Jasper Müller examines fiber monitoring trends for commercial networks at Photonics West 2026
Session will explore why fiber monitoring has shifted from luxury to necessity, highlighting operational challenges and ROI benefits for network operators
- Speakers: Jasper Müller, senior DSP architect at Adtran
- Topics: Keeping the light on: Monitoring in commercial networks
- When: Monday, January 19, 1:50 p.m. PST
- Where: Photonics West 2026, Room 212, Moscone South, Level 2, San Francisco, California, USA https://spie.org/conferences-and-exhibitions/photonics-west/attend
Fiber networks have evolved from niche deployments to critical infrastructure, driving new demands for operational visibility and reliability. As complexity grows across access and core domains, operators face mounting pressure to manage risk, control costs and ensure service quality at scale. Interoperability, automation and security are now central to achieving measurable performance and investment certainty. Without robust monitoring, outages can erode ROI and increase churn, making proactive assurance a strategic imperative for commercial networks.
In this session, Jasper Müller will outline how fiber monitoring has become a cornerstone of modern network operations. He will examine use cases spanning access to core, showing how integrated monitoring systems enable continuous visibility into the physical layer. The discussion will highlight emerging trends such as fiber sensing for proactive risk awareness. Attendees will gain practical perspectives on enhancing operational resilience, improving SLA compliance and safeguarding long-term investment in high-capacity infrastructure.