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Turning Standards Into Solutions: Automation, Quality of Experience, and Wholesale Network Tools Are Themes of the Live Demos at Network X in Paris

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Turning Standards Into Solutions: Automation, Quality of Experience, and Wholesale Network Tools Are Themes of the Live Demos at Network X in Paris
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Turning Standards Into Solutions: Automation, Quality of Experience, and Wholesale Network Tools Are Themes of the Live Demos at Network X in Paris

2025-09-30 16:30 Last Updated At:16:41

FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 30, 2025--

Live demos of the latest networking innovations empowering Broadband Service Providers and Infrastructure Providers to deliver more tailored customer experiences will be displayed at Network X 2025.

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Those in attendance at Network X in Paris next month will get the chance to witness several real-world use cases of intelligent broadband solutions as part of the Broadband Forum Innovation Demonstrations. This includes innovations that are enabling improved monitoring of customer experiences for both the wholesale and retail broadband providers, latency management, and broadband connection stability during power outages.

“Real-world demonstrations of emerging innovations are vital, acting as proof points to the industry and showing how technical specifications can be deployed in real-world networks,” Motive Vice President, Product and R&D Jeevithan Muttu said. “We have fostered an innovative environment, showing how networking solutions based on industry standards will work in practice, and how we can cut down the cycle from development to adoption.”

With users consuming more interactive applications in home and business networks, addressing network latency has become an area of focus for the broadband industry. The demos include an early implementation of L4S technology that is being applied into the access network and customer premises equipment to improve user satisfaction.

Fixed Access Network Sharing returns this year, highlighting how multiple virtual network operators can share the physical resources provided by the infrastructure provider while provisioning their own services. Among the first time use cases is a demonstration of the monitoring of a lifeline back up power supply, via USP and the TR-181 data model to meet commercial and regulatory requirements. This approach simplifies management and monitoring of disparate components.

Combining open broadband and UDPST (User Datagram Protocol Speed Test), a use case will showcase how wholesale and retail providers can independently monitor network performance, capacity, and speed from multiple points within the access network all the way to the customer edge, helping to identify the location of issues sooner.

OB-UDPST will be embedded in the residential gateway and within the optical network terminal so that it is possible to distinguish between the wholesale and retail link to help identify the location of issues sooner. This is part of a larger demonstration that showcases how to measure adherence to Wholesale Service Level Agreements (SLAs) using Quality Attenuation (ΔQ) metrics and associated analytical insights. The demonstration encompasses Layer 2 and Layer 3, covering both unicast and multicast measurement methods, in alignment with the Broadband Forum’s Technical Report 452.x series and MR-452.2.

“It has been inspiring to see multiple companies from across the global broadband supply chain work collaboratively to address key challenges prevalent in our industry,” said OutSys Chief Solution Officer Fabrizio Guidotti. “The Innovation Demonstrations illustrate how Broadband Forum specifications, shaped by this joint effort, provide the foundations for improved interoperability and Quality of Experience measurement across our broadband networks.”

A number of Broadband Forum’s global members have actively participated in the development of the demonstrations. Those that took part included, premium sponsors Motive and OutSys alongside Altice Labs, Ciena, Condor Technologies, COS Systems, Fritz!, InCoax Networks, Incognito, Intel, Netsia, Nokia, QuantWifi, Sercomm, The University of New Hampshire Interoperability Labs, and Zyxel Group. Supporting service providers included AT&T, Charter Communications, NBN Co, Orange, Türk Telekom, and Vodafone.

The full list of use cases to be demonstrated include:

Broadband Forum’s members will also come together for three BASe workshops on the Partner Stage during Network X. The workshops will examine the future roles of access technologies, talk about the results from the BBF and Omdia “2025 Future of the Connected Home” global service provider survey, and how to design and build an AI-ready network. The Broadband Forum will also be hosting an exclusive VIP Round Table, a C-level discussion on broadband network investment priorities.

The live demos can be found at the Broadband Forum Member Pavilion at Network X on October 14-16 in Paris, France.

About the Broadband Forum

The Broadband Forum is an industry-driven global standards development organization helping operators, application providers, and vendors deliver better, services-led broadband.

As the industry-recognized center of competence, the Broadband Forum provides an accessible, efficient, and effective community where all broadband stakeholders can collaborate on, develop, and promote open standards and open software. This provides the basis for deployable solutions for the global broadband industry.

The Broadband Forum publishes interoperable standards and open software, has launched certification programs, and promotes industry education. These best practices and models can be adopted to help realize an effective broadband ecosystem that drives a thriving, services-led broadband industry based on global collaboration, open standards, and open source, maximizing value for all stakeholders.

For more information, visit https://www.broadband-forum.org/. For the latest updates, follow Broadband Forum on LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube.

For Press and Analyst inquiries, contact Proactive PR at broadbandforum@proactive-pr.com

Broadband Forum Innovation Demos

Broadband Forum Innovation Demos

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — Lindsey Vonn nearly did it again.

The 41-year-old American stood second in a World Cup downhill on Saturday, a day after becoming the oldest winner in the circuit’s history.

After winning the season’s opening downhill by nearly a full second on Friday, Vonn was beaten by only one racer this time, Emma Aicher of Germany beat her by 0.24 seconds.

Sofia Goggia, the 2018 Olympic champion from Italy, stood third, 0.29 behind, and Breezy Johnson, the American world champion, was fourth, 0.40 back.

Vonn, who is preparing for the Milan Cortina Olympics, went into first position with her run down the sun-drenched Corviglia course. But the 22-year-old Aicher came down next and quickly pushed Vonn out of the leader’s seat.

Lower-ranked skiers were still coming down the Corviglia course.

Vonn returned to skiing last season after nearly six years of retirement — following a partial replacement surgery on her right knee, which included inserting two pieces of titanium.

Vonn’s results are shaping up to make her a top medal contender at the Olympics. Women’s Alpine skiing at the Feb. 6-22 Winter Games will be contested at Cortina d’Ampezzo, where Vonn holds the record of 12 World Cup wins.

Meanwhile, Vonn could aim for another victory in a super-G in St. Moritz on Sunday — in a race that fellow American standout Mikaela Shiffrin is also expected to compete in.

Shiffrin has not been racing downhill.

Aicher was seeking her third World Cup victory and second in downhill. She's a rare all-around skier capable of being competitive in all four disciplines — like Vonn at the height of her career.

AP Olympics: https://apnews.com/hub/milan-cortina-2026-winter-olympics

United States' Lindsey Vonn, right, talks to Aksel Lund Svindal as she inspects the course ahead of an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Saturday Dec. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)

United States' Lindsey Vonn, right, talks to Aksel Lund Svindal as she inspects the course ahead of an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Saturday Dec. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)

Germany's Emma Aicher reacts in the finish area after completing an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Saturday Dec. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Luciano Bisi)

Germany's Emma Aicher reacts in the finish area after completing an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Saturday Dec. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Luciano Bisi)

United States' Lindsey Vonn gets to the finish area after completing an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Saturday Dec. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Luciano Bisi)

United States' Lindsey Vonn gets to the finish area after completing an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Saturday Dec. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Luciano Bisi)

United States' Lindsey Vonn reacts in the finish area after completing an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Saturday Dec. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Luciano Bisi)

United States' Lindsey Vonn reacts in the finish area after completing an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Saturday Dec. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Luciano Bisi)

United States' Lindsey Vonn speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Saturday Dec. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)

United States' Lindsey Vonn speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Saturday Dec. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)

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