
Webinar description
Fiber backhauls the traffic from the cell site back to the rest of the mobile network. But the fiber is critical to other mobile infrastructure and extends the reach of other, high revenue services:
• Fiber is needed to support Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC)
• Cloud RAN requires reliable fiber connectivity
• 5G deployment requires more small cells, massive MIMO and higher bandwidth radios, all of which also increase the need for additional fiber connections
• Fiber to the edge extends the reach and lowers the cost of Enterprise data services
This webinar will explore the opportunities for fiber and how new fiber networks support the key mobile network technologies: MEC; cloud RAN; 5G and digital infrastructure.
Presenters

Steve Lowndes
Director of Pre-sales EMEA & APAC, Enghouse Networks
Steve Lowndes is a technology innovator and problem solver. He uses consultative methodologies to get to the heart of issues and solve business problems. He has over 25 years of Telecoms experience and 20 years experience across a wide range of OSS and BSS domains and telecoms processes. He has worked at Enghouse since 2018 and creates solutions across our OSS/BSS and Customer Engagement domains.

Tom Carroll
Director of Pre-sales Americas, Enghouse
Tom Carroll has a BS degree in Electrical Engineering and has worked in information technology for 27 years. He specializes in presales for Telecommunications, Service Assurance and Information Security systems,. He has worked at Enghouse since 2016 as the Director of Solution Engineering for the Americas.

Iain Gillott
Founder and President, iGR
Iain Gillott, the founder and president of iGR, is an acknowledged wireless and mobile industry authority and an accomplished presenter. Mr. Gillott has been involved in the wireless industry, as both a vendor and analyst, for more than 26 years. iGR was founded in 2000 as iGillottResearch, Inc. in order to provide in-depth market analysis and data focused exclusively on the wireless and mobile industry, and now, on the move from 4G LTE to 5G.