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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...
Joseph UptonPresident
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...
Ronald GruiaProgram Leader-Emerging Communications Solutions &
FROST & SULLIVAN, INC![]()
Ronald Gruia is Principal Analyst and Program Leader for Emerging Telecoms at Frost & Sullivan, Inc. He covers topics such as NGN transitional technologies, 4G, IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystems), FMC, VoIP, Carrier Messaging/Value Added Services Platforms,...
Joe SavagePresident
Telecom ThinkTank ![]()
Joseph Savage is the Managing Director at Telecom ThinkTank Inc., a telecommunications consultancy. Mr. Savage is also the President of the Fiber to the Home Council, North America, a market advocacy group of 130 high-tech companies. He has more than...
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Hardball 11/21/09: Calix’s IPO in Order to Buy Cyan?
November 21, 2009
Calix Files IPO. Will Cyan Be Mike Hatfield's Next Big Hit? | www.businessweek.com
In a 2005 BusinessWeek article, Calix’ CEO was quoted as saying: "The only thing that would cause me to go public is if we wanted to go do an acquisition. I don't know why else I'd do it." It was clear to us earlier this year that he had evidently not changed his stance in justifying an IPO.
Hardball 11/20/09/13:00 GMT: NSN Likely for NT’s Optical Assets– Infinera Entry?
November 20, 2009
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
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
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 acrimonious.
Hardball 11/17/09: AT&T's Version of Keystone Cops
November 17, 2009
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 between the two carriers.
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