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Study Group: Council Members in North America who know Wireless Data Services Software(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 120

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, Independent Consultant (Michael Cote)Michael Cote
President
Independent Consultant (Michael Cote)

Michael Cote is an Independent Telecommunications Consultant. He specializes in enterprise mobility, sales and distribution strategy, online strategy, smart phones, and customer care and billing. Mr. Cote has over 15 years of sales, marketing, and operational experience in the telecommunications industry....

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, evaluation and analysis of suppliers for routing,...

Steve Ospalak
Director - Subscriber Equipment & Channel Support
TELUS Corporation

Steve Ospalak is the Director of Subscriber Equipment and Channel Support in the Products and Services Division of Telus Mobility, a wireless CDMA (3G- 1X) and iDEN network service provider. He is experienced in subscriber equipment devices (voice and data), product acquisition and development, specifications,...

Hong Jiang, President and Chief Executive Officer, Montina, Inc.Hong Jiang
President and Chief Executive Officer
Montina, Inc.

Hong Jiang, Ph.D., is the President and CEO at Montina, a technology consulting firm. Dr. Jiang is an expert in the Chinese mobile industry. She has been closely following the Chinese operators’ reorganization efforts, 3G wireless developments including the domestic standard TD-SCDMA and wireless value-add...

Zhisheng Chen
Distinguished MTS
Sprint Nextel Corporation

Zhisheng Chen, Ph.D., is a member of technical staff at Sprint, a wireless carrier. He is responsible for support of the Sprint network evolution plan, and formulating network architecture and tech ecosystems framework to support Sprint tech development. He was responsible for development of the ecosystems...

Jacob Larsen, VP Merger Integration, Carrier Business Group, Alcatel - Lucent - CCJacob Larsen
VP Merger Integration, Carrier Business Group
Alcatel - Lucent - CC

Jacob Larsen is the Vice President Merger Integration for the Carrier Business Group at Alcatel-Lucent. He oversees the consolidation of Alcatel’s and Lucent’s activities in broadband access, optical networking, carrier routing, wireless networking (CDMA, GSM, 3G UMTS, WiMax, and LTE) and NG networking....

Joseph Upton, Pres/CEO, Kabel-X USAJoseph Upton
Pres/CEO
Kabel-X USA

Joby Upton is the President of Upton Consulting and the Pres/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 services from AT&T, Verizon, Qwest, Century Tel, Windstream,...

William Stueber, Independent Consultant, Bill Stueber William Stueber
Independent Consultant
Bill Stueber

Bill Stueber is an Independent Consultant. He has over 26 years of experience and is knowledgeable in the wireless industry subscriber trends, distribution, network build-out, marketing, prepaid, postpaid, wholesale, retail, MVNO's, MVNE's, original equipment manufacturers(OEM), original design manufacturers(ODM)...

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YEA for Qwest! | 09-03-2008
Analysis of: The Qwest for Speed | www.lightreading.com
Author: Joseph Upton, Pres/CEO, Kabel-X USA

Qwest has been floundering as a phone company for years, having to deal with PSC fines and general business issues, which appeared to be keeping them from setting goals on newer technology and moving ahead with data sales in particular.  Their FTTNode strategy appears to be solving some of their...

Sprint Eyes Sale of Nextel's iDEN Network | 08-14-2008
Analysis of: Sprint eyes sale of Nextel's iDen network | news.yahoo.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

If Sprint sells their iDEN network about the only positive for Sprint is that it would give them sorely needed cashflow.  But I think it would also make Sprint even less signigicant of a player in the wireless industry than they already are.

Verizon/CWA Negotiations Will Have An Effect on the AT&T/CWA Negotiations circa 2009 | 08-13-2008
Analysis of: Verizon, Union Reach Agreement | wvgazette.com
Author: Joseph Upton, Pres/CEO, Kabel-X USA

If Verizon agrees to wage increases and medical benefit changes that AT&T doesn't want to accept, this can have severe complications on the AT&T/CWA negotiations scheduled to begin in April, 2009.  AT&T, however, also have many possible changes to the current CWA contract that may inflame...

Frontier Knows How to Sell Broadband in a Declining Market | 08-13-2008
Analysis of: Frontier's Broadband Growth Bucks Trend | telephonyonline.com
Author: Joseph Upton, Pres/CEO, Kabel-X USA

Frontier has shown growth in broadband lines while its larger counterparts (T and VZ) are having difficulties  showing positive growth in that segment.  We need to study the reasons why Frontier is doing so well, even though they are seeing heavy wireline losses like all the telco players,...

Who Has the Most HD Channels Today? | 08-12-2008
Analysis of: Q&A: AT&T's York Scopes Out HD Plans | www.multichannel.com
Author: Joseph Upton, Pres/CEO, Kabel-X USA

High definition television broadcasting is at its peak now, with most local stations and virtually all national network stations either already converted or about to fully convert to HD transmission.  The FCC mandated digital conversion is February, 2009, and customers with the older analog sets...

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