Council Members in this Study Group: 69
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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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,...
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,...
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...
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...
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 services from AT&T, Verizon, Qwest, CenturyTel,...
Donald HolcombeArea Manager
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC ![]()
Donald S. Holcombe is an Area Manager of Virginia, Maryland, and Washington D.C. Field Operations with Qwest Communications. He has 23 years of experience in the telecommunications field involving equipment design, installation and maintenance. He is responsible for a long haul fiber optic backbone...
William "Bill" LaPerchPresident & CEO
ABOVENET, INC. ![]()
Bill LaPerch is the President and Chief Executive Officer of AboveNet, Inc., a provider of fiber optical connectivity solutions for business and carriers. He has successfully guided AboveNet through Chapter 11 Bankruptcy and has extensive experience with SOX compliance issues. He has initiated a major...
Steven RoyPresident
Telecom Buyer ![]()
Steve Roy is the President and Founder of TelecomBuyer.us --an independent telecom broker and consulting firm. He specializes in business telecommunications services including voice telephony, Internet, wide area networks (WAN), VoIP and conferencing. His firm has access to over 50 service providers...
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Hardball 10/29/09: At Last, AT&T’s U-verse As We Know It Will Start Going Away
October 29, 2009
Samuel Greenholtz, Principal, Telecom Pragmatics
U-Verse Growth Is Slowing | www.lightreading.com
We expect dramatic cutbacks in U-verse CAPEX over the next two years. The service has pretty much been a bust. For AT&T, 3Q09 will probably “be identified as the quarter in which the U-verse star started to fade.”
Hardball 10/28/09: Chattanooga’s EPB Municipal Building Expensive Optic Network
October 28, 2009
Samuel Greenholtz, Principal, Telecom Pragmatics
EPB expands its fiber-optics services area | www.timesfreepress.com
EPB Fiber Optics has been working on its project for four years. It has put up with the usual delays for munis in fighting off lawsuits. EPB is going the Cadillac route with its network.
Hardball 10/27/09: Meaning of Verizon Wireless’ “Nationwide” LTE Network Unclear
October 27, 2009
Samuel Greenholtz, Principal, Telecom Pragmatics
Verizon-led investment group commits $1.3B to LTE development | www.fiercewireless.com
Verizon Wireless has said that it will have an LTE network throughout the US in late 2013 or early 2014. However, it has not clarified what that exactly means. Verizon appears to be aiming for 90 to 95% coverage.
Hardball 10/26/09: Verizon’s Pittsburgh Assets Evidently Untouchable
October 26, 2009
Samuel Greenholtz, Principal, Telecom Pragmatics
FiOS TV Goes Live In Pittsburgh | www.multichannel.com
Verizon has been vacillating over the last few years as to whether to put its property in Pittsburgh up for sale. The RBOC is now adamant that it will keep the city. Its lines will not be included in the western areas of New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia, which are currently on the blo...
Hardball 10/24/09: The Case for Verizon Doing Nothing to Save FairPoint
October 24, 2009
Samuel Greenholtz, Principal, Telecom Pragmatics
FairPoint says new network backbone in place | www.nashuatelegraph.com
Recently, we wrote about Verizon possibly urging Windstream to buy the FairPoint assets. Even if there was a bankruptcy, it would help the RBOC in selling its properties if FairPoint was immediately picked up by a stable telco. Yet, Verizon has been very recently bending over backwards to state that...
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