Joseph Upton
President, Upton Consulting
Member of the Telecommunications Council
Council Member Biography
Joby Upton is the President of Upton Consulting and the former Presi/CEO of Kabel-X USA. He is experienced in wireline, wireless and emerging broadband services and construction and outside plant engineering. He is knowledgeable in products and broadband services from AT&T, Verizon, Qwest, Century Tel, Windstream, Tellabs, Alcatel-Lucent, Dycom, Mastec, Vyyo, Time Warner, Comcast, Bresnan, Cox, Cablevision, Adtran,CommScope, ADC, Embarq, Sprint-Nextel, Unitek, and Quanta Services. Mr. Upton is also knowledgeable in AT&T's U-verse/Homezone and FIOS broadband plans from Verizon and equipment vendors associated with telecommunications, data, wireless, and video transmission systems. Previously, he was the General Manager- Supply Chain and Network at BellSouth/ATT. He has also held management positions as an emerging market (FTTX) expert at Pirelli Fiber Cable Manufacturing and as a business consultant for OFS Brightwave. (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 2009 - present
- President, Upton Consulting
- 2007 - 2009
- Pres/CEO, Kabel-X USA
- 2000 - 2003
- Director of Major Accounts/FTTH, Pirelli Communications Cables and Systems LLCInc
- 1996 - 1999
- Gen Mgr Supply Chain Mgt, BellSouth Telecommunications Inc
- 1990 - 1996
- Network General Mgr, BellSouth Telecommunications Inc
- 1987 - 1990
- Division Mgr-Equipment Engineering Support, BellSouth Telecommunications Inc
GLG NewsSM Analyses by Joseph Upton(?)
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Stimulus Stymey: NOTHING IS HAPPENING DUDE,R U LISTENING?
March 10, 2009
Joseph Upton, President, Upton Consulting
Feds Offer Tips on How to Get Broadband Stimulus | telephonyonline.com
The Broadband Stimulus bill is not stimulating anything but talk. Job creation? NOPE. When will this talk stop and someone make a decision so business can begin moving again? No one is spending money, thinking they can get it for free.
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The Broadband Stimulus Appears to be Stimulating Already
February 25, 2009
Joseph Upton, President, Upton Consulting
Analysts: FTTB to Lead All Fixed Broadband Technologies by 2018 | businessvoip.tmcnet.com
The US is not the leader of the world in FTTX equipment sales or installations. Perhaps, the Broadband Stimulus money will prime the pump for US equipment makers of broadband gear, which could impact sales to the rest of the world, now that the US box makers appear to be gaining some share th...
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Telco Competition Weakens the CATV Incumbent's Ability to Hold Customers
February 17, 2009
Joseph Upton, President, Upton Consulting
Can Cable Weather the Economic Storm? | www.lightreading.com
As the RBOCs and RLECs rollout their broadband delights, the competing CATV MSO is feeling the pain of losing customers in that particular locale. Areas that are not being penetrated or targeted for Telco video are not as likely to be losing CATV customers to the telcos.
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nDVR is Good For Service Providers But Advertisers Go Deeper in the Hole
February 12, 2009
Joseph Upton, President, Upton Consulting
Supreme Court asks for government view on Cablevision DVR case | uk.reuters.com
The network storage DVR case going on with the Supreme Court/Cablevision has good and bad implications. The good implications are cost reductions for DVR's in general, and the bad are that the advertisers that pay for the programming lose their audience in a bigger way. If the advertisers...
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GLG Study Groups with Joseph Upton(?)
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| VOIP Experts (North America) | 259 |
| Wimax Experts (North America) | 123 |
| Telecom/Cable Service Purchasers, Evaluators, and Pricing Trend Experts | 237 |
| Telecom Experts who are GLG Leaders,Scholars and Educators | 118 |
GLG Live Meetings with Joseph Upton(?)
Recent Seminars
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August 19, 2008 | New York
GLG Seminar: (NYC) Rural Local Exchange Carriers: Will They Survive? -
August 23, 2007 | Boston
GLGi: Triple Play Market Update -
August 22, 2007 | New York
GLGi: Triple Play Market Update -
March 27, 2007 | New York
GLGi: The New AT&T - Where it is Now and Where it is Going -
August 1, 2006 | Boston
GLGi: The AT&T/BellSouth Merger - Video Rollouts
GLG Webcasts
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GLGi: Triple Play Market Update
August 23, 2007