FBA Announces Winners of the "Proof of Concept Showcase"

At Fiber Connect 2024, the Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) announced the winners of the Proof of Concept (PoC) Showcase at Fiber Connect 2024, featured eight demonstrations that "leveraged fiber’s capacity, speed, scale, and security to improve Connected Home innovations and services." 

The organization described them as "collaborative projects" involving at least one member company of FBA or Broadband Forum (BFF).

The demonstrations were evaluated at Fiber Connect 2024 by industry analysts.

Most Innovative Award 

This award was presented to Taara, for its “Free Space Optical Communication” PoC. "This demonstration showcased the role of wireless optical communication (WOC) technology in helping bridge middle mile gaps in broadband infrastructure and highlights three use cases: fiber backup, high-capacity backhaul at temporary or seasonal event venues, and disaster relief," said the FBA.

Biggest Impact Award

Nokia and Condor Technologies won for their “Wholesale Open Access for FTTH Networks” PoC. They presented an "enhanced wholesale API and UI for FTTH networks that give VNO tenants autonomy and flexibility and gives operators the ability to increase take rate and ROI of their fiber investment, attract more VNOs, and increase wholesale revenues by 23%."

Game Changer Award

The Game Changer Award went to Fiber Optic Sensing Association (FOSA), Luna Innovations, and Underline Infrastructure for their “Fiber Optic Sensing in Telecom Applications” PoC. The FBA said they "enabled network operators to monitor physical cable plant to detect threats, prevent damage, pinpoint and categorize events, and more."

More information about the showace can be found in the press release.