Samuel Greenholtz

Principal, Telecom Pragmatics

Member of the Telecommunications Council

Council Member Biography

Sam Greenholtz is a retired manager from Verizon and the Co Founder and Principal of Telecom Pragmatics, a consulting and research firm specializing in the telecommunications market. He has expertise in FTTx, optical networking, VoIP, Ethernet and wireless technologies including LTE, Wi-MAX, 3G, CDMA, and EV-DO. Previously, Mr. Greenholtz was in the Planning and Engineering Group at Verizon for nearly 28 years. He is knowledgeable in OSS, signaling, billing, CAPEX budgets, standards, RFs, lab testing, as well as backbone, and long haul networks. He also currently serves on board of directors for companies and has been on several technical advisory boards. In addition, Mr. Greenholtz is a member of the IEEE, OSA, and other business related groups. He has published documents and articles related to the telecom industry and he is frequently quoted in newspapers, magazines and other publications. (This is me - Update Profile)

Employment History

2003 - present: Principal, Telecom Pragmatics
2001 - 2003: Senior Research Analyst, COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY RESEARCHERS
1974 - 2001: Manager, VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.

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Hardball 11/20/09/13:00 GMT: NSN Likely for NT’s Optical Assets– Infinera Entry?

November 20, 2009

Analysis by:Samuel Greenholtz, Principal, Telecom Pragmatics

Analysis of: One at a time, please: Nortel delays one auction because of another | localtechwire.com

Nokia Siemens Networks desperately needs to establish a sizable public network presence in North America. Even if Ericsson places a bid, NSN appears to be the favorite to get Nortel’s optical assets. There has been speculation about Infinera entering the fray.

Hardball 11/19/09: Kiss of Death for Clearwire?

November 19, 2009

Analysis by:Samuel Greenholtz, Principal, Telecom Pragmatics

Analysis of: Clearwire: 'Google Believes in Us' | www.unstrung.com

Google’s lack of investment in the last round speaks volumes. As we have said in the past, no company does as much agonizing cost analysis as the search engine provider. We still believe that if Clearwire does survive, it will be with a far less ambitious, targeted metro approach.

Hardball 11/18/09: One Last Kick in Pants from WV to VZ Before Parting

November 18, 2009

Analysis by:Samuel Greenholtz, Principal, Telecom Pragmatics

Analysis of: West Virginia protests Frontier's Verizon acquisition | www.fiercetelecom.com

The gloves are coming off one final time between Verizon and West Virginia. The state is probably going to be so relieved to get Verizon out that it will likely play ball with Frontier. It would hardly be an exaggeration to say that the relationship over the years between the two parties has been...

Hardball 11/17/09: AT&T's Version of Keystone Cops

November 17, 2009

Analysis by:Samuel Greenholtz, Principal, Telecom Pragmatics

Analysis of: AT&T Rebuts Verizon Ads, Again | blogs.wsj.com

Nothing illustrates more the state of disarray at AT&T than this bungled attempt to dispute Verizon Wireless’ claims. AT&T apparently even has trouble settling on a unified public relations/marketing response. The service provider just did not want the world to know about the disparity in 3G coverage...

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Telecom/Cable Service Purchasers, Evaluators, and Pricing Trend Experts	237
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