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Back to the Future: Early Gig Network Providers

Monday, May 18, 2026

9:40 AM - 10:10 AM ET

Location: Osceola Ballroom (Ballroom / Level 2)

Moderator(s)

Jeremy Harris (he/him/his)

Vice President of Sales, North America
Adtran, Colorado, United States

Panelist(s)

Katie Espeseth (she/her/hers)

VP, New Products
EPB
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, United States
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Conley Freeman

SVP and Chief Technology Officer
C Spire
Jenna Wandres

Head of Enterprise PMO
GFiber
Locust Grove, Virginia, United States
Jim Kronebusch

Chief Technology Officer
Schurz Broadband Group
Winona, Minnesota, United States

In today’s market, operators are introducing residential services of 25G and more. Equipment vendors are working to tap fiber broadband’s capacity to deliver terabit level services to businesses and data centers and set the stage for where the world goes next. But it all started with a few early providers that introduced Gigabit services long before the market exploded to what we see today. This panel will bring together some of those early Gigabit pioneers to share stories, challenges, and where they are going next.