OFC Optical Networking and Communications Conference
Optical networking and data-center interconnect engineers, researchers and suppliers; exhibition Mar 9-11.
- Dates
- Mar 7 to Mar 11, 2027
- Where
- Los Angeles, CA
- Cost
- Paid ticket. Registration prices not listed on the home page.
- Type
- Trade show · Paid ticket
- Organizer
- OFC
- Last checked
- October 23, 2026 against the event’s own site
Official site and registration
Speaking opportunities
Open call for speakers
Technical Conference Mar 7-11, Exhibition Mar 9-11, Los Angeles; site links Submit a Paper and Author Timeline pages (deadline not on the home page); ~130 invited speakers.
Call for speakers
Technical Conference Mar 7-11, Exhibition Mar 9-11, Los Angeles; site links Submit a Paper and Author Timeline pages (deadline not on the home page); ~130 invited speakers.
Who goes
Roles and segments the organizer or our research tag this event for.
Segments: Broadband and fiber
Roles: fiber network engineer
The field it serves: Telecommunications
- Verified open jobs
- about 971
- Typical posted salary
- $118,000 a year (middle half $80,000 to $155,000)
- Entry or early-career level
- 32% of openings
- Employment, year over year
- −4.2% in information, the closest BLS sector
Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.
Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 237 of the newest 971 verified open jobs.
Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 971 verified open jobs.
Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, September 2026.
Full Telecommunications snapshot: jobs, pay, layoffs and conferences
Employers at this conference
Exhibitors, sponsors and speakers we have found on the event’s own lists.
- Acacia Sponsoring 2027
- Accelight Sponsoring 2027
- Advanced Micro Devices Sponsoring 2027
- Advantest America Sponsoring 2027
- Aerotech Sponsoring 2027
- AFL Global Sponsoring 2027
- Amphenol Communications Solutions Sponsoring 2027
- Ciena Sponsoring 2027
- Cisco Sponsoring 2027
- Comsol Sponsoring 2027
- Corning Sponsoring 2027
- Credo Sponsoring 2027
- DELO Sponsoring 2027
- Lightmatter Sponsoring 2027
- Marvell Sponsoring 2027
- Nokia Sponsoring 2027
- OpenLight Photonics Sponsoring 2027
- OZ Optics Sponsoring 2027
- POET Technologies Sponsoring 2027
- Samtec Sponsoring 2027
- Santec Sponsoring 2027
- SENKO Sponsoring 2027
- Sumitomo Electric Lightwave Sponsoring 2027
- Texas Instruments Sponsoring 2027
- US Conec Sponsoring 2027
- Viavi Sponsoring 2027
Read from the event’s own pages: www.ofcconference.org.
Industries and functions
Where it is and who it is for
Held in Los Angeles, CA. Local jobs, employers, layoffs and other conferences nearby are on the place pages.
Past and planned editions
- 2027: March 7, 2027 to March 11, 2027, Los Angeles, CA
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