Connecting rural communities with reliable future-ready networks

Vincent Racine cumulates over 10 years of experience in fiber-optic testing. Namely, he actively participated in the early phases of worldwide FTTH technology deployment, contributing his expertise to seminars, field trials and test instrument customization. He is responsible for EXFO’s optical portable test-instrument portfolio, including automated loss and optical-return loss testers, PON power meters, as well as fiber inspection probes commonly used in FTTx deployments. Vincent holds a degree in telecommunications, and has been with EXFO since 1999.

Darin Howe is an FTTx Solutions Manager with Corning Optical Communications. Darin’s primary focus is on the roadmap and development of new FTTH and 5G Solutions to meet customer needs and solve important problems. He has 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, working primarily with Outside Plant cable and FTTx deployments. Darin has served in various roles at Corning including Field Engineer, FTTH Project Manager, Product Specialist and Market Development Manager. Prior to working for Corning, Darin served for 8 years as a Signal Corps Officer in the United States Army and Army Reserve. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point and an MBA from Wake Forest University.