Join Masergy Training, hosted by Telecom Brokers, and hear about Fifth Generation Networks and Security: Moving Towards Software Defined WANs and Advanced Secure Forensics.

Wide area networks have evolved through four major generations, and a fifth generation of networks is now emerging. This presentation will discuss some of the challenges, advantages and pitfalls of fifth generation wide area networking.

This 40 Minute session will include:​

• What is the history and evolution of the five generations of wide area networks?

• Are hybrid networks becoming the de facto standard?

• Is MPLS dead, dying, or still growing?

• What are some best practices for migrating to programmable fifth generation technologies?

Presenter: Ray Watson is VP of Global Technology at Masergy. He brings over 20 years of expertise in IT strategy, application solution design and next-generation network architectures. Ray has enabled numerous global enterprises in transforming their IT infrastructures to guarantee desired business outcomes. Ray is an industry thought leader in IT transformation and is a frequent speaker on topics such as hybrid networking, SDN, NFV, cloud connectivity and advanced security. Prior to joining Masergy, Ray worked at Airband Communications and Broadwing Communications. He holds a B.S. from Purdue University.