Mahesh Khera

Principal Consultant, Telecom Media Technology, M SQUARED CONSULTING, INC.

Member of the Telecommunications Council

Council Member Biography

Mahesh Khera is the Principal Consultant– TMT at M Squared Consulting Inc., and the Director of Khera TMT Consulting Pvt Ltd., both of which are firms focused on Technology, Media & Telecommunications consulting. He is also in an advisory role as a Board Director to BS TransComm Limited a telecom and power infrastructure company. Mahesh is currently preparing to launch first path breaking and unique multi play business in India on B2B2C model. He has evolved Annual Operating Plans (AOP) of multiple SBU’s based large integrated telcos including inter SBU’s transfer pricing. He has strategized and executed launches of wireless (GSM/CDMA/WiMax) wire line, satellite, broad band, DTH and IP TV. He has served with telcos, TV broadcast and technology companies for rare insight into TMT businesses. He specializes in integration of businesses with telecom, TV and Internet on a global scale. He predicts the revenue, costs and profitability effects of technologies, infrastructure and operations on businesses. He has over 30 years of experience in TMT, investment management firms and launch of multiple telecom, TV and infrastructure services. He has expertise in telecom market, operators, vendors, third party equipment and service providers, TSP’s and regulations. He holds two patents on BTSs and data center servers. (This is me - Update Profile)

Employment History

2009 - present: Director, Khera TMT Consulting Pvt Ltd
2009 - present: Principal Consultant, Telecom Media Technology, M SQUARED CONSULTING, INC.
2005 - 2009: Head - Corporate Strategy and Business Excellence , RELIANCE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
2005 - 2005: Vice President and Head Managed Services, SIEMENS LIMITED
2004 - 2005: Head Broad Band Deployment, Reliance Infocomm
2003 - 2004: COO and Group CTO, Globacom, Nigeria
2001 - 2003: VP Networks, Tata Teleservices, India
2001 - 2003: VP Technology, Zee Telefilms Ltd, India
1998 - 1999: CIO, Koshika Telecom, India
1973 - 1998: Colonel, Indian Army Telecom

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Airtel is Quietly Acquiring Triple Play Customers in NCR Against No Competition

August 19, 2009

Analysis by:Mahesh Khera, Principal Consultant, Telecom Media Technology, M SQUARED CONSULTING, INC.

Analysis of: MSOs are Better Positioned than Telcos to Launch Multi Play in India | /news.glgroup.com/CM/Analyses.mvc/Details/42285

Telcos and MSOs in India watch out. Airtel has launched triple play in NCR region around Delhi. Airtel is reaping the fruits of clear thinking, hard work, capex commitment and managing all odds against the tough stance of most Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) for laying ADSL copper to homes intheir...

MSOs are Better Positioned than Telcos to Launch Multi Play in India

August 7, 2009

Analysis by:Mahesh Khera, Principal Consultant, Telecom Media Technology, M SQUARED CONSULTING, INC.

Analysis of: Multi Play - Band Width Bonanza for Telcos/MSOs on High Capacity High Speed Coaxial CATV Access Network to Homes and SMBs | /news.glgroup.com/CM/Analyses.mvc/Details/41388

1. Telcos/CMSPs must watch out as good MSOs are poised better to take away their market share of broad band, voice and IP TV. 2. Telcos/CMSPs are way ahead in their back end, core and edge network infrastructure as also OSS/BSS/CRM/Contact Center but they lack last mile. They also have no experience...

Multi Play - Band Width Bonanza for Telcos/MSOs on High Capacity High Speed Coaxial CATV Access Network to Homes and SMBs

July 14, 2009

Analysis by:Mahesh Khera, Principal Consultant, Telecom Media Technology, M SQUARED CONSULTING, INC.

Analysis of: Realization and Operations of Multi Play - Innovative Way to Realize and Operate High Capacity High Speed Access Network | /news.glgroup.com/CM/Analysis/PostDetail.aspx?pid=40744

1. Telcos and MSOs in India are poised to exploit the band width bonanza of LCOs last mile co-axial CATV network to homes and SMBs. 2. From the optical node of LCOs HFC access network, on an average 300 homes are passed. In some cases, the number...

Realization and Operations of Multi Play - Innovative Way to Realize and Operate High Capacity High Speed Access Network

June 24, 2009

Analysis by:Mahesh Khera, Principal Consultant, Telecom Media Technology, M SQUARED CONSULTING, INC.

Analysis of: Multi Play Virtual Network Operators (MPVNOs) Are Getting Ready to Rapidly Increase Broad Band Penetration in India | www.glgroup.com

1. Emerging markets can neither afford the massive capital outlay nor wait to lose precious time in the realization of the access network. 2. Countries in the emerging markets need multi play infrastructure and services as quickly as possible. This would speedily pave the...

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