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[WA2-3]The Future of FTTx: Opportunities, Challenges and Emerging Solutions with Machine Intelligence
○Elaine Wong
The telecommunications industry is transitioning into an experiential-oriented era, characterized by immersive services which demand low-latency and high-bandwidth networks. Fiber-To-The-x (FTTx) networks have become essential infrastructure, with innovations like 50G-PON paving the way for future-ready connectivity to residential, business, industrial and mobile users. Leveraging machine learning and explainable AI will be crucial for enhancing network efficiency and trust, and enabling reliable and adaptive service delivery in changing network conditions. This tutorial will cover the evolution of telecommunication networks motivating the continued need to invest in FTTx networks, the drivers and challenges of machine intelligence in FTTx and new opportunities for FTTx, such as in high-capacity in-premise networks, enterprise industrial networks, and optical x-haul for 6G mobile networks.
Bio: Elaine Wong received the B.E. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Melbourne, Australia. She is currently Pro Vice-Chancellor and Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor at the University of Melbourne. She has coauthored more than 200 journal and conference publications. Her current research interests include emerging optical and wireless subsystems and networking technologies for immersive services, optical transport for mobile communications, and in-premise communication networks. Elaine is currently an IEEE Comsoc Distinguished Lecturer (2025-2027), General Chair of Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2025, Chair of the IEEE Comsoc Optical Networking Technical Committee and member of the IEEE Technical Activities Board. In the past, she was Technical Editor of IEEE Network, Associate Editor of IEEE/Optica Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, IEEE/Optica Journal of Lightwave Technology, and OSA Journal of Optical Networking, and an elected member of the IEEE Photonics Society Board of Governors. She is a Fellow of Optica and Engineers Australia.
Bio: Elaine Wong received the B.E. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Melbourne, Australia. She is currently Pro Vice-Chancellor and Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor at the University of Melbourne. She has coauthored more than 200 journal and conference publications. Her current research interests include emerging optical and wireless subsystems and networking technologies for immersive services, optical transport for mobile communications, and in-premise communication networks. Elaine is currently an IEEE Comsoc Distinguished Lecturer (2025-2027), General Chair of Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2025, Chair of the IEEE Comsoc Optical Networking Technical Committee and member of the IEEE Technical Activities Board. In the past, she was Technical Editor of IEEE Network, Associate Editor of IEEE/Optica Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, IEEE/Optica Journal of Lightwave Technology, and OSA Journal of Optical Networking, and an elected member of the IEEE Photonics Society Board of Governors. She is a Fellow of Optica and Engineers Australia.
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