Jon Arnold
Principal, J Arnold & Associates
Member of the Telecommunications Council
Council Member Biography
Jon Arnold is the Principal of J Arnold & Associates, a marketing consultancy with a focus on IP communications and an independent Telecom Analyst. He is also the co-founder of Intelligent Communications Partners, a consultancy focused on the emerging Smart Grid sector and its relationship to telecom and IP communications. Previously, Mr. Arnold was the VoIP Program Leader at Frost & Sullivan, where he specialized in nextgen carrier networks - softswitches, media gateways, application servers, media servers and session border controllers. He is knowledgeable in residential and enterprise markets and has expertise in VoIP, Unified Communications, Telepresence, mobile broadband, social media and Web 2.0. He speaks regularly at industry conferences, is frequently quoted in the press, radio and television, authors a highly regarded blog, and writes a bi-monthly telecom column for TMCnet. He works closely with the financial sector, and serves as an Advisor to emerging companies. (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 2005 - present
- Principal, J Arnold & Associates
- 2001 - 2005
- VoIP Program Leader, FROST & SULLIVAN, INC
- 1986 - 2001
- Principal, Research Solutions
GLG NewsSM Analyses by Jon Arnold(?)
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Is Google Wave Good News or Bad News for Carriers?
July 15, 2009
Jon Arnold, Principal, J Arnold & Associates
Is Google Wave Good News or Bad News for Carriers? | www.ipcom-insights.com
Google Wave represents a real threat to both service providers and the established order of vendors providing various forms of communications and collaboration solutions to enterprises. Wave provides a 2.0 solution to 2.0 communications challenges and for many, will be a better way of doing things....
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What to do with Skype? Maybe Apple?
April 15, 2009
Jon Arnold, Principal, J Arnold & Associates
EBay plans Skype public listing | news.bbc.co.uk
The potential impact for spinning out Skype into an IPO is much greater than most people realize. I was cited in another BBC article on this story today - see link in my commentary below. Aside from the IPO option, there is an important story around the Skype founders wanting to buy their compay back....
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Nortel: the Good News - Web.Alive
January 15, 2009
Jon Arnold, Principal, J Arnold & Associates
Nortel files for bankruptcy | www.businessstandard.com
Yesterday's news about Nortel was bad for Nortel, bad for telecom and bad for Canada's tech sector. Other companies - large and small - will fail in 2009, so this is a sign of the times in general. However, Nortel has many strengths and assets that will not disappear overnight, and will remain a factor...
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Arbinet - VoIP Peering Gains Momentum But Maybe Confusion
May 23, 2006
Jon Arnold, Principal, J Arnold & Associates
Arbinet Joins Peering Party | www.lightreading.com
Arbinet is already handling a lot of interexchange traffic, so they are no stranger to this world. VoIP peering is a nascent market, and their Spider Registry is yet another peering solution for carriers to consider. Existing solutions are all a bit different, and each has a distinct business model...
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GLG Study Groups with Jon Arnold(?)
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| VOIP Experts (North America) | 259 |
| Video Conferencing Service Experts (North America) | 127 |
| Carrier Edge (Access) Equipment Consultants | 14 |
| Telephony and Data Access Platform Experts | 34 |
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