Nokia Optical LAN
Stuttgart, Germany
Category: Tradeshow
Region: EMEA
November 24 - November 25, 2025
Booth: Arena 2036
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Join Us at the Nokia Optical LAN Summit 2025 in Stuttgart
Discover the future of intelligent and sustainable building and campus networks at the Nokia Optical LAN Summit 2025, where innovation meets real-world application.
Explore how Optical LAN and RUCKUS Wi-Fi 7, powered by the RUCKUS One™ cloud platform, work together to deliver a unified, high-performance network infrastructure. From long-range fiber connectivity to AI-driven wireless access, this is your chance to see how next-gen technologies simplify deployment, centralise management, and scale effortlessly across buildings and campuses.
Why Attend?
- Inspiring presentations from industry leaders
- Live demonstrations of integrated Optical LAN and Wi-Fi solutions
- Hands-on workshops with practical insights
- Networking opportunities
- Exclusive knowledge on designing future-ready, sustainable networks
Whether you're building a hotel, hospital, airport, university, or office complex, this event offers the tools and expertise to future-proof your infrastructure.
Experience the synergy of Optical LAN and Wi-Fi 7, live and on-site.
Agenda
The demos can be visited throughout the day, our experts are on site.
| DAY1 - 24 November | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Title | Speaker | |
| 12:00-13:00 | Arrival, Lunch, Networking, Demos | ||
| 13:00-13:15 | Opening & Introduction day 1 – Nokia in Germany | Eleftherios Papadopoulos, Managing Director, Germany, Nokia | |
| 13:15-14:00 | Keynote: German Optical LAN market overview and future developments | Eric Festraets, FN Portfolio Marketing, Nokia | |
| 14:00-14:30 | Keynote: Ruckus & Nokia | Tim Dyer, VP Global Service Provider Sales and Market Development, Ruckus | |
| 14:30-15:00 | Keynote: Fraunhofer IAO – Future districts developments and requirements | Jens Leyh, Senior Researcher, Fraunhofer IAO | |
| 14:30-16:00 | Ruckus Workshop | Ruckus | |
| 15:00-15:30 | Coffee break, Networking, Demos | ||
| 15:30-16:00 | Keynote: FairNetz Reutlingen goes fiber first – and shares valuable insights of campus renovation | Daniel Schach, Leiter IT-Infrastruktur, FairNetz GmbH | |
| 16:00-17:10 | 16:00-16:30 | Nokia Workshop: Optical LAN TCO Calculator: Explore the business case and quantify the cost savings Optical LAN can bring to your project |
Moritz, Nokia |
| 16:40-17:10 | Nokia Workshop: Planning an Optical LAN Project: Learn from experienced planners, architects, and consultants how to design and implement Optical LAN solutions effectively |
Kathrin Leibinger, Business Development Manager, Nokia | |
| 16:00-16:30 16:40-17:10 |
Nokia Workshop: Optical LAN Command Center: Gain hands-on experience in managing Optical LAN and optimizing operations through network automation |
Marius Savescu, Sales Development Lead-Enterprise, Nokia | |
| 16:00-16:30 16:40-17:10 |
Nokia Workshop: Optical Lan Deployment Planning |
Maximilian Anderlohr, rNPI Engineer Altiplano-SDAN, Nokia | |
| 17:15-17:30 | Wrap up | Eleftherios Papadopoulos, Managing Director, Germany, Nokia | |
| 18:30 | Shuttle bus leaves ARENA2026 - to the restaurant for dinner | ||
| 19:00 | Dinner @ Nesenbach Brauhaus | ||
| DAY2 - 25 November | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Title | Speaker | |
| 9:00-9:15 | Opening & Introduction day 2 | Eleftherios Papadopoulos, Managing Director, Germany, Nokia | |
| 9:15-9:45 | The Blueprint for Digital Hospitality: Engineering a Superior Guest Experience with Optical LAN, Ruckus, and Intelligent Automation | Björn Schwarze, CEO ADDIX GmbH | |
| 9:45-10:55 | 9:45-10:20 | Ruckus Workshop: Unlocking the full potential of Nokia Optical LAN through seamless integration with industry-leading Ruckus Wi-Fi 7 technology |
Ruckus |
| 10:25-10:55 | Lightera Workshop: From zero to hero: Experience how seamlessly state-of-the-art passive components integrate with Nokia Optical LAN for effortless live deployment |
Lightera | |
| 10:25-10:55 | Corning Workshop: Fiber deep – Moderne Infrastrukturverkabelung für Smart Buildings |
Kevin Suerig, Sales Manager, Corning | |
| 10:25-10:55 | FOC Workshop: Developing tailored passive infrastructure solutions for the housing industry to enhance customer experience at network layer 4. |
Jörg Redlich, Key Account East, FOC | |
| 11:00-11:25 | Coffee break, Networking, Demos | ||
| 11:30-12:00 | Out of the comfort zone: Mission critical & time sensitive networking in need of optical LAN | Nokia BU / TransnetBW | |
| 12:00-12:20 | Network-layer-4: Value add through fiber technology | Edmond Ayvazian, Solution Sales & Market Developer, Lightera | |
| 12:20-12:40 | How miniaturized fiber optic technology complements optical LAN | Dr. Martina Vitt, Project Manager lilix, FOC and Philip Thumm, Head of Sales, FOC | |
| 12:40-13:00 | Passive Elements of Optical LAN solutions | Kevin Suerig, Sales Manager, Corning | |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch, Networking, Demos | ||
| 14:00-15:00 | Fiber in the buildings – panel discussion | Jens Leyh, Senior Researcher, Fraunhofer IAO Ivan Andric, Enterprise Consulting Lead, NetCologne Nokia, architect |
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| 15:00 -15:15 | Closing | Eleftherios Papadopoulos, Managing Director, Germany, Nokia | |
| 15:15 -16:00 | Networking, Demos | ||