPS Telecom / Eastern Independent Telecom Daniel will provide an over view of industry trends and timing direction related to the technology and evolutions paths of Your network and your problems are unique. Sometimes, you cannot solve a problem and achieve your goals using off- FTTH. the-shelf parts. But how do you get custom, perfect-fit solutions if you don’t want to become a product manufacturer? There are many ways to create these products: Design them in-house, and then hire an outside contract manufacturer. Surviving the In-House Solution Stack Hack SALON F Pay an NRE fee for someone to modify an existing product to fit your needs. Hack a custom solution by stacking several Bob Berry, CEO, DPS Telecom / Eastern Independent Telecom components together. Or work with a company that specializes in building custom products. And, as always, the scale of the solution is a big part of the decision process. In today's environment, we are always in need of a solution to some new problem. When off-the-shelf solutions won't solve it, we “roll our own”. Regardless of the route chosen, problems can be kept to a minimum with a little advanced planning. The goal should always be about maximizing the value of the solution while simultaneously minimizing the risk. Not all risk can be removed, It starts with a bright idea. Then you build a solution from off-the-shelf components and some home-brew stuff. A script but it can be lowered substantially. here, a custom cable there, a custom mount, and – voila! – a bona fide solution stack. It works great! Steps we will be talking about Brainstorming and Involving Stakeholders, Documentation, Field Trials and Functionality But problems are lurking in our “in-house solution stack hack”. The problems are associated with scale, support, and the Testing, Verifying Quality Standards and Support and Installation Plan. passage of time. This session will talk about perfect-fit solutions: Maximizing the value generated, while minimizing the risk. More locations want your solution, but you can't scale delivery because you don't have design control. Some components are discontinued. Others are replaced by new versions. Nothing is compatible anymore. Notes from the original release are sketchy. No support is available. Industry Certification & Credentialing SALON G Whether you're the technician that built it or the manager that authorized it, no one is happy. John Bakowski, RCDD/NTS/OSP/WD, Past President, BICSI Your network and customers are too important for an uncontrolled solution stack. You can mitigate the problems by preparing Complex solutions to todays Network Design Systems require more than a general product knowledge. John will review in advance: the various options for both Corporate & Contractor scenarios and the significance of Industry certification. Service expertise • Secure inventory. and Manufacturer specific knowledge alone are no longer sufficient to meet Client project bid responses. The discussion • Write documentation and FAQ. will focus on the variety of certification options and how they benefit both the End User & the Service Provider. • Establish a release process. This session will talk about bringing these processes into your company to manage the roll-out of an in-house solution 10AM TUESDAY stack hack. Telephony Premise Wiring Trouble Shooting SALON F 9:30AM TUESDAY Ed Rousselot, National Telecom Sales Engineer, Megger In the “Old Days”, cable television provided television and telcos provided voice telecommunication. The lines are now Panel – Evolution Paths from Current Access Network Technologies SALON E considerably blurred with both providing television, internet service and voice. Both experienced problems in providing and Architectures services that had been provided by the other. Cable companies touted their digital VoIP telephone service. This twisted- Panel: pair inside-wire is very often the cause of the noise and other problems that made the customer dissatisfied with the telco Moderator - Rob McCann, President, Clearcable Networks in the first place. ALU - Francois Forget, Director of Business Development Cable techs were not trained or equipped to troubleshoot this twisted-pair inside-wire. The presentation covers the basics ARRIS - Jeff Howe, Senior Director, Systems Engineering of a telephone circuit: Aurora Networks - Wim Mostert, Director Product Management, Optical Transport Solutions • Characteristics and Elements of a telephone circuit Calix - Phil Fine, Director of Market Development • Voltage and source Cisco - John Holobinko, Director - Product Management • Current Huawei - Barry Rogers, Customer Solutions Director • Conductors Few would disagree that growth in bandwidth demand is outpacing our ability to service it and network operators are locked • Load in a constant upgrade cycle. While knowing generally where the network architectures are heading is clear for some (HFC, • Each of these is defined and the specifications for each are covered and a discussion on how a telephone circuit works. FTTx, VDSL2, GFAST, etc), exactly how to make that evolution is a complex problem for everyone. • The two ways that twisted-pair inside wiring is installed (home run and continuous loop) This panel, made up of an exceptional cross-section of several key industry vendors, will help attendees assess what steps • Problems with twisted-pair inside-wire with an emphasis on metallic faults versus high resistance faults, specific types and pitfalls they will need to consider as they attempt to cost-effectively meet demand and continue to deliver competitive, (shorts, grounds, opens) and how they relate to balance and induction-related noise are defined. profitable services. • What causes each, symptoms, with special attention is given to induction, its effects on unbalanced pairs. • Trouble shooting these problems with a volt-ohm meter.

