James J. Connolly has worked in various sectors across the telecoms industry over the last 20 years, with a significant amount of time dedicated to developing services and infrastructure solutions within the cable industry. His roles have included Director of Network Design/Architecture and Director of Technology Strategy at the largest international cable company. James is a passionate advocate of SDN. With a crystal-clear focus on simplification and the customer, James has shared the concepts he has worked on over the past 10 years with vendors, at conferences and with network operators, in