WEBINAR

Fiber and Cable Advances

This webinar will provide insights into new deployment and technological trends.
October 06, 2026
5:00 PM UTC
1 hour

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Summary 

Fiber is becoming increasingly adopted for traditional service providers and data center networks. Meanwhile, new technologies like hollow core fiber are emerging that promise capacity and latency benefits for various applications, including submarine networks and mobile network support. This webinar will provide insights into new deployment and technological trends.

Speakers

Yuko Agano

Yuko Agano

Project Manager of Connectivity

Sumitomo Electric Lightwave

Yuko Agano is a product manager supporting connectivity and hardware products at Sumitomo Electric Lightwave. She has been with the company for more than 10 years..  Yuko was born and raised in Japan, moved to the United States when she was 19 years old to receive a higher education.  Upon completion of her Bachelor of Science from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and Master of Business Administration from University of Phoenix, she returned to Japan and worked as a U.S. government contractor and Japanese government employee at a U.S. military installation in Japan for over five years supporting military operations.  Yuko returned to U.S. in 2014 to work for Sumitomo subsidiary, Innovation Core SEI in Silicon Valley to research into next generation technologies. In 2018, Yuko relocated to North Carolina and joined SEL in her current role.

Moderator

Sean Buckley

Sean Buckley

Editor in Chief

Lightwave

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