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10AM TUESDAY CONTINUED RFC6349 – Experience Your Network Like Your Customers Do: SALON G The Latest Developments and Trends in Standardized TCP Testing Guylain Barlow, Senior PLM, JDSU This session covers new techniques to support provisioning and troubleshooting a network beyond layers 2 & 3. RFC- 6349 defines high-speed TCP testing and application of this standard, which is now vital since traditional troubleshooting methods often fall short in modern networks. In cases where actual TCP throughput does not equal the ideal, RFC 6349 also provides practical guidelines for tuning the network and/or end hosts. We discuss the benefits of traffic shaping to TCP performance and also discuss virtualization of TCP testing in traditional and cloud based networks.

10:30AM TUESDAY Workshop: Wireless Trouble Shooting Using Spectrum Analysis SALON E Scott McPhail, National Sales Manager, Telonix Communications Wireless networks present a unique set of management issues with the 2.4GHz & 5GHz band becoming increasingly congested. Tools are available to help identify and trouble shoot the most congested of wireless environments through detection and display of the RF energy that surrounds you. WiSpy Chanalyzer makes it easier to spot the true congestion of both Wi-Fi and non-Wi-Fi devices on every 802.11 channel instantaneously. Learn how these tools can help to optimize a wireless network by isolating persistent interference and help improve your wireless environment.

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11AM TUESDAY / TRADE SHOW OPENS Cost Comparison Analysis of Distribution and Drop Cable Installation SALON E in FTTH Deployments Roger Vaughn, Product Technology Manager, AFL There are three segments of cable in FTTH deployment; backbone, distribution and drop cable. Backbone cabling connects from the central office (CO) to a distribution center. From the distribution center, distribution cables are routed passed homes and businesses. Installed along this distribution cable are access points to connect drop cables to the subscriber. Taking a closer look at two segments of deployment, distribution and drop cables, we can compare common installation methods and costs. The three types of distribution cable installation used for comparison are the traditional cable and closure, long tail terminal and engineered cable with terminals. For distribution cable installation, contractors are typically used. These contractors charge by time, project, or piece part and sometimes a combination of the three. Placing access points along the distribution cable is another cost consideration, which can have a significant impact on total costs now and in the future. The type of access point, when, and where installed is contingent upon many considerations. Each installation method has its benefits and associated costs depending on the opportunity presented.

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Myth Busters: Everything you Need to Know SALON F By the FTTH Council Americas SALON E about Connector Inspection and Cleaning Best Practices Gwenn Amice, Sr. Applications Engineer, EXFO Overview: Drivers for FTTP Is fiber inspection really that important? Is it worth your time? Isn't connector cleaning overrated? You may have asked Heather Burnett Gold, President & CEO, FTTH Council Americas yourself these questions already, or heard them being discussed by team members. And you may be surprised to know Ian Williams, Senior Design Specialist, TELUS that a large percentage of the issues in your network are indeed caused by dirty or damaged connectors. If you are looking to learn more about connector inspection and cleaning, and to convince your field technicians or colleagues about the benefits, this session is for you. FTTP Network Architectures and Optical Equipment Speaker: Kevin Morgan, Director Marketing Communications, ADTRAN DOCSIS Evolution: Paving the Way for 1GB/s and Beyond SALON G Robert Flask, Sr. Product Line Manager, JDSU / TVC Canada Fiber and Cable Technology Advancements Cable operators are continually evolving their HFC (Hybrid Fiber Coax) networks in order to provide the best competitive Pat Turner, Director, Marketing, US/CAN Carriers, Corning level of service and maximize the value of their existing network. DOCSIS has been the key technology to provide broadband services to the customers. Today’s DOCSIS networks are far more advanced than what was provided with the Break – 15 Minutes first cable modem. This session will discuss the current evolution of DOCSIS and what is being done to provide speeds of 1 Gb/s and beyond. Within the session we will talk about what is needed to get to 1 Gb/s including channel bonding, modulation evolution, frequency extensions, fiber deep technologies and the evolution to the upcoming DOCSIS 3.1 Central Office and Splitters standard. Tom Parsons, Field Application Engineer, TE Connectivity New Methods for Saving Cost and Labour in the Last Mile Drop 12 NOON TUESDAY Kevin Kress, Application Engineer – Clearfield In-Home and MDU Deployments LUNCH Mark Boxer, Applications Engineering Manager, OFS FOYER – SPONSORED BY: Testing and Troubleshooting FTTH Networks Gwenn Amice, Senior Application Engineer, EXFO

