Eric began his telecoms career in the Irish market, starting with dial-up service provision and network management before moving on to design, build and deploy unbundled copper DSL services, next-gen business fiber and backbone optical networks - gaining over 18 years of experience in Access Networks. As part of ADTRAN?s Office of the CTO, EMEA Region he champions the latest and emerging products and ideas in this technology leadership role while providing internal and external education functions in these areas. Eric currently sits on the board of the Fibre to the Home (FTTH) Council Europe and chairs the Market Intelligence Committee.