Director, Business Development
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. ![]()
Jon Adams runs Business Development for the short-range wireless unit at Freescale Semiconductor Inc. He specializes in wireless, including IEEE 802.15.4, RF4CE, ZigBee, Wi-Fi, WiMax, Bluetooth, Ultra Wideband, NFC/RFID and Cellular technologies. He is experienced in systems engineering, circuit-level...
Ahmad BeyranvandPartner
Beyran Inc. ![]()
Ahmad Beyranvand is a Partner and Senior Telecom Consultant at Beyran Corporation, a company providing engineering and consulting services to the wireless and wired sector. He has over 20 years of industry experience and specializes in the design, development and management of wired and wireless network...
President
CFN Services, Inc. ![]()
Mark Casey is the President of CFN Services, formerly CSX Fiber Networks, a subsidiary of Fortune 250 railroad operator CSX where he was VP/General Manager of the subsidiary. CFN Services is a telecom infrastructure provider specializing in local access transport and mobile backhaul optimization for...
Laureen CookFounder
Extelcon Consulting ![]()
Laureen R. Cook has 25 years of worldwide experience in the telecommunications industry. She holds an MSc in Telecoms Eng from RIT, and an MBA. She is the former Executive Advisor (COO) to the Chairman of MTC-Vodafone (now Zain) in the Middle East. She has held executive and BOD level positions with...
Jay CuthrellPrincipal
Cuthrell Consulting, LLC ![]()
Jay Cuthrell is the Managing Principal of Cuthrell Consulting, a provider of strategic technology management services to RLECs, ISPs, emerging telecom companies, and startups. Previously, Mr. Cuthrell was the Chief Technology Officer of Digitel Corporation and NeoNova (an Azure Capital company). His...
President
SPARK INTERACTIVE INC ![]()
William Dever is the President at Spark Interactive, a managed service provider. He specializes in deployment of interactive television services in Metropolitan Indianapolis utilizing AT&T Dark Fiber....
Tim FarrarPresident
Telecom, Media & Finance Assoc. ![]()
Tim Farrar is the President of Telecom, Media and Finance Associates Inc., a consulting company specializing in business planning and financial and technical analysis for satellite services. He has over 13 years of experience in global telecom consulting, specializing in analyzing the impact of technical...
Steve FortunaPresident
Fortuna Consultants ![]()
Steve Fortuna is the President of Fortuna Consultants, providing consulting engineering and feasibility studies to the telecommunications industry. Previously, he was a Network Architect with Charter Communications since October 2007. He has more than 18 years of experience in designing and implementing...
Principal
WLG Consulting ![]()
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 telecomsector.
Previously,...
Samuel GreenholtzPrincipal
Telecom Pragmatics ![]()
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,...
Nick Hamilton-PiercyIndependent Consultant
Nick Hamilton-Piercy ![]()
Nick Hamilton-Piercy is a recently retired Senior Technology Advisor at Rogers Communications Inc., a cellular wireless and cable provider/ MSO. He is responsible for advising the corporation on broadband and video related technology directions and programs. Previously, he was the Chief TechnologyOfficer...
Susan IrwinPresident
Irwin Communications Inc ![]()
Susan Irwin is the President and Founder of Irwin Communications, Inc., a company providing consulting, market research, and strategic communications services to satellite and telecom service providers, media and broadcasting companies, investment firms, and government and enterprise end users. She...
Peter JarichResearch Director
CURRENT ANALYSIS, INC. ![]()
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...
Hong JiangPresident and Chief Executive Officer
HJ Solutions, LLC ![]()
Hong Jiang, PhD, is the President and Chief Executive Officer of HJ Solutions, a technology consulting firm. Dr. Jiang is an expert on LTE, WiMax and China 3G. Dr. Jiang has over 10 years of experience in wireless technologies including LTE and WiMax. Previously, she was the Founder and Chief Technology...
Ed KetchoyianIndependent Consultant
Ed Ketchoyian ![]()
Ed Ketchoyian is currently an Independent Consultant specializing in wireless telecommunications in the Washington, DC area. Previously, he was a Director at Sprint Nextel Corporation (Aug 2005 - Jun 2007), where he was responsible for managing the sourcing function for Motorola infrastructure equipment...
Josh KingVP, Business Development, General Counsel
Avvo, Inc. ![]()
Josh King is a Vice President, Business Development and General Counsel at Avvo. Mr. King also takes select consulting assignments relating to mobile telecom and spectrum valuation. He worked in the wireless industry for over 10 years. Mr. King was previously a Director, Business & Spectrum Development...
Chief Technology Officer
Noise Free, Inc. ![]()
Alon Konchitsky is the CTO of NoiseFree Wireless, a leading provider of voice quality software. Dr. Konchitsky served as Senior Executive at leading corporations like Nokia, after graduating his PhD in electrical engineering, and Intel (formerly DSPC and now Marvel) in the space of single chip digital...
Jacob LarsenVP, Global Operations and Business Transformation
Alcatel-Lucent - CC ![]()
Jacob Larsen is the Vice President, Global Operations and Business Transformation at Alcatel-Lucent. He oversees the company's global real estate portfolio across all practice areas including sales, R&D, manufacturing, and logistics. Post-merger, he coordinated the consolidation of Alcatel's and Lucent's...
President
PJ Louis LLC ![]()
PJ Louis is the President at PJ Louis LLC, a consulting firm providing business and operational advisory services to underperforming and distressed telecom, media and technology companies. The firm provides expert witness services to law firms and diligence services to investors. The firm providesconsultation...
Mark LowensteinManaging Director
Mobile Ecosystem ![]()
Mark Lowenstein is a leading wireless industry analyst, commentator, and independent consultant. Most recently, Lowenstein was VP, Strategy at Verizon Wireless, where he led the company's efforts in business planning, market strategy, pricing, and market segmentation. Lowenstein has been a highly regarded...