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REGISTRATION OPENS BEVERAGE BREAK BEVERAGE BREAK SEMINAR FOYER – SPONSORED BY: SEMINAR FOYER – SPONSORED BY: 9AM WEDNESDAY 8 AM WEDNESDAY Evolving the Network SALON E Wim Mostert, Director Product Management, Optical Transport Solutions, WIFI Shouldn't be Sci-Fi – Best Practices for Residential Broadband SALON E Aurora Networks – A Pace Company WIFI Installation & Troubleshooting This presentation will introduce and detail next-generation architectures using technologies such as VHubs and Remote Scott Pettygrove, Product Line Manager, Access Business Unit, JDSU PHY. The number of Wi-Fi connected devices within the residence is exploding - computers, tablets, phones, televisions, smart appliances and on and on. Additionally, the latest 802.11 technology provides great improvement over previous versions. This growth in the number of devices, larger pipes to the home and more capable technology has in turn contributed an DWDM and Network Expansion Simplified SALON F increase in customers quality-of-experience (QoE) expectations. Customers want to consume premium content on the Brian K. Cookerly, Sr. Sales Engineer, Americas, Smartoptics / Sak Data Products device they want, where they want, when they want it, and have a high quality, trouble-free experience while doing so. This session will cover defining your network type, including Fully Passive design, Hybrid Passive/Active design, Fully Some service providers are or are considering cutting the cord completely and distributing broadcast video and video-on- Active and design intentions for growth. We will review what the drivers/applications are for 1G/10G/100G/Storage Networks demand to set-top boxes using Wi-Fi only. Taken as a whole, this new climate has created significant challenges for including Aggregation from 1G and to 100G, Data Centers/Aggregation pops and Fiber distance considerations and operators including: a large increase in the number of Wi-Fi related help desk calls, difficulty in segmenting, identifying understanding its effects on transport protocols. and resolving performance issues and the risk of customer churn due to poor QoE. As well we will review how it works; 3R regeneration, filter options and channel selection - CWDM vs. DWDM options, This session will cover a Short Technology Overview; Common WiFi challenges and sources of degradation and Best amplification and dispersion concepts and typical big box designs vs. a simplified approach for transport. We will practices for installation and troubleshooting. demonstrate Real-World Use Case/Examples of Data Centre applications and Telco designs including, Linear, Pt to pt, Rings and Redundancy. What is the Total Cost of Ownership – Typical Business Case, reviewing CWDM vs. DWDM or point to point fiber and high cost solutions vs. simplified designs. Wireless Interference 2.0 SALON F Robin Jackman, Field Application Engineer, Tektronix / Testforce New cellular services often employ advanced time-division multiple access technologies to improve spectrum utilization. New Nonlinear Pole Analysis Requirement in CSA Standards SALON G Characterizing interference in these systems can be complex and time consuming. This session will provide insight into Stephen Cumminger, Senior Standards Engineer, Bell Canada the spectrum problems that everyday network tools cannot see. Learn about the basics of interference and why a spectrum Trevor Caterini, Senior Project Manager, Telecon Design Inc. analyzer is the best tools for identifying signals that are impacting your system. The Canadian Standards Association's C22.3 No.1 Overhead Systems standard will be mandating the use of non-linear analysis techniques when the 2015 edition is released. This change is expected to impact most Communication Carriers This session covers the most common types of interference today affecting DAS and BTS/NodeB systems alike. as the Linear analysis methodology has been the dominant method to date. With this change comes questions about what Co-channel, Adjacent-Channel and Intermodulation will be discussed in detail with a specific focus on optimizing your this is all about, why has this change been made, how can one adapt and do we need to change how things have been spectrum analyzer to improve the probability of intercept. Basic spectrum analyzer controls, swept & real-time spectrum done in the past. This seminar has been put together to help answer these questions, plus give you an introduction to analysis, spectrogram recording as well as tip & tricks for off-air monitoring will be explored. Nonlinear Analysis. In addition logging data with spectrum analyzer, geo-referenced data-collection, and mapping data with Google tools will be covered. The session will be rounded out discussing direction-finding techniques and advanced signal acquisition modes.

