CONFERENCE DAY 1 | WEDNESDAY 20 MAY 2015
| 08.00 | WELCOME, REGISTRATION AND COFFEE | |
 CHAIRMAN Dave Burstein, Editor, Fast Net News |
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| 08.30 | G.fast Next Steps | |
 The path leading here. Where we stand today. What is already in development? What comes next? Tom Starr, AT&T |
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| 09.00 | A Vote of Confidence: Insights into BT's Decision to Transform the UK Access Network using G.fast | |
 Explaining why BT recently announced G.fast as the favoured technology solution for the future of the UK's access network, and delivering an insight into the various deployment options that will be trialled later this year. Trevor Linney, Head of Access Network Research, BT |
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G.fast Deployment concepts:
Scenarios, copper Backhauling and costs
| 09.30 | Accelerating FTTH Deployments—Economically—One Meter at a Time | |
 Providing insights into the numerous aspects of successfully accelerating FTTH deployments. Exploring the different technologies available for offering Gigabit service and how they can be deployed in the widely diverse network topologies and geographic areas. How service providers can generate revenue from the multiple offerings. Ronan Kelly, CTO of EMEA and APAC Regions, Adtran |
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| 10.00 | Migration to Cost Effective FTTdp Network | |
 Hybrid FTTH management in PON network - FTTdp management should be FTTH-liked - Multi-port and single-port DPU management must be unified Intelligent Reverse Power Feeding - Fairness RPF should be custom oriented - Manageable RPF is more energy-efficient Christopher Mulley, Principal Architect, ZTE |
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| 10.30 | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 11.00 | Coexistence and the Migration to G.fast FTTdp | |
 Discussing different migration scenarios, including G.fast deployments from the street cabinet as well as VDSL 2-based FTTdp. Migration scenarios and potential issues as well as technical solutions to are analyzed. The investigation is based on inputs from different service providers regarding their network topologies and detailed models of the corresponding transmission channels. Rainer Strobel, Lantiq |
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| 11.30 | Deployment in Dense City Areas: the Feasibility of Copper Backhauling | |
 Rob F.M. van den Brink, Senior Scientist - Broadband Access Networks, TNO |
ROUND TABLE
| 12.00 | Service Providers Requests | |
Moderator: Dave Burstein, Editor, Fast Net News Participants: Tom Starr, AT&T Gerald Clerkx, TELEKOM AUSTRIA Marcel Reitmann, SWISSCOM INNOVATION Trevor Linney, BT |
| 12.30 | LUNCH |
| 14.00 | Achieving 1 Gbps Symmetrical Service | |
 The promise of G.fast to deliver 1Gbps services raises the hopes of many operators that are looking for low cost alternatives. The future amendment extending frequencies to 212 MHz will take aggregate bitrates well beyond 1 Gbps. Trial results show that by extending spectrum up to 350 MHz, true fiber speeds of 1 Gbps symmetrical can be achieved over 70 meters using a single copper pair.Werner Coomans, Broadband Innovation, Bell Labs, Alcatel-Lucent |
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| 14.30 | Nonlinear Pre-coding in G.fast | |
| Demonstrating that non-linear pre-coding (e.g., Tomlinson- Harashima pre-coding based on QR decomposition) is capable of achieving superior performance over linear pre-coding. The primary drawback of non-linear pre-coding is the higher complexity compared with linear pre-coding. Based on measured cable data, simulation results are illustrated to compare the performance of different pre-coding schemes. Dong Wei, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. |
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| 15.00 | Self-installation and Smart Provisioning with G.fast | |
 Self-Installation of CPEs is one of the key requirement for faster and widespread deployment of G.fast. And Smart-provisioning of G.fast Distribution Point Units, which maximizes the value delivered to customer, enables minimum manual intervention in the field - an important factor determining the economics and the speed of deployment. Discussing the challenges and potential solutions to achieve a successful G.fast deployment. Debu Pal, CTO, Ikanos |
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| 15.30 | Impact of Reverse Powering Architecture on G.fast Deployment | |
 Why reverse Powering is such an important piece of the puzzle in G.Fast deployments. A look at the full picture and the possibilities. Different approaches to the startup protocols. What do we really need from Reverse Powering? The Reverse Power Feeding interoperability topic. Stefano Wosz, Aethra |
| 16.00 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 16.30 | MidiDSL Products Description | |
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| 17.00 | Solving the Mid-range Issue | |
Moderator: Dave Burstein,Editor, Fast Net News Panelists Hubert Mariotte, Orange Ronan Kelly, CTO of EMEA and APAC Regions, Adtran Michael Timmers, Technology Strategist, Fixed Networks CTO, Alcatel-Lucent Dong Wei, HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES Rainer Strobel, LANTIQ Rob van den Brink, TNO Rami Verbin, Sckipio |
| 18.30 | END OF CONFERENCE DAY ONE | |
 WELCOME COCKTAIL |
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