Bernd Hesse

Broadband Forum is a non-profit organization that focuses on accelerating broadband innovation, standards, and ecosystem development. The private company is based in Fremont, CA. Its members include leading broadband operators, vendors, and thought leaders who are shaping the future of broadband. Broadband Forum's projects span across 5G, connected home, cloud, and access. Its working groups collaborate to define best practices for networks, enable new revenue-generating service and content delivery, establish technology migration strategies, and engineer critical device, service & development management tools in the home and business IP networking infrastructure. Ken Ko has been the CEO of the company since 2017.

Novera Optics, Inc. manufactures fiber optics and optical access solutions. Its PON optical solutions enable equipment vendors and service providers to address fiber-to-the-building, multi-dwelling, remote terminals, multi-tenant units, and central office markets. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.