Demystifying RFC-6349 TCP Throughput Test SALON G François Marcotte, Sr. Applications Engineer, EXFO The RFC-6349, the recent test methodology to test TCP throughput developped by companies such as Bell Canada and Dutch Telecom , is becoming popular and complements the service turn-up of Ethernet services with the SAM Y.1564 test. Together these tests provides to the ISP a full coverage of UDP and TCP type service. In this presentation, I will explain the difference between TCP and UDP services. I will illustrate the TCP and window size process in the transfer of data files over the internet. Finally I will present the TCP key measurement parameter and objectives.

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10AM WEDNESDAY 10:45AM WEDNESDAY Looking at the FTTH/FTTN Push & the Need for Subsurface Utility Engineering during the Design Process SALON E BEVERAGE BREAK Jeff Harrott P.Eng, Design Manager, T2 Utility Engineers SEMINAR FOYER & TRADE SHOW (REAR) – SPONSORED BY: Looking at the current trends of Telecom companies getting into the IPTV and High speed internet through the use of fiber optics and the tied in need to build these networks in congested right of ways and built up areas. This session is designed to show how placing new infrastructure in a built up area can be very costly if the right information is not available during the design phase. This highlights the need for Subsurface Utility Engineering to allow the designer 11AM WEDNESDAY – TRADE SHOW OPENS to understand the true situation of the current mass of infrastructure existing and how to mitigate the potential construction overruns and conflicts. Getting Active with Passive Optical LAN (POL) SALON E • Introduction and current trends with FTTH FTTN Kerry Zielke, Sr. Sales Engineer, Zhone Technologies • Introduction to SUE Subsurface Utility Engineering (ASCE-38-02) Canadian Common Ground Alliance (CCGA BP 1.0) (CSA 250) Canadian Standards Association for the standard of quality As Built information Passive Optical LAN is an exiting technology providing incredible benefits when compared to traditional copper based LAN • Projects in built up areas and the utility (spaghetti Factor of underground) networks. This seminar will describe the technology concepts behind fiber based optical fiber alternatives to copper for • Impact use of SUE on such projects LAN deployment and explain why benefits can be obtained for the following deployment aspects: • Foresight can produce high impact on the construction productivity and potential roll out of new FTTN-FTTN networks • Equipment Cost • Management • The use of SUE and integration to best practices in the design of new networks, the positive effect of proper roll out • Building Power • Floor Space and planning of projects from concept to network initiation and customer use. • Cooling • Reachable distance • Installation/Cabling • Architectural freedom Home Network Testing 2.0: Improves Productivity & Quality SALON F Passive Optical LAN Enables “Green-deployment” reduction in enterprise wide power and space consumption while providing Increased “Life-expectancy” of fiber based infrastructure 25 years vs. 10-15 years for copper. Justin Nagle, Product Line Manager, JDSU / Power & Tel High level seminar proposed agenda: This presentation will cover an overview of the Home PNA standard and it’s evolution as well as describing the enhancements introduced in HPNA 3.0 and 3.1, the business drivers for HPNA use, typical applications, challenges and 1. Short history of LAN networks evolution best practices for implementation. The future of the Home PNA standard will be discussed as it merges with the G.hn 2. Current copper based LAN technologies including 10G Ethernet standard. 3. Overview of fiber based LAN deployment options The latest HPNA revision was developed for high performance applications that require high data rates and guaranteed 4. Active vs Passive Optical LAN solutions QOS. Because no special wiring or new cabling is required it offers a low cost and quick method of implementing distributed voice, video and data services within a residence or an MDU while maintaining a high QOS and bandwidth for future data 5. Optical LAN solutions: rate growth. • Total market assessment and evolution • Architecture benefits and caveats Typical installations will be covered along with potential problems that could be experienced with wiring: shorts, opens, • Value proposition per market segment • Financial and environmental business case cuts, connectors, corrosion, ingress noise. HPNA devices will adjust to network impairments, however in order to make • Value proposition per stakeholder role • APOLAN organization a reliable connection the devices may adjust their transmission characteristics such that while there may be a reliable • Architecture options connection it is slow. Proper troubleshooting methods will be described for overcoming these pitfalls. 6. Future evolution

