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Study Group: Wimax Experts (North America)

Council Members in this Study Group: 123

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

Stephen Sutkowski

President
Telecom Strategic Visions
What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

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,...

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Samuel Greenholtz, Principal, Telecom PragmaticsSamuel Greenholtz

Principal
Telecom Pragmatics
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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,...

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Jacob Larsen, VP, Global Operations and Business Transformation, Alcatel-Lucent - CCJacob Larsen

VP, Global Operations and Business Transformation
Alcatel-Lucent - CC
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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 Fortuna, President, Fortuna ConsultantsSteve Fortuna

President
Fortuna Consultants
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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...

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Hong Jiang, President and Chief Executive Officer, HJ Solutions, LLCHong Jiang

President and Chief Executive Officer
HJ Solutions, LLC
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Hong Jiang, PhD, is the President and Chief Executive Officer of HJ Solutions, a technology consulting firm. Dr. Jiang is an expert on LTE, WiMax and China 3G. Dr. Jiang has over 10 years of experience in wireless technologies including LTE and WiMax. Previously, she was the Founder and Chief Technology...

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Steve Ospalak

Senior Executive Consultant
Breen Management Group
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Steve Ospalak is the Senior Executive Consultant of Breen Management Group, specializes in mobile device technology. He helps operators, mobile device OEM/ODMs, and technology companies with technology and device aggregation. Prior, Steve was the Director-Subscriber Equipment and Channel Support at...

Joseph Upton, President, Upton ConsultingJoseph Upton

President
Upton Consulting
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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,...

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Tim Farrar, President, Telecom, Media & Finance Assoc.Tim Farrar

President
Telecom, Media & Finance Assoc.
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Tim Farrar is the President of Telecom, Media and Finance Associates Inc., a consulting company specializing in business planning and financial and technical analysis for satellite services. He has over 13 years of experience in global telecom consulting, specializing in analyzing the impact of technical...

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Google’s Voice Service – Needs Help From Carriers – So What!

November 5, 2009

P.J. Louis, President, PJ Louis LLC

The eight telecom companies behind Google Voice - and what it means | blog.telephonyonline.com

Anyone remember the Reseller Carrier (some use to refer these carriers as Wholesalers), the CAP, or the CLEC?

NSN's HLR is not yet up to the task

November 5, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

T-Mobile US suffers another network outage | www.telecomseurope.net

T-Mobile US suffered a major network outage where a large number of subscribers could not send or receive voice or text messaging due to an outage in Nokia-Siemens' Home Location Register (HLR) as a result of an overload condition. This was the second incident that NSN has with their HLR that could...

IMS Backers Take Life Out of VoLGA

November 5, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

Operators Rally Round IMS for LTE Voice | www.unstrung.com

With the announced support of IMS-based voice and messaging over 4G/LTE by major mobile operators, T-Mobile International (now Deutsche Telekom) and other technology backers of VoLGA (a GSM-signaling over IP approach) are left with a key decision as whether to follow or remain isolated. Companies supporting...

AT&T, Inc. versus Verizon Wireless – Misleading Information? Wow!!!

November 4, 2009

P.J. Louis, President, PJ Louis LLC

AT&T Sues Verizon Over Wireless Coverage Ads | online.wsj.com

AT&T is suing Verizon Wireless over information it is calling misleading. Ain’t nothing new here.

Qwest’s Fiber Strategy Works For Qwest

November 2, 2009

P.J. Louis, President, PJ Louis LLC

Qwest: Fiber to the cell is hot, FTTH is not | telephonyonline.com

If it were any other carrier I would flat out disagree with the statement that Fiber To The Home was not in favor of the carrier.

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Members in this Study Group include these company types:

  • Individual/Small Consultancy
  • Wireless Carrier
  • Market Research Company*
  • Wireless Infrastructure Manufacturer
  • Networking Equipment Manufacturer

Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:

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  • Consultant
  • President
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Director
  • Managing Director
  • Chief Technology Officer
  • Owner

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December 13, 2007

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August 29, 2007

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GLGi: Triple Play Market Update

August 23, 2007

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GLGi: Wireless Industry Update

July 24, 2007

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GLGi: FTTx and IPTV Rollout

November 29, 2006

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