Hector Menendez is the product marketing manager of IP/Optical Networks at Nokia. Hector is focused on optical networking solutions. In this role, he develops and markets service provider solutions on topics including mobile fronthaul, mobile backhaul, secure optical transport, and Ethernet/wavelength services. 

Hector has over 30 years of telecommunications experience and has held a variety of positions including project analyst, events management, market development, and solutions/product marketing at AT&T, Alcatel-Lucent, and Nokia. He is the author of several technical articles and papers covering topics including transport slicing, Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN), 5G network synchronization, and is a frequent speaker at events. Hector holds an MBA from the School of Business at Rutgers University, New Jersey.