Ronald Gruia
Program Leader-Emerging Communications Solutions &, FROST & SULLIVAN, INC
Member of the Telecommunications Council
Council Member Biography
Ronald Gruia is Principal Analyst and Program Leader for Emerging Telecoms at Frost & Sullivan, Inc. He covers topics such as NGN transitional technologies, 4G, IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystems), FMC, VoIP, Carrier Messaging/Value Added Services Platforms, IPTV, IP Centrex, Broadband Access, Triple Play Services, IP telephony, Enterprise Communications Systems and Unified Communications, among others. He has spoken at conferences such as Supercomm, VON, 3GSM, CTIA, Futurecom, VMA, TMIA, VMA, IMS Expo, IPComm, Fierce IPTV, Intel Communications Summit, VON Canada, IP World Canada and Comdex Canada. Ronald also writes articles for various publications (such as IMS and NGN Magazine, VoIP Magazine, Telecommunications Magazine and Telemanagement), has appeared on Report on Business Television (Canada), TV Decision (Brazil) and Telecom TV (Spain), and is often quoted in publications including Business Week, Forbes, Wired, API, DJ Newswire, Reuters, Network World, IT Business, IT World, Washington Post Newsbytes, National Post, San Francisco Chronicle and CIO Magazine. He is an MIT graduate in Electrical Engineering, and has accumulated years of experience in the telecom industry (held several roles at Nortel Networks' Enterprise Division, where he earned a U.S. patent). (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 2001 - present
- Program Leader-Emerging Communications Solutions &, FROST & SULLIVAN, INC
GLG NewsSM Analyses by Ronald Gruia(?)
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August 14, 2009
Ronald Gruia, Program Leader-Emerging Communications Solutions &, FROST & SULLIVAN, INC
Is Ericsson the Hope for Nortel's MEN? | www.lightreading.com
As Nortel disposes of its business units, gaining market share via acquisition will be an way for vendors in the optical space to give the top two players (Huawei and Alcatel-Lucent) ar run for the money. This article examines the potential suitors for the Nortel MEN unit and their likelihood to bid...
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June 22, 2009
Ronald Gruia, Program Leader-Emerging Communications Solutions &, FROST & SULLIVAN, INC
Nortel selling wireless unit to Nokia Siemens | finance.yahoo.com
Wireless assets acquired by NSN from Nortel include the CDMA business and LTE IP (Intellectual Property). NSN gets relationships with operators such as Bell Mobility, VerizonWireless, Sprint Nextel, KDDI, China Telecom. CDMA is still profitable and will have a long tail. NSN also expands...
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AT&T LTE Trial and Its Implications
May 7, 2009
Ronald Gruia, Program Leader-Emerging Communications Solutions &, FROST & SULLIVAN, INC
Rumor Mill: Did AT&T pick Ericsson, Alca-Lu, Huawei for LTE trial? | www.fiercewireless.com
1- Details of the AT&T LTE buildout begin to emerge 2- Chinese NEVs such as Huawei and ZTE will become forces to be reckoned with in North America. 3- Ramifications to the other NEVs and LTE
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NETC Q1 2009 Results & A Forward Look
May 4, 2009
Ronald Gruia, Program Leader-Emerging Communications Solutions &, FROST & SULLIVAN, INC
Net Serviços: Resilient in a Tough Lat Am Macro Environment | finance.yahoo.com
Earlier this past week, NETC reported solid Q1 2009 results, which while expected by some, were met despite the worsening of macro conditions in Brazil. In fact, from all Carlos Slim companies reporting this past week (i.e. AMX, TMX, NETC), NETC arguably had the strongest performance. ...
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GLG Study Groups with Ronald Gruia(?)
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| Telecom/Cable Service Purchasers, Evaluators, and Pricing Trend Experts | 237 |
| Play Station 3 (PS3) Hardware Experts | 56 |
| 3G Handsets Experts | 211 |
| Telecommunications Market Researchers | 258 |
GLG Live Meetings with Ronald Gruia(?)
Recent Seminars
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July 9, 2009 | Palo Alto
GLG Seminar: (Palo Alto) Carrier Infrastructure Bottlenecks -
April 9, 2009 | New York
GLG Seminar: (NYC) CTIA Insights and Updates -
October 28, 2005 | New York
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