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Study Group: Telephony and Data Access Platform Experts(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 31

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

Samuel Greenholtz

Principal
Telecom Pragmatics

Sam Greenholtz is the Co-Founder and Principal of Telecom Pragmatics, Inc., a consulting and market research company specializing in the telecom market. He has expertise inc FTTx, optical networking, VoIP, ethernet and wireless technologies including WiMAX, 3G, CDMA and EV-DO. Prior to joining the consulting...

Joseph Holop

Consultant
Self Employed

Joseph Holop is an independent Consultant. He was until September 2008 the Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Telscape Communications, a competitive local exchange carrier. Mr. Holop was responsible for engineering, network, switching, field operations, IT development and IT infrastructure....

Joseph 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,...

Nick Hamilton-Piercy

Independent Consultant
Nick Hamilton-Piercy

Nick Hamilton-Piercy is a recently retired Senior Technology Advisor at Rogers Communications Inc., a cellular wireless and cable provider/ MSO. He is responsible for advising the corporation on broadband and video related technology directions and programs. Previously, he was the Chief Technology Officer...

Girish Pathak

President
ITE Services

Dr. Girish Pathak, leading North American expert in IP-based digital convergence & applications, is President of ITE Services. Girish is currently responsible for the development of technology, operation, support systems, & business strategies for a full-service telecom provider, leveraging broadband...

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New Tellabs CTO Should Help Bolster Its Position at AT&T | 12-03-2008

Analysis of: Rob Pullen, CEO, Tellabs | www.lightreading.com

Author: Samuel Greenholtz, Principal, Telecom Pragmatics

1. Vikram Saksena worked at AT&T for 16 years constructing its data network. 2. He has an intimate understanding of the previous layers of the infrastructure. 3. Tellabs’ new CEO is changing the corporate...

Does AT&T Needs Its Own “Keller, Texas” To Jumpstart FTTH? | 12-01-2008

Analysis of: Time Warner suing AT&T over U-verse expansion work | www.mysanantonio.com

Author: Samuel Greenholtz, Principal, Telecom Pragmatics

1. Insufficient spending on new equipment at AT&T could lead to significant degradation, especially in residential networks across the country. 2. It is not out of the question that huge fines could be assessed to the RBOC. 3. ...

Ciena Not Expected to Announce Doom and Gloom for 2009 | 12-01-2008

Analysis of: Ciena AT&T News Gives Equipment Provider a Boost | www.washingtonpost.com

Author: Samuel Greenholtz, Principal, Telecom Pragmatics

1. The source article is referring only to AT&T’s wireless spending. 2. However, at this point, it appears that it is not out of the question that AT&T’s total CAPEX spending could be down even more than 10 percent in 2009 – if...

Was Infinera’s Business Model Flawed From the Start? | 12-01-2008

Analysis of: Interoute Deploys Infinera | www.lightreading.com

Author: Samuel Greenholtz, Principal, Telecom Pragmatics

1. Direct competitors of Infinera including Alcatel-Lucent, Ciena, Ericsson, Fujitsu, Nokia Siemens, and Nortel initially appeared apprehensive about the newcomer’s disruptive technology. 2. However, Infinera’s entry into the market did not...

Infinera Appears Somewhat Unforthcoming on How It Ultimately Gets to Native 100G | 11-19-2008

Analysis of: Infinera to demo pre-production 100-GbE module at SC08 | lw.pennnet.com

Author: Samuel Greenholtz, Principal, Telecom Pragmatics

1. If one did not know any better, it seems that Infinera has not received the memo that the large carriers have shifted their focus away from 40G to 100G. 2. While the supplier puts a lot of emphasis on its 40G development, the predominant...

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