BICSI Beyond 2026

Pre-Conference Masterclass: Testing Today’s Fiber Networks: Single-Fiber and Multi-Fiber Systems (Room Islander Ballroom B)

31 Aug 26
8:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Tracks: Optimizing Data Centers

Speaker(s): Rob Gilberti, Sr. Business Development Manager, AFL Telecommunications; Jim Davis, Senior Product Application Specialist, Fluke Networks; Peter Desmarais, Solutions Engineer, VIAVI Solutions; Francois Marcotte, Business Development Manager, EXFO; Harshang Pandya, GM - AEM Precision Test Division, AEM - Precision Cable Test

Member Price: $185

Non-Member Price: $275

This session examines evolving fiber testing practices for simplex and multi-fiber systems including Tier I, Tier II, inspection, polarity, and transceiver. It highlights challenges with MPO, SN-MT, and MMC connectors, and introduces emerging technologies such as EBO, multi-core, and hollow-core fiber and their impact on future testing.