Building Fiber Connectivity to Support AI

Monday, May 18, 2026

1:00 PM - 1:40 PM ET

Location: Lafayette 3 (Mezzanine Level)

Moderator(s)

Roger Entner

Analyst and Founder
Recon Analytics
Dedham, Massachusetts, United States

Panelist(s)

Pete Bley

Director, Inside Sales
Ciena
Holly Springs, North Carolina, United States
Joe W. Baeumel

Vice President, Partner Strategy
KGPCo
Chesapeake, Virginia, United States
David Eckard

Vice President of North American Market Development
Nokia
Jordan Gross

Director of State Government Affairs
Lumen

AI workloads demand unprecedented bandwidth and low latency, and fiber is the foundation. This session explores how to design and deploy fiber connectivity that meets the performance requirements of AI-driven applications. Learn best practices for capacity planning, redundancy, and integration with data center infrastructure. Gain the insights you need to future-proof your network and stay ahead of the next wave of innovation.