5G mobile network deployments: looking back and looking forward

Existing fiber infrastructure must be leveraged as a critical path to 5G. Aging fiber networks need to support a mix of optical technologies, such as PON and DWDM. Meanwhile, networks are becoming denser in order to accommodate increasing cellular traffic and coverage mandated by 5G.

These factors are leading to enormous numbers of small cell deployments requiring more fiber in more places, using more multi-fiber cables—and the potential for more network issues.

In this session, Guillaume Lavallée will present strategies for accelerating 5G fiber rollouts and delivering top-notch quality of service (QoS) performance results, all while maximizing ROI.

Key takeaways:

• Retrospective: challenges of early 5G rollouts
• Major network architecture trends
• Challenges related to multi-fiber cables in dense environments
• Best practices for accelerating future 5G fiber rollouts