John Coons Joins Current Analysis as Vice President of Telecom Infrastructure

Current Analysis announced that John Coons has joined the company as Vice President of Telecom Infrastructure. In this role, Coons will utilize his vast telecommunications industry experience by consulting and advising the companys Tier 1 network service providers and equipment vendors in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia/Pacific.

(PRWEB) September 9, 2004 -- Current Analysis announced that John Coons has joined the company as Vice President of Telecom Infrastructure. In this role, Coons will utilize his vast telecommunications industry experience by consulting and advising the companys Tier 1 network service providers and equipment vendors in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia/Pacific. Coons will report directly to Raymond Keneipp, Senior Vice President of Research and Analysis.

Commenting on the announcement, Coons stated I am excited by todays rebounding communication industries, emerging new technologies, and innovative business models. Current Analysis has proven itself to be a leader in market intelligence and customized solutions and as such, I look forward to assisting Current Analysiss clients by providing customized competitive solutions and consulting that builds on the companys commitment to providing preeminent competitive intelligence and analysis."

About John Coons

Prior to joining Current Analysis, Coons served as Director for RHK's Network Architecture practice. In this role, he was responsible for providing research and consulting to network service providers and equipment vendors.

Prior to RHK, Coons spent eight years with Gartner/Dataquest, where he was a Vice President and Chief Analyst within the telecommunications group. Prior roles included the design and launch of Dataquest's Internet Infrastructure research program, tracking the equipment and architectures used by Internet service providers and backbone operators.

Before Gartner, John worked with BT Tymnet for 13 years, where he held key positions in research & development and product management of packet-switching equipment and services. His team's accomplishments included the rollout of global frame relay services for BT Tymnet. Before joining Tymnet, John worked in brainwave research using digital signal processing, with a pioneering microcomputer startup (IMSAI), and with an ultrasound imaging start-up acquired by Siemens.

About Current Analysis: Current Analysis is the industry benchmark for excellence in navigating todays markets, serving as a critical, third-party expert in market and product analysis by offering competitive response solutions in the telecommunications, information technology and consumer electronics industries. By providing the most comprehensive and rapid intelligence through our CurrentCOMPETE platform, Current Analysis enables sales teams, marketing professionals, product managers, and executives to continuously anticipate and counter competitive threats while offering solid solutions to emerging obstacles. As a global company, Current Analysis retains over 100 worldwide industry experts to identify market and competitor threats from a frontline perspective, and offer conclusive, tactical advice on market strategy, positioning and response objectives. Please visit Current Analysis at www.currentanalysis.com

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