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Vint Hill, Virginia – August 12, 2026 – Assured Communications, a strategic advisory and implementation firm specializing in end to end telecommunications systems, announced today that VP Technology Tim Parker will join a panel discussion at Datacloud co-located with Metro Connect Fall.
Parker will join the session titled, “Rewriting the fiber growth playbook – delivering fiber for the AI age,” where he will join a team of industry experts to discuss how fiber networks evolving to meet evolving customer demand, what has fundamentally changed in how operators think about deploying it, and where the industry is going from here. While fiber deployments across the US have been full speed ahead for years, much of the existing fiber is old and not suitable for the capacity demands of AI. With significant capital being deployed to build new networks to meet the demands of AI driven traffic operators must evaluate the suitability of existing infrastructure when exploring new routes.
WHAT: Rewriting the fiber growth playbook – delivering fiber for the AI age
WHERE: Austin Marriott Downtown, Metro Connect Fall stage | 304 East Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, TX 78701
WHEN: Wednesday, September 2, 2026 | 11:40 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CDT
WHO: Chairperson
- Nico Walters, Founder, Matchpoint Telecom Advisory
Speakers
- Tim Parker, VP Technology, Assured Communications
- Justin Melnikoff, Board Member & Strategic Advisor, MOX Networks
- Kevin Coyne, President & COO, HyperLink Infrastructure
- Joe Baeumel, VP Partner Strategy, KGPCo
- Sophie Legault, Senior Director Product Management, EXFO
To register or learn more about Datacloud USA 2026, please visit the event website.
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About Assured Communications:
Driven by a desire to create meaningful solutions to connectivity, Assured Communications (Assured) brings decades of public and private sector experience to mission-critical advisory. Assured offers strategic advisory services, project management, owner’s representation, and facility management to deliver highly reliable, assured communications to its clients. Assured identifies and orchestrates the right partners to navigate complicated political, regulatory, economic, and/or technical barriers to entry to create opportunities in areas thought too costly or complex to develop. No matter the environment- land, sea, or sky – Assured thrives on overcoming obstacles to create ICT solutions worldwide. Assured Communications knows the human impact technology can bring and works to connect the under-connected by serving its clients. Connect with Assured Communications on LinkedIn to learn more.
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