In the telecom industry, the pressure for companies to grow, serve, and deliver, on their network investments is palpable. That’s why they arrived at ISE EXPO LIVE in Fort Worth, Texas, eager to discover the latest solutions, demo new products, soak in education, and share best practices with each other IN REAL LIFE (#IRL).
With safe seat distancing, attendees came eager to learn from Verizon’s Keynote presenters: Genia Wilbourn, SVP, Verizon Global Network Operations & Assurance; and Abby Knowles, VP, Verizon Global Network & Technology (GN&T). Their topic: Technology Leadership for a Disruptive Age.After a year-plus of NOT seeing and touching new products, attendees were eager to meet with exhibitors and to try out the latest gear to help their teams meet the needs of bandwidth-hungry customers.The best and brightest SMEs from the industry delivered educational sessions on topics from the cloud to the ground and everything in between. Attendees showed-up (literally and figuratively) to further their expertise and make connections they could rely on for help in the future.Day 2 of the live event offered attendees more IRL insights from 3 Executive Tech Talk presenters: Ross Petrick from Alliance Communications Cooperative, Inc., Trent Clausen from Comcast Cable, and Tejas Antani from AT&T.Zoom fatigue was replaced by LIVE product demos from vendors AFL, Megger, PLP, Render, and VIAVI Solutions.Seminar presenters focused on network realities to help solve attendees’ greatest pain points. Attendees reenergized their career with solution-centric seminars while securing BICSI CECs and some well-deserved professional inspiration.
