Special Symposium

State of Optical Access Networks - Standards, Deployments and Applications

co-located with ACP 2025, Suzhou, China

Optical Access Networks (OANs) have become an essential building block in the digital infrastructure of our time, connecting homes, businesses, factories and other communication networks. The purpose of this workshop is to bring together researchers and practitioners in the field of Optical Access Networks to discuss the current state of the OAN standards, deployments and applications. The special symposium is featured by two hour-long tutorials from leading experts in this field to share with the audience a holistic view on the state of OAN, followed by a moderated panel discussion. We invite professors, graduate students, and engineers alike to participate in this workshop, and bring your questions to our panel experts. Access to the workshop is free. Online participation will also be provided through Tencent meeting.

This special symposium is sponsored by Sun Telecom, a leader in fiber optic total solutions based in Shanghai, China.

Time: 13:30-16:00, November 7

Venue: Function Room K3, 1F

Organizers:

Prof. Weiqiang Sun, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Dr. Dechao Zhang, China Mobile Research Institute

Program：

Chair: Prof. Weisheng Hu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

13:30-13:40 Opening Speech

13:40-14:00 Dr. Dezhi Zhang, China Telecom Research Institute

Title: Evolution of Optical Access Network Technology

14:00-14:20 Dr. Dongxu Zhang, Research Scientist, Nokia Bell Labs，Nokia Shanghai Bell Co Ltd.

Title: Prospects for Next-Generation PON Technology and Applications

14:20-14:40 Dr. Ning Wang, China Mobile Research Institute

Title: Considerations on PON and FTTR network

14:40-15:00 Assoc. Prof. Yixiao Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Title: Technologies and Challenges in Coherent PON

15:00-16:00 Pannel Discussion