Mr. Michael Cote

President, The Cote Collaborative

Member of the Telecommunications Council

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Council Member Biography

Michael Cote is an independent telecommunications consultant and President of The Cote Collaborative. He specializes in enterprise mobility, sales and distribution strategy, online strategy, smartphones, and customer care and billing. Mr. Cote has over 15 years of sales, marketing, and operational experience in the telecommunications industry. Mr. Cote received the “Stevie” award from Forbes Magazine and the Miller Heiman organization for Best Sales Team in America. Previously, he was Vice President of Business Sales and Operations at T-Mobile USA, Inc. and Founder of Bazillion, a carrier providing voice over IP and broadband services. (This is me - Update Profile)

Employment History

2005 - Unspecified: President, The Cote Collaborative
2001 - 2005: Vice President- Business Sales and Operations, T-MOBILE USA, INC
1998 - 2001: COO, Bazillion

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Wi-Fi Carrier Potential is Misunderstood

July 27, 2006

Analysis of:Mobile operators face wi-fi challenge | technology.guardian.co.uk

The Carrier is more than a spectrum landlord.
Even if spectrum was suddenly limitless and free the existing carriers would still have significant scale and experience providing advantages over new wi-fi startups. An analysis of North American carrier cash cost per user (CCPU) proves this.

Wi-Fi can potentially free up spectrum for carriers.
If a carrier has a number of subscribers using wi-fi in their homes that leave excess spectrum capacity in the same geographic area.

Technology advances will overcome current limitations.
Yes battery life is an issue but it has improved 3x in the last year. Yes coverage has limitations and hand offs have been a challenge but the advances made by wi-fi and wimax vendors in the last year are encouraging.

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