Study Group: Broadband Experts in Member Programs

Council Members in this Study Group: 449

This study group may include experts knowledgeable on topics such as IT Services, consumer electronics, wireless devices, software, hardware, information technology, semiconductors, media, cable, satellite, internet, broadband, global positioning systems, advertising, online media, telecommunications, networking, wireless, and data storage, among others.

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

Michael Cote

President
The Cote Collaborative

Michael Cote is an Independent Telecommunications Consultant and Principal of the Cote Collaborative. He specializes in enterprise mobility, sales and distribution strategy, online strategy, smart phones, and customer care and billing. Mr. Cote has over...

Stephen Sutkowski

President
Telecom Strategic Visions

Stephen Sutkowski is the President of Telecom Strategic Visions, a consultant firm. He has working knowledge of business processes (service activation, provisioning, service assurance, and customer care), network functional and performance requirements,...

Jacob Larsen

VP, 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...

Joseph Upton

President
Upton Consulting

Joby Upton is the President of Upton Consulting and the former Presi/CEO of Kabel-X USA. He is experienced in wireline, wireless and emerging broadband services and construction and outside plant engineering. He is knowledgeable in products and broadband...

Tim Farrar

President
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,...

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Samsung and Qualcomm – Cut Cross Licensing Deal

November 16, 2009

Analysis by:P.J. Louis, President,

Analysis of:Samsung to Pay $1.3B to Qualcomm for Licenses | www.wirelessweek.com

There seems to be a lot of benefit to this relationship – financial and political.

Sprint Nextel and Partners – Is Pumping Another $1.5B into Clearwire Wise?

November 10, 2009

Analysis by:P.J. Louis, President,

Analysis of:Sprint, Partners to Pump $1.5 Billion Into Clearwire | online.wsj.com

I am a supporter of Clearwire. I like the concept. However, a year ago I had expressed my doubts about Sprint Nextel and its Partners’ ability to find the cash in 2009 to build the network unless Clearwire could demonstrate it had a plan it could execute to.

Nokia – Getting Hammered By The Recession – Are It's Actions Correct?

November 10, 2009

Analysis by:P.J. Louis, President,

Analysis of:UPDATE 4-Nokia Siemens to cut 5,800 jobs, save $1.5 bln | www.reuters.com

Last year, 2008, I had noted that the telecom manufacturers would get slammed and hammered by the recession. It is going to get worse before it gets better. Even if you assume that 2010 will be the end of the recession, the end will not result in instant sales of handsets. If anything there will be a consumer delay. People will be employed with new jobs, pay old bills, pay current bills, and then focus on the things like fancy new costly handsets.

China’s Grey Market – Will Keep on Growing

November 9, 2009

Analysis by:P.J. Louis, President,

Analysis of:China's smartphone shipments to triple by 2013 | www.totaltele.com

The Chinese grey market did not exist 10 years ago. However, all of the signs that it was about to appear were there and Wall Street analysts ignored the signs.

Windstream – Thumbs Up on Rollup Effort

November 8, 2009

Analysis by:P.J. Louis, President,

Analysis of:Windstream Buys Another Rural Carrier | online.wsj.com

I give Windstream’s recent rollup efforts a thumbs up. The company is currently performing its own version of a rural telecom carrier consolidation. Up until recently, Windstream had purchased Lexcom and D&E Communications. Now it has just agreed to buy NuVox.

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