ISE Magazine, August 2018

AU G U S T 2 0 1 8 WWW ISEMAG COM 7 ICT SOLUTIONS EDUCATION Editorial Director Sharon Vollman svollman@ isemag com Publisher Robin Queenan rqueenan@ isemag com Associate Publisher Jeff Plaster jplaster@ isemag com Managing Editor Karen Adolphson kadolphson@ isemag com Executive Creative Director Danielle Spiewak dspiewak@ isemag com Contributing Editor Donald McCarty dmccarty@ mccartyinc com Production Director Lisa Weimer lweimer@ isemag com Data Systems Analyst and Circulation Manager Sarah ODonnell sodonnell@ isemag com ISE EXPO Show Director Laura Salomon lsalomon@ isemag com Director of Custom Events and Education Amy Mullally amullally@ isemag com Director of Marketing Mary Lou Hutchinson mlhutchinson@ isemag com Custom Events and Webinar Manager Michelle Trautwein mtrautwein@ isemag com Photographer Videographer Kevin Bruce kevin_ bruce@ att net Practical Communications Inc President Janice Oliva Senior Vice President Sharon Vollman Vice President of Operations Carrie Naber cnaber@ isemag com Controller and HR Director Diane Roberts droberts@ isemag com For subscription information please contact the Circulation Department Telephone 7737543250 For Article Reprints Contact Robin Queenan Publisher rqueenan@ isemag com Jeff Plaster Associate Publisher jplaster@ isemag com ISE magazine is published by Practical Communications Inc 1320 Tower Road Schaumburg IL 60173 U S A Frequency Published monthly ISE magazine print ISSN 2470 0517 and online ISSN 2470 0525 ISE MAGAZINE August 2018 Volume 36 Issue 8 ISE magazine is free to professionals in the ICT industry and related contractors Rates outside this audience are 3200 for one year 5600 for two years 7300 for three years Shipping and handling is required for all international subscriptions Canada 5000 per year all other international 115 per year Single copies available cost varies depending on shipping fees All fees are payable in advance in U S funds Executive Editorial Circulation and Advertising offices 1320 Tower Road Schaumburg IL 60173 U S A Phone 7737543250 Fax 7737543259 No material may be reproduced in any form without publishers written permission Periodicals Postage Paid at Schaumburg Post Office Schaumburg IL 60194 and additional mailing offices POSTMASTER Send address changes to ISE magazine 1320 Tower Road Schaumburg IL 60173 Phone 7737543250 Fax 7737543259 Practical Communications Inc also sponsors and manages the annual ISE EXPO DIGITAL ONLY CONTENT The digital edition of ISE magazine features exclusive bonus content not found in the print edition Subscribe now at www isemag com digital to view this months digital only bonus section featuring the following stories 120 Fiber Expert Fiber Optic Fundamentals Optical Attenuation Challenges By Larry Johnson Do you know enough about fiber optic loss due to absorption and scattering Our fiber optic expert can guide you with his latest column 122 5G and Fixed Wireless 2018 Global Fixed Wireless Broadband Market to Grow 30 By Khin Sandi Lynn 5G hype can translate into big for providers if they approach it correctly 124 Your Biggest Multicloud Operations Problem Is a People Issue By Frank Cabri To achieve its business goals the modern enterprise needs both the on premises data center world and the Cloud world to function at their highest levels and also to cooperate closely 128 Women in STEM Q A With ComEd Meet Cheryl Maletich Vice President Distribution System Operations ComEd By Sharon Vollman ISE The power industry is aligned very closely with telecom Read the perspectives of a power executive who is committed to more than just energy Cheryl right with Anne Pramaggiore President CEO ComEd left at Statewide exercise