Study Group: Smart Phone Software Experts (North America)(?)
Council Members in this Study Group: 47
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Leading Experts in this Study Group
Michael CotePresident
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....
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 JiangPresident 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...
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Telscape Communications
Joseph Holop is the Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Telscape Communications, a competitive local exchange carrier employing 600. He is responsible for engineering, network, switching, field operations, IT development and IT infrastructure. Mr. Holop is a member of the executive...
Senior Director IT
OSI Systems, Inc.
Ralph Behar is the Sr. Director IT of OSI Systems, Inc, a vertically integrated, worldwide provider of security and inspection systems, medical monitoring and anesthesia systems, and optoelectronic devices and value-added subsystems. He is an acknowledged authority on mini-computers, security, data...
Strategic Sourcing Manager
Bristow Group, Inc.
Ron Solanki is the Chief Executive Officer and the President of Solanki Group Inc., a management consultancy to major US, Asian and European Electronics Corporations in the areas of business strategy, portfolio management, business development, manufacturing, and supply chain management. He also serves...
Managing Director
Insight Strategic Services
Tal Raeside is the Managing Director at Insight Strategic Services, an independent consulting firm. He is a telecom, media and technology veteran with over 15 years experience. He has expertise in mobile phones, converged devices, operators, applications, new media, advertising and networking. He has...
Member of Technical Staff
Spansion LLC
Ankur Agarwal is a member of technical staff at Spansion, a subsidiary of Advanced Micro Devices specializing in flash memories. He has authored patents in process technology. He specializes in dielectric etch and advanced etch process development and is experienced in developing new etch processes...
Related Study Groups
| Study Group Name | Members |
|---|---|
| Smartphones Experts (North America) | 28 |
| Smartphones Experts | 38 |
| TMT Council Members in Member Programs | 11681 |
| Wireless Services Experts | 429 |
| Mobile Phone Handset Experts | 271 |
| 3G Handsets Experts | 175 |
| Handset Evaluators (North America) | 58 |
GLG NewsSMAnalyses by this Study Group's Leading Experts(?)
While mobile voice can be considered “King” as it represents the majority of mobile traffic and revenues, the mobile industry’s growth engine is data. Rather than worrying about what is King (or Queen), the industry needs to concern itself with solutions that optimize the overall mobile experience...
Net Neutrality and its implications on the Internet and media consumption is a hot topic, and will be highlighted as network utilization increases.
Microsoft would love to better control its retail presence to lift its profile among consumers. Microsoft’s lack of retail experience, history of indirect sales, and the daunting economics of retail make a full-blown retail expansion effort risky.
Sprint has never hit full stride since its Nextel acquisition in 2005, and its new CEO is making several changes in an attempt to put the company back on track. The first few steps are on target but the company has a risky bet in WiMax and little margin for error with its operations.
Simply put, Focus Wireless collects mobile subscriber numbers and private information through legal or illegal means, processes the subscriber data into categories such as business owner, car owners, bank VIPs, etc... Focus Wireless then tries to target the mobile subscribers with targeted advertisements...
GLG InstituteSM Seminars with this Study Group's Leading Experts(?)
Most Common Company Types:
- Wireless Carrier
- Individual/Small Consultancy
- Mobile Application Software
- Data Services Provider
- Handset Distributor
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- Chief Executive Officer
- President
- Account Manager
- Product Development Manager
- Principal
- Chief Operating Officer
- Product Development Director
- Managing Director
- Consultant
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