Jörg-Peter Elbers explains how innovation becomes implementation at Summer School on Optical Communication 2025
Session will explore how ideas in optical access and emerging wireless technologies move through development to market-ready solutions
- Speakers: Jörg-Peter Elbers, SVP of advanced technology at Adtran
- Topics: What is the innovation funnel – from idea to product?
- When: Thursday, July 17, 5 p.m. CEST
- Where: Summer School on Optical Communications 2025, Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institut, CINIQ Center, Berlin, Germany https://www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/summerschool2025.html
Innovations in coherent optics, secure transmission and broadband access hold massive potential, but turning them into deployable solutions requires more than just technical feasibility. Success depends on structured processes, cross-domain coordination and careful consideration of market and deployment realities.
In this live session, Jörg-Peter Elbers will outline how innovations can successfully progress from concept to commercialization. He will also share insight into the practical challenges, decision points and ecosystem dynamics that shape technology adoption at scale – from initial research to standardization, product development and real-world deployment.