5G is happening faster than 4G, and is being deployed in a totally different way to previous mobile generations. For the first time, operators have a faster way to deploy nationwide 5G coverage, increase bit rates, and evolve to 5G standalone, efficiently leveraging existing mobile infrastructure. The new approach offers tremendous value for consumers and enterprises in terms of coverage, performance and low-latency use cases.

Ongoing nationwide 5G deployments are the foundation for a smooth 5G standalone introduction. In this webinar we will share experiences from 5G live networks in South Korea, the US and Europe, and the latest trials of 5GC.

Key topics include:

• Reuse of spectrum, sites and mobile infrastructure
• Dynamic Spectrum Sharing, 5GC and Orchestration
• Migration to 5G standalone
• Cloud NFVi platform
• Breaking the energy curve

Globally, service providers are wrestling with several major challenges including exploding traffic growth, increasingly complex technologies, opex barriers to profitability, and increased pressures from the business to compress time to value. The next generation of mass-scale networks must make operations just as important as functionality. Network automation is becoming increasingly more important to telecommunications companies as the demand for more services and faster deployment increase.

Join our special webinar where you will learn insights from Heavy Reading's recent case study of how leading global telecom operator Telefónica is transforming its multivendor networks through the deployment of an automated, intent-based IP network.

In addition, attendees will hear:

• How Telefónica's forward-looking R³ automation initiative and strategic partnership with Cisco are improving network robustness and reliability.
• The real-world benefits expected from Telefónica's selection of Cisco's Crosswork Automation portfolio for multivendor network orchestration with closed-loop automation.

11:00 a.m. The Coherent 400 Gbit/s Revolution
400 Gbit/s is a crucial inflection point for optical networking and up until now, the industry has used small form factor, pluggable modules for client-side interfaces and larger, proprietary coherent cards for line-side transmission. At 400 Gbit/s, the client side and the line-side meet, and, for the first time, optical vendors are building pluggable, coherent 400 Gbit/s modules that meet the space and power requirements of client-side modules.

This session will delve into the coherent 400 Gbit/s revolution and all of its implications.

12:30 p.m. Open and Disaggregated Optical Networks: Reality Test
After several years of hype, how is disaggregation progressing in optical networks? From Heavy Reading operator surveys, we know that one area of interest is open and disaggregated line systems in which systems and optical terminals are supplied by different vendors and managed under a common software control. Hyperscalers are pioneers in open line systems, but we are also seeing interest in traditional telecom. The Open ROADM MSA, which is supported by tier 1 operators including AT&T, Orange, and SK Telecom, specifies a high degree of disaggregation and interoperability. Separately, groups including TIP and ONF are promoting open and disaggregated packet-optical systems aimed at 5G transport, DCI, and other applications. This session will put disaggregation in optical networks to the reality test: What is working? What is not working? Which operators are leading the disaggregation charge?