Vincent O'Byrne
Director of FTTP Architecture and Design
Verizon
Vincent O'Byrne received his B.SC. from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, his PhD from the University of North Wales and his MBA from Babson College, USA. He has over 20 years experience in the Wireline and Wireless Telecommunications industry. He is a director of FTTP architecture and design within Verizon's Technology Organization. He is responsible for the specification, design and integration of new BPON/GPON/NGPON access technologies within the Verizon Network for the residential and small business markets. This responsibility includes the leadership of wireline access RFPs and vendor management through to the realization of those technologies as stable platforms in the Network. Primary focus is on BPON and GPON, expansion of FTTP to the multiple dwelling unit and overall network stability.