Vint Hill, Virginia – January 8, 2025 – Assured Communications, a strategic firm specializing in advisory and implementation of end-to-end telecommunications systems, announces today that Dr. Debbie Brooks, Director of PMO and Development, will participate in the Submarine Cable Poster Sessions at the upcoming PTC’25 conference in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Debbie will join a lineup of industry leaders to engage in discussions about the evolving subsea ecosystem, fostering dialogue on the future of global connectivity. She will address the critical challenges and solutions for connecting underserved regions during the Q&A session, discussing economic, geographical, and regulatory barriers. Debbie will highlight innovative technological approaches such as satellite communication, wireless networks, and public-private partnerships. The session will also explore the transformative impact of improved telecom access on economic development, social inclusion, and essential services.

WHAT: Poster Session: Flipping the Switch on Rural and Remote Digital Access

WHERE: MPCC, Coral Lounge | Honolulu, HI

WHEN: 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM HST

WHO:

  • Dr. Debbie Brooks, Director of PMO and Development, Assured Communications
  • Naaz Bax, Senior Partner & Chief of Staff, Cambridge Management Consulting
  • Carlito Caliboso, Legal Counsel, Yamamoto Caliboso Hetherington
  • Darwin Evans, Senior Director, Product Line Management, Ciena
  • Laurent Foulonneau, Founder & President, Pacific Peering
  • Jørgen Qvist, COO, NORDUnet
  • Charlotte Rowe, Seismologist / Geophysicist, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Julian Rawle, Principal, Cambridge Management Consulting
  • Scott Schwertfager, CEO, Ocean Networks, Inc.
  • Nicole Starosielski, Professor of Film and Media, University of California-Berkeley
  • Roary Stasko, CEO, Telstra International
  • Ryan Wopschall, Managing Director, Wopschall Consulting LLC
  • Garret Yoshimi, Vice President for IT & CIO, University of Hawaii

To learn more about PTC’25 or to register, please visit this link.

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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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