UBBA Summit & Plugfest 2026

Worthington Renaissance - Fort Worth, TX, United States

Join Nokia at the 2026 UBBA Summit & Plugfest in Fort Worth at the Worthington Renaissance Fort Worth. Explore how we’re testing critical components at a faster pace through Plugfest. From field area networks and 5G evolution to grid automation and cybersecurity, our experts will be on-site to showcase end-to-end solutions that empower utilities to lead in a digital future.

Speaker sessions:

• Tuesday October 13, 1:00PM-1:45PM, Grand Ballroom
  UBBA Insights Panel: Meeting Utility Challenges with Advanced, Intelligent, High-Speed Networks with Ken Rabedeau & others
• Tuesday October 13, 2:00PM-2:55PM, Trinity Room
  Unlocking 10MHz: The path to next-generation 900 MHz Private Broadband with Hemant Relan & Others
• Thursday October 15, 8:35AM-9:05PM, Bur Oak
  Breakout Session- Achieving predictable performance by combining cellular QoS with traffic orchestration for AMI 2.0 with Ali Shah & Others
• Thursday October 15, 8:35AM-9:05AM, Post Oak
  Only you can prevent wildfires falling line conductor requirements & field implementation aspects over PLTE with Dmitri Litvine & others
• Thursday October 15, 9:10AM-9:40AM, West Fork 1
  5G Utility Rollout lessons learned at Exelon with Krishna Palaniswamy
• Thursday October 15, 9:45AM-10:15AM, West Fork 1
  Breakout Session: Applying neutral host PWLS for utility connectivity needs with Alex Van Overveld