The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has severely affected the travel plans of many professionals in the optical networking field. Attendance at OFC 2020 was significantly curtailed, and several other events in the space have either been cancelled or postponed. And right now, there’s a good chance you – and/or your colleagues, your partners, and/or your customers – are working from home for the foreseeable future.
But that doesn’t mean you don’t need the information you normally would receive at live events and from other sources. And we at Lightwave, alongside our sister sites, want to help by providing you with the information you need in the form you want via our online platforms.
So we've created a very short -- three questions! -- survey to help us shape our approach. If you have a few spare minutes (perhaps five minutes, tops), please help us to help you. All responses are anonymous. Thanks!
Stephen Hardy | Editorial Director and Associate Publisher, Lightwave
Stephen Hardy is editorial director and associate publisher of Lightwave and Broadband Technology Report, part of the Lighting & Technology Group at Endeavor Business Media. Stephen is responsible for establishing and executing editorial strategy across the both brands’ websites, email newsletters, events, and other information products. He has covered the fiber-optics space for more than 20 years, and communications and technology for more than 35 years. During his tenure, Lightwave has received awards from Folio: and the American Society of Business Press Editors (ASBPE) for editorial excellence. Prior to joining Lightwave in 1997, Stephen worked for Telecommunications magazine and the Journal of Electronic Defense.
Stephen has moderated panels at numerous events, including the Optica Executive Forum, ECOC, and SCTE Cable-Tec Expo. He also is program director for the Lightwave Innovation Reviews and the Diamond Technology Reviews.
He has written numerous articles in all aspects of optical communications and fiber-optic networks, including fiber to the home (FTTH), PON, optical components, DWDM, fiber cables, packet optical transport, optical transceivers, lasers, fiber optic testing, and more.
You can connect with Stephen on LinkedIn as well as Twitter.