Study Group: Smartphones Experts (North America)(?)

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....

Vivek Nasta is a Co-Founder of floVector, a telecom venture focused on wireless devices, technologies, and software, and a Managing Director of a consultancy focused on the handset supply chain. He was most recently a Senior Product and Portfolio manager at Nokia. He was responsible for the design of...

Steve Ospalak was most recently 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 currently the Vice-Chair of the Global Device Strategy Council (DSE) for CDMA, with Verizon....

Hong Jiang, PhD, is the President and Chief Executive Officer in HJ Solutions, a technology consulting firm. Dr. Jiang has expertise in the Chinese mobile industry. She focuses on Chinese operators’ reorganization efforts, 3G wireless developments including the domestic standard TD SCDMA and wireless...

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...

Tal Raeside is 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 devices and services, convergence, operators, Internet and new media, software, advertising and networking....

Ira Horowitz is the President at I-Wireless Inc., a company providing cellular wholesale distribution and liquidation he is also COO of a firm that specializes in importing the latest GSM phones (appx 2500/month) for distribution to tier 3 carriers. He has over seven years of experience in product distribution,...

Lee Brickman is an Adjunct Professor, Telecommunications Marketing at Centenary College in New Jersey. He has over 24 years of experience in the wireless and wireline sector. He is experienced in marketing and product strategy, smart phones, cell phones, wireless carriers, regional carriers, long distance...