EXTON, Pa. – Preetha Vijayakumar, vice president, enterprise network and communications services for FedEx, will be a unique keynoter for the SCTE/ISBE Cable-Tec Expo 2019 in New Orleans
She “will zero in on how telecommunications innovation can transform business success” and her “customer-centric insights will articulate how powerful new technologies” are unlocking new opportunities for FedEx delivery systems, reads the press release. Vijayakumar’s operational area is responsible for optimizing capabilities of the data centers, networks and field service organizations that connect FedEx’s vast web of transportation services, it added
The keynote remarks will take place at the Cable-Tec Expo Opening General Session on Tuesday morning, October 1 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.
Cable-Tec is the largest cable industry event in the Americas and is put on jointly by the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) and its global arm, the International Society of Broadband Experts (ISBE)X
“When it comes to product innovation, cable and FedEx appear to moving on similar tracks,” said Vijayakumar, in the release. “At the same time cable is moving toward a future of 10G services, we’re seeking reliable high bandwidth and low latency connectivity to move ever-richer volumes of data. We see opportunities in the future to explore how 10G networks can serve as the foundation for a new round of FedEx product innovation.”
The organization also announced two post conference events “Network Convergence and Intelligent Connectivity in the 5G Era,” presented by AMDOCS, and “Leveraging the Open Source Community as a Force Multiplier and Innovation House,” presented by ADTRAN, which will be held simultaneously on Thursday, October 3 in New Orleans. More than 300 attendees already have registered for the events, which will feature presentations by a cross-section of industry technology experts.
For more on the conference, which kicks off September 30th, please click here.
