A state of affairs on fibre in Belgium at the main Fitce event of the year. What is happening in the strong Belgian market and what are successful use cases? What is going to happen in the coming years in terms of fiber deployment? What are the key technological evolutions and innovations? What bandwidths and service quality can be delivered on the networks of the future? What is the status of regulation and the role of the different governments in Belgium?
How can we ensure the rural parts are not forgotten? What are other challenges Belgian players face in their ambition to roll out fiber? What are the practical day-to-day challenges of actually installing that fiber in the streets? Can AI help to speed up fiber deployments?
More than 10 top-level speakers will share their view, plans and experiences in live presentations during the different sessions of the event. Confirmed speakers include Laurence Hoflack (BIPT-IBPT) and Roland Thienpont (Nokia). We close the official part of the day with an exciting C-level panel including Philippe Toussaint (Orange), Geert Standaert (Proximus), Nico Weymaere (Unifiber),Micha Berger (Wyre) and Jeroen Degadt (DIGI).
The event ends with a reception and walking dinner to network with both speakers and 200+ attendees active in the fibre market today.
The timing couldn't be better. One week before the congress, the BIPT and the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) launched a market consultation about the potential cooperation between the big players deploying fibre in Belgium. Having the key players as guests, this became the hot topic of the day.
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Building Gigabit Nations: Fibre Deployment from a Regulatory Perspective - Laurence Hoflack, Telecom Market & Media Department – Engineer-advisor, BIPT-IBPT
At the intersection of AI and networks - Roland Thienpont, Director of Product Marketing IP business, Nokia (📺 more)
International/European state of affairs for fibre deployment & Sustainability - Jeroen Kanselaar, Sustainability Committee Chair, FTTH Council
14:15 Innovation & Technology
Supporting Service Providers facing the evolving network demands - Marc Bouteyre, Head of Solutions Management, Ekinops (📺 more)
Transforming Telecom Field Operations with AI and Automation - Marion Tormento, Solutions Architect Director, Deepomatic / IQGeo
How fibre infrastructure contributes to AI and 5G applications - Peter Merlo, VP Broadband EMEA PLM and R&D, CommScope
Five practical lessons from FTTH rollout in the Netherlands according to Open Dutch Fiber - Bas Meeuwissen, Architect Passive Infrastructure, Open Dutch Fiber and Board Member, NLconnect In interaction with Robin Willems, Country Manager, Maunt Belgium
15:15 Coffee break
16:00 Practical challenges and solutions for fibre in Belgium
Challenges and solutions for fiber in Belgium: Connecting rural areas through fibre – some field projects - Virginie Géradin, Fiber Network Department Lead, Proximus (📺 more)
Untangling the regulatory web: accelerating fiber deployment in Belgium - Erik De Herdt, Legal & Regulatoy Affairs Director, Eurofiber
Practical Challenges and Solutions for the As-Built Stage in Belgium - Olha Almashy, Customer Project Leader, Yungo
Tackling Belgium’s Fiber Rollout Challenges – Practical Solutions and Proven Strategies - Martijn Rooijakkers, Head of Products FTTH, Genexis
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Fitce.be is the Belgium-based broadband connectivity and services organisation, that focuses on knowledge sharing and networking.
We bring together industry professionals and academics to exchange views and gain new insights into the developments and challenges related to the technical, regulatory, societal, and economic aspects of broadband – both fixed and mobile.
During our in-person and virtual events, we explore important trends in the field and discuss evolutions on the international stage, and how they translate to the Belgian content.
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