19 Mar 2026
14:45 - 15:45
Expo Theater II
The international standards (ITU-T Recommendations) developed by ITU-T Study Group 15 provide technical specifications that shape the global communication infrastructure. The group’s standards define technologies and architectures of optical transport networks enabling long-haul global information exchange; fiber- or copper-based access networks through which subscribers connect; and home networks connecting in-premises devices and interfacing with the outside world. This includes the development of standards for the optical transport network, access network, and home network infrastructures, systems, equipment, optical fibers and cables, including submarine cables, and the related installation, maintenance, management, test, instrumentation, and measurement techniques, and control plane technologies to enable the evolution toward intelligent transport networks.
This session presents a general overview of recent ITU-T SG15 work and a deeper discussion about the impact of multicore fiber and SDM technology on communication networks and the evolving relationship of AI to access and transport networks.
Presented By:
Moderator
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Glenn Parsons
Ericsson, Canada
Panelists
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Kazuhide Nakajima
NTT, Japan
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Tom Huber
Nokia, United States
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Tony Zeng
Huawei, China