2012 FTTH LATAM Conference - Agenda

Agenda

(last updated April 23, 2012)

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration Opens
 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

 Training Session
. Latest tips on how to design an optimal FTTH PON
. Present and future standards and their impact on the design considerations
. Options to optimize CAPEX while lowering impact on the environment
. What happens with the link budget when evolving from today's proven ITU-G984 to the new ITU-G987
. Select the right OLT /ONT configurations for the type of services delivered over the ODN
.PON Testing made easy

Room: Oaxaca – 4th  Floor
Language of Presentation: Spanish

 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.ODN Course - Gilberto Guitarte, Chairman, LATAM Chapter FTTH Council
 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.Refreshment Break
 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.Fiber Optics Cables - Marco Antonio Scocco, TELCON
 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.Lunch
 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.OLT /ONT Course - Fernando Lehnen, Calix
 3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.Refreshment Break
 3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.Testing - Ricardo Rea, EXFO
 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Reception in Table Top Area

Room: Girasoles – 6th Floor

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

 7:30 a.m.  -  5:00 p.m. Registration Opens
 8:00 a.m.  -  6:00 p.m.

 Conference - Day 1
 

Room: Del Sol – 6th Floor
English/Spanish Simultaneous Interpretation Available

 8:00 a.m.  -  9:30 a.m.FTTH LATAM Chapter & North America Welcome and Introduction
Gilberto Guitarte, Chairman - LATAM Chapter FTTH Council Americas
Heather B. Gold, President - FTTH Council Americas
 9:30 a.m.  -  10:00 a.m.International FTTH Councils Overview
Edgar Aker, Vice-Chairman, Business Committee - FTTH Council Europe
Shoichi Hanatani, Education & Training Chair - FTTH Council Asia Pacific
 10:00 a.m.  -  10:30 a.m.Keynote Presentation 
Ing. Carolina Cosse, President - ANTEL
 10:30 a.m.  -  11:00 a.m.FTTH Council Americas Awards Presentation
 11:00 a.m.  -  12:00 p.m.Refreshment Break in Table Top Area

Room: Girasoles – 6th Floor
 12:00 p.m.  -  1:45 p.m. Lunch on OWN
 2:00 p.m.   -  3:45 p.m.Marketing Panel
 Moderator: Liza Poe, Marketing Chair, LATAM Chapter
 Panelists:
- LATAM FTTH Market Update and Projections – Roland Montagne,  IDATE
- Optimize your FTTx network planning, Maximize your ROI – Raf Meersman, COMSOF
- SUPPLY CHAIN How to Eliminate Hidden Costs and Optimize Capex and Opex – Elder Branco, ANIXTER
- Consideration for the development of a successful Go To Market strategy – Francisco Fuentes, HUAWEI
- How the Market of MDUs affects future trends in FTTH – Mark Boxer, OFS/Furukawa
 3:45 p.m.  -   4:15 p.m. Refreshment Break
 4:15 p.m.  -   6:00 p.m.Financial and Regulatory Panel
 Moderator:
Reinaldo Jeronymo, Regulatory Chair, LATAM Chapter
 Panelists:
- CAPEX Optimization on Mobile Networks with Fiber Backhaul – Antonio J. Diaz, Calix/MEF
- Next-Generation Bandwidth and Connectivity – Juan Colina, CORNING
- Cost Reduction in European FTTH projects: Reuse Pipeline infrastructure in Spain and France – Ezequiel Márquez Cortés, TVC
- Optimizing the FTTH Business Case with Modular Home Gateways – Bas Huiszoon, GENEXIS
 6:00 p.m.  -   8:00 p.m.

 Welcome Reception in Table Top Area

Room: Girasoles – 6th Floor

Thursday, April 26, 2012
 7:30 a.m.  -  2:00 p.m. Registration Opens
 8:00 a.m.  -  5:00 p.m. Conference - Day 2

Room: Del Sol – 6th Floor
English/Spanish Simultaneous Interpretation Available
 8:00 a.m.  -  9:00 a.m. FTTH LATAM Chapter Welcome and Introduction of Day II
Gilberto Guitarte, Chairman - LATAM Chapter FTTH Council Americas
 9:00 a.m.  -  11:00 a.m.

Proven Technology Panel
 Moderator:
Eduardo Jedruch, Technology Chair, LATAM Chapter
 Panelists:
- FTTH and the Importance of Demarcation Points in Fiber Distribution – Ricardo Claro, 3M
- Efficient FTTH Networks Management and Administration Systems – Mauricio Tonsig, CPqD
- Survival in a Copper World by Fast & Efficient FTTH Deployment – Juan Luis Carranza, TE Connectivity
- Statistics and failure mode analysis to predict reliability of FTTH Networks - David Cuesta Monteserín, Fibras Ópticas de México

 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.Refreshment Break in Table Top Area

Room: Girasoles – 6th Floor
 11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.Keynote Presentation
André Krieger -  Telefonica Brasil Director of FTTH Deployment
 12:15 p.m. -  1:30 p.m. Lunch on OWN
 1:30 p.m.  -  3:00 p.m. Carrier Panel - Gilberto Guitarte 
- The key challenges of the implementation of a FTTH Network in Mexico City – Humberto Elenes, TOTALPLAY Mexico
- The FTTH Train, moving forward together – Jorge Pierri, ANTEL Uruguay
- FTTH and apartment building (MDUs), a challenge with Options! – Jheyson Ayala, COMTECO Bolivia
- FTTH 2012 Rollout Plans – Eduardo Jedruch, WILTEL
 3:00 p.m.  -   3:30 p.m. Refreshment Break
 3:30 p.m.  - 5:00 p.m.Innovations Panel
 Moderator:
Gilberto Guitarte, Chairman, LATAM Chapter
 Panelists:
- Latest Connectivity Evolution in a Developing FTTH Technology – Joshua Seawell, SUMITOMO
- Critical Importance of Bend Insensitive Fibers in FTTH –Adrian Amezcua Correa, PRYSMIAN Group/Draktel
- Changing role of the OLT FTTH Innovations Panel – Eric Presworsky, ZHONE
- FTTH Drop Cable Termination – Don Larson, 3M
- FTTH Testing for All by Evolution in Field Test Equipment and User-friendly GUI – Héctor Moreno, EXFO
 5:00 p.m.  - 5:15 p.m. Closing Remarks
Gilberto Guitarte, Chairman - LATAM Chapter, FTTH Council Americas
Heather B. Gold, President - FTTH Council North America Americas
 Friday, April 27, 2012
 9:00 a.m.  -  12:00 p.m. LATAM Chapter Meeting and Elections

Room: Taxco – 4th Floor
 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.Welcome coffee and networking
 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.FTTH LATAM Chapter Summary of accomplishments and challenges – Gilberto Guitarte, Chairman, LATAM Chapter
 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.FTTH LATAM Chapter Committee Chairs Presentations
     Marketing Committee – Liza Poe
     Regulatory Committee – Reinaldo Jeronymo
     Technology Committee – Eduardo Jedruch

 10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. FTTH LATAM Chapter Projections and Presentation of nominated slate of LATAM candidates for Chairman and Committee Chairs – Gilberto Guitarte, Chairman, LATAM Chapter
 10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.FTTH LATAM Chapter Elections
 11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.Closing remarks - Gilberto Guitarte, Chairman, LATAM Chapter


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