At this year’s event, we’re showcasing how optical networks can become more intelligent, secure and power efficient. With speaking sessions, hands‑on demos and our latest ultra‑low‑power pluggable optics, there’s a lot to explore. Fill out the form to arrange a meeting with our team.

Join Adtran at OFC in Los Angeles to see how we’re creating a secure and scalable AI infrastructure. From pioneering ultra-energy-efficient 800G connectivity to automated open optical transport, we’re providing a high-capacity foundation for the AI revolution while delivering the intelligence-driven scale and security that today’s infrastructure demands.

Energy-efficient connectivity

Zero-touch OLS for AI interconnects

50G PON and reflectorless monitoring

AI-powered software

Discover our innovative LPO transceiver delivering 800G intra-data center connectivity with unmatched energy efficiency.

Learn how this AI platform combines explainable algorithms with agentic intelligence to deliver smarter, safer automation.

Experience efficient IPoDWDM, showcasing Adtran’s coherent pluggable optics and open line system technology, at the multi-vendor demo in the OIF booth.

Discover an extremely compact and automated OLS for IPoDWDM interconnects with up to 1.6T optics.

Experience how our 50G PON solution powers next-generation multigigabit connectivity.

Transform a single 400GbE port into four 100GbE services with zero footprint increase using the industry’s smallest aggregation technology.

Learn how to easily increase 5G fronthaul capacity to 50Gbit/s, extending reach up to 15km, with a host-agnostic and I-temp pluggable transceiver.

Secure your mission-critical data with embedded, quantum-safe security technology that delivers maximum data security with minimal complexity across any DCI environment.

Maximize network availability with real-time, in-service fiber assurance that isolates faults instantly and eliminates unnecessary truck rolls across your entire optical plant.

Simplify your network edge by combining high-performance routing with automated service activation to accelerate deployment and reduce complexity.

4 p.m. PT

Room 408B

Workshop: How to make more money out of optics for fixed and wireless access networks

Julie Raulin: senior engineer of advanced technology at Adtran

4 p.m. PT

Room 502B

Workshop: The intelligent operator: AI’s role in the optical network

Jörg‑Peter Elbers: VP of advanced technology at Adtran

8:30 a.m. PT

West Lobby Registration

Short course SC463: AI-driven optical transport networks: architectures, applications and intelligent automation

Achim Autenrieth: senior director of advanced technology at Adtran

Jörg-Peter Elbers: VP of advanced technology at Adtran

2 p.m. PT

Demo Zone

Scaling optical testbed data space for data sharing across vendor and organizational boundaries

Achim Autenrieth: senior director of advanced technology at Adtran

2 p.m. PT

Room 501ABC

Multi-modal fiber sensing for offshore environmental and infrastructure monitoring

Konstantinos Alexoudis: research engineer at Adtran

2 p.m. PT

Room 515A

Symposium:  Beyond the atmosphere: architectures and technologies for space-based optical networks

Jörg-Peter Elbers: VP of advanced technologies at Adtran (co-moderator)

2:45 p.m. PT

Room 408A

Machine learning assisted digital twin framework for improved EDFA gain and QoT estimation

Achim Autenrieth: senior director of advanced technology at Adtran

5:45 p.m. PT

Room 501ABC

DC leakage-induced ONU interference and mitigation in 200G burst mode coherent PON

Ognjen Jovanovic: senior engineer of advanced technology at Adtran

10:15 a.m. PT

Exhibit Theater

Deployment and architectural challenges in metro, access and mobile x‑haul

Stephan Neidlinger: VP of global business development at Adtran (moderator)

10:30 a.m. PT

Room Petree Hall C

Poster Th2A.34: Demonstration of self‑healing in IPoWDM network with dual protection using MBoSDM and NetDevOps solutions in support of 6G

Achim Autenrieth: senior director of advanced technology at Adtran 

10:30 a.m. PT

Room Petree Hall C

Poster Th2A.23: Transformer-based prognostics: enhancing network availability by improved monitoring of optical fiber amplifiers

Dominic Schneider: senior engineer of advanced technology at Adtran

2 p.m. PT

Room 502A

Panel: Optical sensing as a service on transceiver and fiber systems: catering to more than just the telecom industry

Florian Azendorf: senior optics engineer at Adtran

2 p.m. PT

Room 515A

Special session: Rethinking networking convergence from an operational perspective: towards a data‑ and AI‑centric operational future

Jörg-Peter Elbers: VP of advanced technologies at Adtran

While you’re at OFC 2026, take the opportunity to connect with some of our leaders:

Ryan Schmidt

GM of optical transport at Adtran

Sander Jansen

GM of infrastructure monitoring at Adtran

Saeid Aramideh 

VP of business development for optical engines at Adtran

Stephan Rettenberger

Head of marketing at Adtran

We’re ready to talk tech, trends and how we can help you succeed in 2026 and beyond. Fill out the form at the top of the page to book your meeting now or stop by our booth.

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