Peter Jarich

Research Director, CURRENT ANALYSIS, INC.

Member of the Telecommunications Council

Council Member Biography

Peter Jarich is a Research Director at Current Analysis, a market research company. He is responsible for managing the wireless infrastructure practice, and research on mobile infrastructure and mobile networking trends, and IP Multimedia Subsystem and carrier application infrastructure deployed by wireless service providers. He specializes in CDMA2000, EV-DO, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA, HSPA, and base stations and mobile data gateways, mobile softswitches and WiFi nodes. He is experienced in coverage of fixed and mobile WiMAX markets. Previously, he was the Director of Strategic Marketing at Adaptive broadband, a pre-WiMAX start-up; and Director of Research at The Strategis Group where he was responsible for managing analysis of mobile and fixed-line broadband services. (This is me - Update Profile)

Employment History

2003 - present: Research Director, CURRENT ANALYSIS, INC.
2000 - 2002: Director of Research, The Strategis Group
1999 - 2000: Director of Strategic Marketing, Adaptive Broadband
1998 - 1999: Sr. Analyst, The Strategis Group
1997 - 1998: Market Analyst, Stratcom International

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Ericsson and Nortel: It's About Customers...Not CDMA

July 26, 2009

Analysis by:Peter Jarich, Research Director, CURRENT ANALYSIS, INC.

Analysis of: Ericsson Wins Nortel Auction | online.wsj.com

Ericsson's acquisition of Nortel's wireless assets has been positioned as a return to CDMA for the Swedish vendor. That's true. The deal, however, isn't about CDMA...or even LTE. It's about an opportunity to snap up a good deal and get closer to CDMA operators worldwide who will be looking to LTE upgrades...

Starent & Friends Do Femo Standards - Just Like Everyone Else

June 18, 2009

Analysis by:Peter Jarich, Research Director, CURRENT ANALYSIS, INC.

Analysis of: Starent Networks, picoChip and Continuous Computing First to Demonstrate 3GPP Standard Iuh Femtocell Interoperability | www.starentnetworks.com

In a continuing attempt to broaden its revenue base (facing limited GSM/WCDMA momentum) Starent has made the femtocell space a strategic focus. Femtocell standard and interoperability demonstrations highlight its commitment - but do little to actually differentiate the company; every vendor in...

Nortel & Alvarion: A Logical Move, Another Blow to WiMAX (And Nortel)

February 3, 2009

Analysis by:Peter Jarich, Research Director, CURRENT ANALYSIS, INC.

Analysis of: Nortel Will End Mobile WiMax Business, Venture with Alvarion | online.wsj.com

In the middle of a restructuring, nobody can argue with Nortel's decision to exit the WiMAX space. Combined with the WiMAX shifts coming out of Alcatel-Lucent and Nokia, the implication for WiMAX is clear. Combined with a pullback from WCDMA and an LTE strategy that's short on specifics,...

Verizon's Network Extender Offers Solid Coverage - And Nothing Else

January 28, 2009

Analysis by:Peter Jarich, Research Director, CURRENT ANALYSIS, INC.

Analysis of: Verizon Wireless to sell $250 femtocell to boost indoor coverage | www.rcrwireless.com

The femtocell services coming out of Sprint and Verizon look similar - both focused on coverage and voice services. The reliance on voice services is logical given subscriber priorities and a lack of inexpensive, dual-mode 2G/3G femtocells. Verizon's focus on coverage, alone, is nonsensical.

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