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9:30 am The demand for OSP in 2020 and Beyond
Synopsis
- Understand the new Federal initiatives driving demand for rural Fiber Deployment
- Learn about the demand for small cell and 5G Networks
- Hear about municipalities who are procuring network directly through P3 agreements
9:45 am Accelerating OSP Deployment to meet demand
Synopsis
- Hear case studies in the latest deployments utilizing new deployment techniques
- Understand how best to use Micro-Trenching to speed up deployment
- Using new trenching methods to speed up the excavation process
10:10 am The roadmap to increasing speed in urban deployments
Synopsis
- Understand how to improve the speed of deployments in urban areas
- Learn how to optimize techniques such as Horizontal Boring which have been effective in accelerating deployment
- Get ideas on how to minimize infrastructure impact to reduce repair times
10:30 am Improving the speed of buried deployments to successfully deliver rural broadband programs
Synopsis
- Learn how to utilize vibratory ploughing for increased speed on buried deployments
- Utilize a Rockwheel for efficiency across tough to excavate rocky environments
- Understand multiple types of conduit which can help you accelerate your buried deployments
10:50 am Group Speaker Q&A
11:05 am Interactive 1-2-1 Networking
11:25 am The next generation of GIS technology
Synopsis
- Hear more about emerging GIS Technologies which can help improve your OSP Design
- Utilize digital mapping to help accelerate planning and design
- Understand how to integrate effectively across multiple platforms
11:40 am Adapting for multi-terrain and all-weather conditions
Synopsis
- Learn how to best navigate seasonal differences in surface strength for swift project delivery
- Develop a multi-surface toolkit to navigate rural terrains effectively
- Improve your methods for all weather construction to minimize project down time
12:00 pm Improving OSP project estimation
Synopsis
- Avoid project overruns and costly delays through improved estimation and forecasting
- Hear advanced estimation methods for increased accuracy
- Better asses terrain to improve on-site preparedness
12:20 pm Group Speaker Q&A
12:40 pm PANEL: Bridging the technological and workforce gap
Synopsis
- Create robust internal structures allowing for the stewardship of new team members
- Ensure the constructability of projects through increased integration between engineering and construction
- Effectively integrate young engineers into your workforce through dedicated onboarding programs for long term profitability
1:15 pm Digital Networking Lunch
2:00 pm Boosting on-site safety through collaboration and best practice, group discussion
Synopsis
- Discuss how to effectively manage a regional workforce in a post-Covid world to ensure workforce safety
- Get insight on which technologies can help tackle unknown risks in underground drilling and deployments
- Create effective local alliances and planning measures to successfully navigate risky urban environments
2:40 pm Improving your constructability process to avoid on-site delays
Synopsis
- Better collaborate between OSP design and construction to ensure constructability
- Build best practice into design to avoid delays
- Make your communications more robust to ensure clarity
3:10 pm Optimizing your cable choice, protection versus speed
Synopsis
- Utiliize Duct Fiber
- HDPR Conduit vs unarmoured cabling
- Balanced increased fiber count with the need for project protection
3:30 pm Design Build with OSP
Synopsis
- Utilize Design Build in OSP to avoid failed constructability assessments
- Work with networks to overcome impossible briefs
- Utilize DB to deliver projects on time and under budget
3:50 pm Utilizing Big Data in project planning and deployment
Synopsis
- Integrate increased data into planning for more accurate forecasting
- Improve the speed of deployments by equipping on-site teams with data
- Better measure network performance to optimize future O&M
4:10 pm 1-2-1 Networking
4:30 pm Planning maintenance scheduling across multi age networks
Synopsis
- Understand how effectively manage ancient copper networks alongside new Fiber deployments
- Effectively price the long term need for maintenance into contracts
- Build facility accountability to avoid unanswered delays
4:50 pm A collaborative approach to planning with municipalities
Synopsis
- Utilize P3 agreements to get community buy-in from the start of a project
- Effectively communicate early on in the project to build a personal presence with local officials
- Overcome boundary disputes through early communications
5:20 pm Accelerating 5G and Small Cell site deployment
Synopsis
- Understand how to better manage the itinerary of specialist materials required for 5G deployment
- Optimize your teams capabilities for the upcoming project boom
- Overcome community and regulatory concerns
5:45 pm The future of OSP, overcoming the labour shortage as demand grows
Synopsis
- Enhance your training and recruitment policies to deliver a high-quality workforce
- Better integrate tech deployments organization wide for workforce cohesion
- Overcome the engineering to construction disconnect and improve workforce communication