Information to Power Your Network Decisions

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This presentation will show how GIS based tools leverage web services and other available data sources to create the information you need to plan, design, construct and operate your network. The quality of your decisions is based on the accuracy and availability of network and operationally useful information. Unfortunately, most network managers and engineers have access to data but not information. In today’s connected world there is no shortage of data but in order to turn data into useful information, it must be accessible, organized, and structured to give it context. Server based GIS systems greatly simplify the process of accessing, visualizing, analyzing and communicating data from internal and external sources to create the rich information you need to guide your network decisions.

Presented by: Randall Frantz
Director of Telecommunications and LBS, Esri

As Director of Telecommunications and LBS at ESRI, Randy is responsible for global marketing of GIS solutions to this market. He has 26 years experience working within the industry including senior vice president of product marketing for Axient Communications and vice president for Cox Communications’ new product operations in the Arizona market where he launched their telephone, digital television and DOCSIS cable modem services. As director of network design for Bell Atlantic International he was responsible for business development in central Asia, Europe and Russia. He served in the public sector through the fellowship program at Brookings Institution and on the staff of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Asia Pacific Subcommittee.

Randy received a Master of Business Administration degree from Widener University and is a distinguished graduate from the US Air Force Academy where he received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.

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Network planners and engineers plan, design and construct telecommunication networks that deliver reliable services to customers and yield significant revenue to the organization with ESRI’s ArcGIS product family. It enables smarter planning by bringing together traditionally isolated data from many departments, including marketing and sales. This allows engineers to evaluate the potential network buildouts and expansions with consideration for revenue potential, assisting them to select the route with the highest ROI. To learn more about what ESRI can do for your organization, visit www.esri.com/telecom.