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OFC Optical Networking and Communications Conference

Optical networking and data-center interconnect engineers, researchers and suppliers; exhibition Mar 9-11.

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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.

How to apply to speak

  • Call for 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 788

Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.

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Typical posted salary
$104,000 a year (middle half $83,000 to $143,000)

Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 270 of the newest 788 verified open jobs.

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Entry or early-career level
21% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 788 verified open jobs.

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Employment, year over year
−4.2% in information, the closest BLS sector

Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, October 2026.

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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.

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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