Network X
13 - 15 October 2026
Messe WienVienna, Austria

Rafael Canto Palancar
Transport & IP Network Manager at Telefonica
Speaker

Profile

Rafael Cantó Palancar holds an Msc. in Telecommunication Engineering from Universidad Politécnica of Madrid and and a Bs. in Business administration. He joined Telefonica I+D in 1998, where he worked in Radio Access, and led Optical Networks and Fixed Access Groups. From 2013, he has been involved in several roles related with IP & Transport Technologies. Currently, he leads IP and emerging technologies area at Telefonica CTIO including those related to secure connectivity and quantum networks.

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Agenda Sessions

  • Panel Discussion. Creating a quantum-safe infrastructure for IP transport and optical networks

    16:25
  • Operator Keynote. The Role of IP Transport in the Future of DC Architectures Building scalable, cloud-ready and service-aware networks

    11:15
  • Operator Keynote. Next-gen optical networks for the quantum computing age

    14:10