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Tom Willie
President & COO - CURRENT Technologies
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Mr. Willie currently serves as President and COO of CURRENT Technologies, a subsidiary of CURRENT Group, LLC (CURRENT). CURRENT is a leading provider of Smart Grid solutions and services to electric distribution companies worldwide and is pioneering the use of BPL (Broadband over Powerline) as a retail broadband alternative.
Prior to joining CURRENT Technologies, Mr. Willie served as Vice President and General Manager of Siemens (Efficient Networks) DSL Broadband solutions division, where he was responsible for company direction, product strategy, leading product management and development efforts, and overseeing the financial and operational aspects of the business, leading Efficient to the #1 market share position in DSL CPE worldwide. Mr. Willie also worked closely with major ILECs, CLECs, and ISPs to develop strategic broadband deployment initiatives and define next generation service roadmaps. He has held strategic marketing management positions at Texas Instruments and National Semiconductor and brings with him more than 10 years of experience specifically in marketing, broadband communications, and networking.
Mr. Willie obtained his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University.
| Mon, May 07 |
| 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM |
BPL Technology Crossfire
Room: 18AB
“What are the technical capabilities of BPL now and what are the challenges going forward … I ask you [insert name of BPL Exec here]???” This will be the central question during this roundtable among BPL industry leaders. But, there will be so many more detailed questions both from the moderator and the audience. Focus areas will be technology status, speeds, network considerations and standards. This lively discussion will depart from the canned presentations of the past and get to the meat of the technical issues for BPL as it goes commercial.
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