Connect | New York // DCD>Debate: Breaking the bottleneck - Can U.S. connectivity keep pace with growth?
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- Telecoms & Connectivity
- Open Session
Speakers
CTO and Managing Director, NAM, DatacenterDynamics
VP, Solution Architects, Schneider Electric
Director of Product Management, Sumitomo Electric Lightwave
CEO, Edgeology
Head of Compliance and US Gov Network Engineering, Oracle
Nick Meade
Vice President, ICT Operations, kW Mission Critical Engineering
Explosive demand for digital services and distributed compute is exposing connectivity bottlenecks across fiber networks, interconnection points, and regional backbones in North America. As data centers, telcos, and cloud providers scale faster than networks can expand, the race is on to deliver low-latency, high-capacity infrastructure that reaches new regions without compromising performance or compliance. This debate brings together telecom and data center leaders to explore how collaboration, investment, and innovation can close the connectivity gap.
In this discussion, they address:
- Where new workloads and applications are straining existing network capacity
- How operators can collaborate across fiber, subsea, satellite, and wireless systems
- The role of regional hubs and cross-border connectivity in reducing latency
- How regulation, spectrum policy, and incentives can accelerate buildouts
- Which emerging technologies will define the next phase of U.S. connectivity