Byren Meintjes tackles OEO bottlenecks at ZANOG 2025
Session will explore how regional providers can ditch electrical routing and adopt optical-first strategies for greater speed and simplicity
- Speakers: Byren Meintjes, solutions engineer at Adtran
- Topics: Optical-first architectures for regional and enterprise access networks
- When: Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 10:30 a.m. SAST
- Where: ZANOG 2025, Coastlands Hotel Umhlanga, Durban, South Africa https://nog.net.za/zanog2025/
As networks evolve to meet soaring bandwidth demands, traditional optical-electrical-optical (OEO) routing architecture is starting to show its age. With increased cost, power usage and complexity, electrical conversion is becoming a drag on network efficiency, especially for regional providers supporting FTTX, enterprise and wholesale services.
In this session, Byren Meintjes will spotlight the benefits of going optical-first. He’ll explore how technologies like WDM, ROADM and optical switching are helping providers reduce latency, cut power consumption and simplify network design. The session will also highlight real-world examples of optical-routing strategies delivering scalable, resilient infrastructure that’s ready for the future.