FBA Presents – Future-Proofing Your Fiber Network
May 23, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

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EPB launched America’s first community-wide Gig-speed internet in 2010, later expanding the ubiquitously available service to 10 Gig in 2015 and 25 Gig in 2022. Since EPB Fiber Optics first began offering connectivity services a little over a decade ago, it’s market share has grown to nearly 80% of the service area. Today, using Hexagon’s network solution, EPB can evolve their data model to include the logical components of the network, increase the fidelity of data, and make a commitment to increased precision of both physical and logical assets.
Join this webinar to hear valuable lessons learned that could help other fiber providers prepare for tomorrow by future-proofing their network to withstand potential challenges and accommodate the ever-increasing demand for data transmission.
Experts from EPB and Hexagon will share ways to future-proof your fiber network including:
1. Building a resilient architecture to reduce outage response times
2. Enhancing throughput with capacity planning and increased backhaul
3. Utilizing advanced electronics to increase speeds and lower latency
4. Analyzing network traffic with dynamic data modelling
5. Continuously improving data fidelity
Webinar Speakers
Joshua Wilshusen, Solutions Consultant for Utilities and Communications, Hexagon’s Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial division
Joshua is a solution consultant and account executive at Hexagon. With 18 years of experience in spatial asset management for utilities and communications providers, he is passionate about helping clients maximize ROI of fiber network assets in terms of providing network connectivity to consumers and enabling resilient, agile networks.
Wes Hughes, Manager, Fiber Design, EPB
With nearly 30 years in the telecom industry, Wes Hughes manages EPB’s Fiber Design team, ensuring the reliability and speed of the country’s first community-wide symmetrical 25 Gig internet service. Since 2004, Wes has been an essential part of EPB’s fiber optic network development that designed the nation’s first community-wide Gig-speed internet in 2010 and launched America’s first commercially available quantum network. Prior to joining EPB, Wes held technical roles at AT&T, Qwest and KDL.