PNM Approaches for Improving Efficiency and the Subscriber Experience: SALON G Key Mobile Backhaul Capabilities for LTE and LTE-A SALON F Applying Lessons Learned from DOCSIS Proactive Network Maintenance Practices William MacLeod, Senior Consulting Engineer, Alcatel Lucent Scott Helms, VP of Technology, ZCorum This session will highlight some of the key features of effective backhaul network architecture. The utility of important This session will provide new insight into DOCSIS-inspired Proactive Network Maintenance (PNM) strategies. The topic capabilities in supporting the evolving LTE radio access network (RAN) and the emerging LTE-Advanced RAN will be covers ways PNM can help operators maintain their cable plant more efficiently by addressing issues as part of routine discussed. These mobile backhaul transport network attributes will be crucial to the continued successful deployment of maintenance rather than waiting for subscribers to call to report a problem. LTE, the rollout of LTE-A and a strong foundation for the next wave of mobile technology. The three PNM strategies that will be highlighted are: In this session, we will discuss 1) Leveraging the full spectrum capture capabilities in CPE to actively monitor all data and video channels on the • Small cell network aspects, including new flexible microwave options downstream cable plant; • Integrated fronthaul / backhaul solutions for Cloud RAN architectures (LTE-A) 2) Using pre-equalization data to locate upstream impairments before service is impacted; 3) Using data collected from embedded WiFi radios to improve installations and to proactively detect and correct WiFi issues.

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11AM WEDNESDAY CONTINUED – TRADE SHOW OPENS Machine to Machine – Enabling Legacy Dial Up Devices SALON G Eric Larson, VP Sales & Marketing, Teletics Legacy dial up devices exist in many industries such as utilities, vending machines, health monitoring, car washes, alarm monitoring, retail distribution, money transfer services, fuel station card lock, and many other applications that still rely on modem communications over dial up phone lines. These types of applications are generally core to a customer's business. They require a solution that meets the junction of allowing existing, reliable devices to continue to operate, while moving into a new communications network system that will allow lower cost and future expansion. For example, utilities manage their network with many dial up devices. Substations contain metering equipment that runs on legacy dial up phone lines, but need to convert to newer IP networks, often on newer cellular data networks. These devices often number in the thousands and are critical to the operation of the power grid and gas transmission networks. Service providers who understand that these specialty applications exist, and have a strategy to incorporating these devices into their network possess a competitive advantage through being able to provide single source connectivity to clients looking to automate key business functions. 1PM WEDNESDAY Leak Mitigation Strategies, Operational Efficiency through Intelligent Prioritization SALON E Basil Dillon-Malone, VP International Sales, Arcom Digital / Power & Tel Over the past few years, much attention has been given to QAM egress negatively impacting LTE BTS performance, and to a lesser extent to LTE forward ingress negatively impacting the HFC transmission network. New leakage detection is now commercially available and is becoming widely used. As a result of these deployments, it has become clear that the quantity of leaks at or near LTE transmission frequencies is very significant. This abundance of leak locations has created some operational challenges as to how to efficiently prioritize repair such that those leaks most likely to be disruptive from an ingress or egress perspective are mitigated first. A fix them all approach is simply not feasible, nor effective. The only status quo prioritization method is to make repair decisions based upon detected signal level, and repair the largest leaks first – simply because level is the only information available. This method is however flawed and inefficient – operational resources will be wasted on mitigating leaks at locations not causing problems, while ignoring other locations that should be addressed more urgently. This paper explores several novel methods of intelligent prioritization, where more and better data is used to highlight those leaks that are most likely to be either network or LTE affecting. Topics explored include utilizing measured LTE downlink signal strength, using a detection channel at the LTE band, utilizing network maps containing signal level data, and making use of the spectrum capture features of modern cable modems. All of the methods of intelligent prioritization explored in this paper contribute to a significantly more cost effective and more operationally effective approach to network maintenance and leak mitigation efforts. 12 NOON TUESDAY LUNCH FOYER – SPONSORED BY: 2PM WEDNESDAY

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