Dr. William Gewirtz
Principal, WLG Consulting
Member of the Telecommunications Council
Council Member Biography
William Gewirtz, Ph.D., is the Lead Partner of Communications and Networking at the Market Strategy Group, a management consultancy. He is also the Principal of WLG Consulting, a company providing consulting services to operating and investment entities in the enterprise networking and the telecom sector.
Previously, Dr. Gewirtz was the Global Head of Enterprise Technical Support, Founding Managing Partner, Managed Network Solutions unit, and transition executive, IBM global network at AT&T; and the Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of AT&T Business Services, where he was responsible for analyzing the growth and profitability for business services. He has also held management positions at Bell Laboratories, and was responsible for working on distributed systems, and transaction and database processing.
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Employment History
- 2003 - Unspecified
- Principal, WLG Consulting
- 2002 - Unspecified
- Lead Partner of Communications and Networking, MARKET STRATEGY GROUP LLC
GLG NewsSM Analyses by William Gewirtz(?)
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Agree with the sentiment not necessarily the scenario
August 3, 2006
Rural Telco Enjoying a Ruckus | www.telecommagazine.com
Options for rural telephony are growing. Given that the ability for major (optical) infrastructure overhaul is not economic, hybrid solutions may prove very attractive to deliver a full complement of services.
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One step forward - Two steps back
August 3, 2006
KDDI plans common mobile phone operating system | today.reuters.com
Commonality and standards are important; that why it appears that everyone is in favor of one. the approach KDDI is taking appears to establish another walled garden for applications. the IMS approach is more promising.
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Challenge to data - Yes; to voice more limitednot likley
July 19, 2006
Mobile operators face wi-fi challenge | technology.guardian.co.uk
Wifi has effectively created a user base with its large embedded base of intel PC's with Wifi built in. The challenge to wireless data is consequential, voice has many other issues to overcome.
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July 19, 2006
First Quarter of 2006 Continues Record Setting Broadband Additions | publications.mediapost.com
Not all broadband share is created equal. One needs to understand demographics of dial-up users attracted by low speed DSL at bargain basement prices.
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Wifi competition with mobile is overstated
May 9, 2006
Mobile operators face wi-fi challenge | technology.guardian.co.uk
Wifi serves a market - but backhaul is not free. Both cost, broad accessibility and simplicity still favor the mobile operators. To date, new technologies that create new markets succeed. Wifi will create new opportunities, if it is to have broad based success.
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GLG Study Groups with William Gewirtz(?)
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| TMT Council Members in Member Programs | 16437 |
| Experts in the Leisure & Lodging Council | 4887 |
| Telecommunications Council Members in Member Programs | 3458 |
| Experts in the Automotive Council | 3422 |
| Wireless Services Experts | 511 |
GLG Live Meetings with William Gewirtz(?)
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