Robert Conger joins FISPA LIVE panel on AI broadband threats and opportunities at FISPA Live 2026
Opening keynote will explore how AI can improve efficiency, subscriber experience and ROI across multi-vendor fiber networks
- Speakers: Robert Conger, GM of software platforms and strategy at Adtran and other senior broadband industry leaders
- Topics: AI threats and opportunities for broadband
- When: Tuesday, February 10, 9 a.m. CST
- Where: FISPA Live 2026, Renaissance by Marriott Nashville Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee, USA https://fispa.org/FISPA-Live-2026
AI is reshaping broadband economics and operations. Providers see new value in automation and proactive assurance, while also needing confidence that AI can be deployed responsibly at scale. Success depends on interoperable systems, measurable service quality and investment certainty across access and in-home domains. As Gigabit footprints grow, leaders are balancing workforce up-skilling and operational controls alongside time to serve and customer experience. Pragmatic AI adoption is now a board-level priority focused on scalable outcomes, reduced operating cost and durable ROI without disrupting existing networks.
In this session, Robert Conger and a panel of industry leaders will explore how AI-driven service assurance can improve reliability, efficiency and customer experience across broadband networks, while embedding practical safeguards aligned with operational realities. They will examine how AI-driven service assurance solutions, such as Adtran’s Mosaic One Clarity, can streamline field operations, accelerate root-cause isolation and strengthen SLA performance across multi-vendor access and in-home environments. The discussion will also outline how explainable AI frameworks and guided operational insights improve time to serve, take-up, churn and return on capital.